The Church at Eastern Oaks Family Worship Guide
Song of the Week: Blessed Assurance
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
born of his Spirit, washed in his blood.
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long.
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long.
Perfect communion, perfect delight,
visions of rapture now burst on my sight.
Angels descending bring from above
echoes of mercy, whispers of love.
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long.
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long.
Perfect submission, all is at rest.
I in my Savior am happy and bless’d,
watching and waiting, looking above,
filled with his goodness, lost in his love.
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long.
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long.
Scripture Memory for the week:
“For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” (1 Corinthians 1:18)
Suggested Catechism Question:
What does God require in the first,
second, and third commandments?
First, that we know God as the only true God. Second, that we avoid all idolatry. Third, that we treat God’s name with fear and reverence.[1]
Devotional 1 – Joseph the Shepherd
Read: Genesis 37:1-2
For Adults: What does it mean to shepherd your family? Who else in Scripture is described as a good shepherd when we first meet them?
Older Children: How old is Joseph in this passage? Why would God choose someone who is young?
Younger Children: What kind of news did Joseph tell his father about his brothers? How would this make you feel?
Family Application: Quite often in the Old Testament we see that someone will be a good king or prophet when they are faithful shepherds (cf. David, Elisha). Ask: How can our family be shepherded better? Jospeh was likely a teenager when God began to use Him, there is no age limit on the work of God.
Pray: God help our family to be shepherded well first by you and second by those you have placed over us. Help us to serve you no matter our age and thank you for choosing to use us for your glory.
Meditate: Write this week's memory verses on a whiteboard in your home and/or on index cards that each family member can carry with them during the week.
Devotional 2 – Joseph the Dreamer
Read: Genesis 37:3-8
For Adults: What does Joseph’s dream mean? How can you foster love and not hate within your family?
Older Children: Do you ever feel hate for other family members? Is this justifiable?
Younger Children: What was special about Joseph’s coat? Why would this be so important?
Family Application: In a broken, sinful world we will constantly be at odds with one another, but we have been given the ministry of reconciliation (2 Cor. 5:18). Ask: Why should we strive for reconciliation within our family?
Pray: God thank you for reconciling us to yourself and giving us the ministry of reconciliation. Help us to constantly be unified and reconciled by and through your Gospel.
Meditate: See if anyone in the family can quote this week's memory verse. Make new note cards of any of the cards from Day 1 that may have been lost.
Devotional 3 – Joseph the Dreamer 2
Read: Genesis 37:9-11
For Adults: How can you have a measured response no matter what your children say to you? Even if its crazy!
Older Children: How was Jacob’s response different from Joseph’s brothers?
Younger Children: What all does Joseph say will bow down to him?
Family Application: God will use even the seemingly least valuable and unimportant members of our family for His glory if they are willing. God does not see things as we do nor establish value the same way. God uses old and young, qualified and unqualified, important and unimportant.
Pray: God thank you for loving us and dying on the cross. Give us the wisdom to glorify you and put ourselves at your disposal.
Meditate: See again if anyone in the family can quote this week's memory verse. Talk about any ways that this verse has encouraged or taught you this week.
[1] New City Catechism, Question 9.
Song of the Week: Blessed Assurance
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
born of his Spirit, washed in his blood.
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long.
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long.
Perfect communion, perfect delight,
visions of rapture now burst on my sight.
Angels descending bring from above
echoes of mercy, whispers of love.
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long.
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long.
Perfect submission, all is at rest.
I in my Savior am happy and bless’d,
watching and waiting, looking above,
filled with his goodness, lost in his love.
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long.
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long.
Scripture Memory for the week:
“For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” (1 Corinthians 1:18)
Suggested Catechism Question:
What does God require in the first,
second, and third commandments?
First, that we know God as the only true God. Second, that we avoid all idolatry. Third, that we treat God’s name with fear and reverence.[1]
Devotional 1 – Joseph the Shepherd
Read: Genesis 37:1-2
For Adults: What does it mean to shepherd your family? Who else in Scripture is described as a good shepherd when we first meet them?
Older Children: How old is Joseph in this passage? Why would God choose someone who is young?
Younger Children: What kind of news did Joseph tell his father about his brothers? How would this make you feel?
Family Application: Quite often in the Old Testament we see that someone will be a good king or prophet when they are faithful shepherds (cf. David, Elisha). Ask: How can our family be shepherded better? Jospeh was likely a teenager when God began to use Him, there is no age limit on the work of God.
Pray: God help our family to be shepherded well first by you and second by those you have placed over us. Help us to serve you no matter our age and thank you for choosing to use us for your glory.
Meditate: Write this week's memory verses on a whiteboard in your home and/or on index cards that each family member can carry with them during the week.
Devotional 2 – Joseph the Dreamer
Read: Genesis 37:3-8
For Adults: What does Joseph’s dream mean? How can you foster love and not hate within your family?
Older Children: Do you ever feel hate for other family members? Is this justifiable?
Younger Children: What was special about Joseph’s coat? Why would this be so important?
Family Application: In a broken, sinful world we will constantly be at odds with one another, but we have been given the ministry of reconciliation (2 Cor. 5:18). Ask: Why should we strive for reconciliation within our family?
Pray: God thank you for reconciling us to yourself and giving us the ministry of reconciliation. Help us to constantly be unified and reconciled by and through your Gospel.
Meditate: See if anyone in the family can quote this week's memory verse. Make new note cards of any of the cards from Day 1 that may have been lost.
Devotional 3 – Joseph the Dreamer 2
Read: Genesis 37:9-11
For Adults: How can you have a measured response no matter what your children say to you? Even if its crazy!
Older Children: How was Jacob’s response different from Joseph’s brothers?
Younger Children: What all does Joseph say will bow down to him?
Family Application: God will use even the seemingly least valuable and unimportant members of our family for His glory if they are willing. God does not see things as we do nor establish value the same way. God uses old and young, qualified and unqualified, important and unimportant.
Pray: God thank you for loving us and dying on the cross. Give us the wisdom to glorify you and put ourselves at your disposal.
Meditate: See again if anyone in the family can quote this week's memory verse. Talk about any ways that this verse has encouraged or taught you this week.
[1] New City Catechism, Question 9.