JOIN THE JOURNEY JR.
Families Abiding in Jesus together
With shorter reading assignments and kid-specific focus areas, Join The Journey Jr. is designed to help parents disciple their kids and engage with Scripture in the best ways for their age.
This month's memory verse
All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
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so that they even carried out the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them.
The Apostles Heal Many
12The apostles were performing many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers were meeting regularly at the Temple in the area known as Solomon’s Colonnade. 13But no one else dared to join them, even though all the people had high regard for them. 14Yet more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord—crowds of both men and women. 15As a result of the apostles’ work, sick people were brought out into the streets on beds and mats so that Peter’s shadow might fall across some of them as he went by. 16Crowds came from the villages around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those possessed by evil* spirits, and they were all healed.
If it’s sunny, head outside. Take turns trying to step on each other’s shadows. After a few minutes, gather together and talk about this:
Peter didn’t have magic powers in his shadow. God was the one healing people. Peter was simply walking in obedience and faith.
Now grab a flashlight (or stay outside in the sun).
Talk about how shadows only exist when there is light. No light = no shadow.
Discuss:
The early church believed God could really move. They brought the sick. They showed up expectantly. They trusted him.
Let’s practice praying bold prayers together.
Use these prompts:
After each person prays, sit quietly for 20 seconds and ask, “God, is there anything you want us to notice or do?”
Remind your kids: We pray boldly, not because we are powerful, but because God is.
Pick one way your family can “shine” this week (encouraging a neighbor, praying for someone sick, writing a kind note, inviting someone to church, etc.).