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Family  Worship  Guide  –  Week  44     READ

o This  week  our  family  worship  passage  recounts  the  story  of  Jesus  visiting  the  temple  in  Jerusalem.    Jesus  enters  the  temple  (the  court  of  the  Gentiles)  and  begins  to  drive  out  everyone  who  is  buying  and  selling  animals  and  exchanging  money.    Jewish  people  would  come  from  all  over  the  Roman  world  to  worship  God  during  the  week  of  the  Passover.    Part  of  their  worship  was  offering  animal  sacrifices  to  God  as  thank  offerings  and  sin  offerings.    Most  people  were  not  able  to  bring  an  animal  with  them  because  they  traveled  so  far.    Instead,  they  would  buy  an  animal  when  they  arrived.    In  Mark  11,  we  learn  people  were  selling  pigeons  and  exchanging  money  inside  the  temple!  

o Read  Mark  11:15-­‐19.  Why  was  Jesus  so  upset  about  what  was  happening  in  the  temple?  

o Read  Isaiah  56:1-­‐8.  How  important  is  it  to  God  for  foreigners  to  worship  Him?  

o Gentiles  (non-­‐Jews)  were  not  permitted  to  enter  the  temple  courts.  They  were  only  allowed  to  come  as  far  as  the  Court  of  the  Gentiles  to  worship  and  pray  to  God.    When  Jesus  enters  the  Court  of  the  Gentiles,  He  finds  that  business  is  being  conducted  rather  than  worship  through  prayer.    Therefore,  there  is  nowhere  inside  the  temple  complex  where  Gentiles  can  come  and  worship  God  and  “make  a  joyful  noise”  in  His  house  of  prayer.  

o Why  do  the  chief  priests  and  the  scribes  want  to  destroy  Jesus?    Whose  authority  is  Jesus  questioning  by  challenging  the  way  the  temple  is  operating?    The  Bottom  Line:    God  desires  for  all  peoples  to  worship  Him  and  hindering  people  from  worshipping  God  draws  His  wrath.  

 Questions:  How  important  is  it  for  us  to  worship  God  by  praying  to  Him?  Do  any  of  our  actions  as  a  family  discourage  or  distract  other  people  from  worshipping  God?    How  can  we  encourage  people  to  worship  God?  

PRAY  o Read  Window  On  The  World,  pg.  168-­‐169  Turkey  o Use  Prayer  Card  

SING  o Use  lyric  sheet  and  mp3  download  of  “We  Return  To  You”  o “We  Return  To  You”  was  written  as  a  correlation  between  personal  sin  and  sin  within  the  church  body.    We  see  in  

Joshua  chapter  7  that  one  man  sinned  (Achan),  but  the  entire  people  of  Israel  were  held  accountable  before  God.    In  Luke  17,  Christ  tells  us  to  rebuke  our  brother  who  is  in  sin.    While  each  person  is  accountable  for  his  own  sin,  as  a  church  body,  we  are  responsible  for  one  another’s  obedience  to  Christ.    This  song  is  a  corporate  prayer  of  confession.    We  as  a  body  desire  holiness  and  so  we  confess  that  we  are  sinful  people,  that  we  are  helpless,  and  that  we  are  completely  dependent  on  the  work  of  Christ  on  the  cross  to  redeem  us.  

MEMORIZE  o Mark  11:17:  And  he  was  teaching  them  and  saying  to  them,  “Is  it  not  written,  ‘My  house  shall  be  called  a  house  of  

prayer  for  all  the  nations’?  But  you  have  made  it  a  den  of  robbers.”  

     

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 SUGGESTIONS  

These  suggestions  were  created  to  help  parents  better  communicate  the  Biblical  truths  discussed  in  the  Family  Worship  Guide.    These  activities  and  questions  can  replace  or  serve  as  a  supplement  to  the  questions  under  the  ‘Read’  section  on  Page   1.     Remember,   these   suggestions   are   intended   to   help   parents   facilitate   God-­‐centered   discussions   with   their  children.     Parents   should   prayerfully   use   these   suggestions,   and   any   other   means   necessary,   to   help   their   children  discover  the  truths  of  God’s  Word  and  worship  Him  together.          

   Preschool  (Birth-­‐Kindergarten)  o Begin  by  asking  your  preschooler  this  question:    “Do  you  know  what  it  means  to  worship  God?”    Tell  your  child  that  

worship  is  “paying  attention  only  to  God.    It  is  what  you  do  to  show  God  that  you  know  who  He  is  and  what  He  has  done.”    Worship  is  a  time  for  God  and  His  children  to  be  close  to  each  other.      

o Show  your  child  examples  of  how  you  worship  God  throughout  the  week.    You  can  listen  to  praise  music  in  the  car  or  at  home,  show  them  pictures  of  different  musical  instruments  that  can  be  used  to  worship,  open  your  Bible  and  read  Psalm  150,  take  your  child  into  worship  with  you  on  Sunday,  etc.    Show  your  child  how  to  participate  in  the  corporate  worship  gathering:  stand  to  sing,  bow  your  head  to  pray,  open  your  Bible  and  read  from  God’s  word,  etc.      

o Model  for  your  children  and  teach  your  children  that  God  is  their  audience  and  that  God  created  us  to  worship  Him.    Remind  them  that  they  can  worship  God  in  many  different  ways  wherever  they  are.  

    Children  (Grades  1-­‐5)  

o Imagine  that  you  live  in  California,  or  maybe  New  York,  and  you  have  to  travel  by  foot  or  donkey  to  the  Temple  in  Florida  each  year  to  celebrate  the  Passover.  Would  this  be  very  difficult  to  do?  Would  you  be  able  to  bring  the  animals  that  you  need  to  sacrifice?  Probably  not.    That’s  the  way  it  was  for  people  in  Jesus’  day.  So  the  leaders  of  the  Temple  had  set  up  an  area  where  travelers  could  buy  pigeons  or  other  animals  for  sacrifice.  

o Also,  these  people  came  from  other  countries,  so  they  didn’t  have  Jewish  money.  This  meant  they  would  need  to  exchange  their  Egyptian,  Greek  or  Syrian  coins  for  Jewish  ones.  So  the  leaders  also  set  up  a  bank  at  the  Temple  to  make  things  easier  for  the  travelers.  

o That  all  sounds  great,  doesn’t  it?  There’s  a  mall  and  a  bank  right  at  the  Temple.  Just  one  problem,  though.  The  mall  and  bank  weren’t  outside  the  Temple,  they  were  right  inside  it,  in  a  place  called  the  Court  of  the  Gentiles.  Imagine  walking  into  the  worship  room  at  Brook  Hills  and  there  were  stores  and  a  bank  instead  of  seats.  It’s  loud  because  animals  are  there  and  people  are  speaking  many  different  languages.  Would  this  make  it  difficult  to  worship?  

o The  place  where  they  were  selling  all  this  was  the  only  place  in  the  Temple  where  the  Gentiles  (non-­‐Jews)  were  allowed  to  worship  and  pray.  So  they  had  traveled  for  many,  many  miles,  and  now  there  is  nowhere  for  them  to  worship.  Can  you  see  why  this  made  Jesus  so  angry?  He  said  they  had  made  “the  house  of  prayer”  into  a  “den  of  robbers”.  This  was  very  sad  for  the  Gentiles,  many  of  whom  had  traveled  far  to  worship  God.  There  was  nowhere  for  them  to  worship.  God  wants  all  people  to  be  able  to  worship  Him.  So  Jesus  was  very  angry  and  cleared  the  Temple  of  all  these  distractions.  

o Why  does  your  family  go  to  Brook  Hills’  campus  each  week?  What  is  your  favorite  part  of  gathering  as  the  church?  Is  it  seeing  friends,  the  music,  etc?  Are  those  things  the  most  important  reason  we  gather  together?  Worship  gatherings  are  meant  to  be  a  place  of  prayer  and  worship.  Are  you  there  to  truly  worship?  

o Lastly,  do  you  ever  do  things  in  worship  that  could  be  distracting  to  others  around  you  who  are  praying  and  listening  to  God’s  Word?  Examples:  Talking,  playing  DS,  playing  with  toys,  etc.  Are  you  there  to  worship?  What  can  you  do  to  help  yourself  listen  better  and  not  distract  others?  

    Students  (Grades  6-­‐12)  

o Describe  your  general  experience  when  you  attend  a  weekly  worship  gathering.  What  is  the  atmosphere  like?  What  are  the  things  you  see  and  hear  from  the  moment  you  walk  through  the  front  doors  until  you  reach  your  seat?  What  do  you  see  and  hear  up  until  worshipping  together  begins?  What  are  the  attitudes  of  those  around  you  during  the  worship  time?  

o When  people  attend  a  worship  gathering,  what  do  you  think  they  expect?  What  do  you  expect  when  you  attend?  o Hopefully,  most  people  arrive  with  an  attitude  of  worship.  Their  hearts  are  open  to  God’s  Word  and  voice.  What  are  

some  things  that  distract  people  from  worshipping  Him?  What  are  things  that  distract  you?  o There  are  things  such  as  talking,  texting,  and  excessive  movement  that  also  distract  people  from  worshipping  God  

that  can  be  controlled.  How  can  you  act  in  a  way  that  eliminates  as  many  distractions  as  possible?  How  can  this  benefit  others  in  worship?  How  can  it  benefit  your  worship?

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