Illustrated by Jon Smail
Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV® Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.
To the McRae family who provided a platform from which I was free to spread my wings and soar.
To my loving husband Bob whose enthusiasm, involvement and support make our family devotions into memorable events.
To April, Tiffany and Chanelle who are my precious treasures and my inspiration for it in the first place!
Section I: What We Can Do For God
1. Making Music To God
2. Pleasing God In What We
3. Learning To Talk To God
4. Learning To Obey God
5. Learning To Listen To God
Section II: Fruit Of The Spirit
1. Love (Valentine’s Day)
2. Joy
3. Peace
4. Patience
5. Kindness
6. Goodness
7. Faithfulness
8. Gentleness
9. Self Control
Section III: Old Testament Stories
1. Creation
2. Tower Of Babel
3. Lot’s Escape
4. Joseph
5. Baby Moses
6. Moses The Leader
7. Jericho
8. Gideon
9. Ruth
10. David
11. Elijah
12. Esther
13. Daniel And The Lion’s Den
14. Jonah
Section IV: Devotions For Outdoors
1. Cloud Gazing
2. Bouquet
3. Nature’s Collage
4. Rock Cracking
5. God Provides Through Growing Things
6. Colors In Nature
Section V: Getting To Know Jesus
1. Jesus Is King
2. Jesus Is Perfect
3. Jesus Is Our Best Friend
4. Jesus Is To Be Obeyed
5. Jesus Is Caring
6. Jesus Is Our Savior
7. Jesus Is To Be Remembered
8. Jesus Is Always With Us
Section VI: Devotions For The Car
1. Bible Stories In A Round
2. God’s Character
3. God In Nature
4. Sing-A-Long
5. Twenty Questions
Section VII: Devotions For Special Occasions
1. Easter
2. May Day
3. Father’s Day (Card For A King)
4. Thanksgiving
5. Christmas
If you start this in January you will find that the devotionals for special occasions will fall around the date for the celebration.
1. Making Music to God |
27. David |
2. Pleasing God in What We Do |
28. Elijah |
3. Learning to Talk to God |
29. Esther |
4. Learning to Obey God |
30. Daniel and the Lion’s Den |
5. Learning to Listen to God |
31. Jonah |
6. Love (Valentine’s Day) |
32. Cloud Gazing |
7. Joy |
33. Bouquet |
8. Peace |
34. Nature’s Collage |
9. Patience |
35. Rock Cracking |
10. Kindness |
36. God Provides Through Growing Things |
11. Goodness |
37. Colors in Nature |
12. Faithfulness |
38. Jesus is King |
13. Easter |
39. Jesus is Perfect |
14. Gentleness |
40. Jesus is Our Best Friend |
15. Self Control |
41. Jesus Is to Be Obeyed |
16. Creation |
42. Jesus is Caring |
17. Tower of Babel |
43. Jesus is Our Savior |
18. May Day |
44. Jesus is to Be Remembered |
19. Lot’s Escape |
45. Jesus is Always With Us |
20. Joseph |
46. Thanksgiving |
21. Baby Moses |
47. Bible Stories in a Round |
22. Moses the Leader |
48. God’s Character |
23. Jericho |
49. God in Nature |
24. Card for a King (Father’s Day) |
50. Sing-A-Long |
25. Gideon |
51. Twenty Questions |
26. Ruth |
52. Christmas |
As children mount their two-wheelers for the first time the eagerness and excitement of success can be seen in their glowing eyes and cocky smiles. But it only takes one spill for them to realize they are going to need some help and support to make this an enjoyable adventure. This is when training wheels become useful.
Family devotions can be like bike riding. God’s Word is an adventure waiting to be explored, but for many it can be overwhelming and difficult. A Time for Training Wheels will give you the support, ideas, direction and creative flair to make family devotions a successful adventure.
The unequivocal answer is “yes’” Solomon wrote in Proverbs 22:6 “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.” The challenge is to do this training in a creative way so we keep our children’s attention. A Time for Training Wheels meets this need. For us, family devotional nights are greeted with three cheers as together my husband and I enjoy ‘‘training our children in the way they should go.”
This book can be used in a variety of ways:
It is my prayer that you will grow as a family and deepen in your love for our God as you begin this great adventure together.
Mary-Lynn Chambers