What do you do on Sunday?
Many Australians, both Christian and non-Christian, consider Sundays as family days.
What does your family do? Spend some time talking about what you do and jot these down…
What some other Christians do:
- Simply enjoy the day as a God-given break from routine.
- Sleep later on Sundays than on weekdays.
- Have a family breakfast with a special menu, for example ‘Grandpa’s Sunday Pancakes’.
- Worship at Church.
- Attend Sunday school.
- Have a family devotion if they are unable to go to church.
- Take someone with them to church, perhaps a child whose parents do not worship at church, a young couple who are new in the community or an older person with no transport.
- Invite visitors at church home for lunch.
- Visit relatives or friends.
- Email, phone or write letters to extended family members who live too far away to visit regularly.
- Go on a family outing.
- Take someone from a hospital or nursing home for an outing.
- Lobby Legislators and local councils to limit commercial activities on Sundays that prevent or conflict with keeping Sunday as a day of rest and a day to spend with family.
Going to Church
‘Going to church’ on Sunday is one of the most obvious public marks of a Christian. Going to church is an opportunity to worship God along with other Christians. It is also an opportunity to be taught, inspired, challenged, helped and supported to live as a Christian for the other 167 hours of the week. Many Christians find that their Sunday worship experience can be enhanced by preparation and follow-up.
What does your family do to prepare for worship? What can your family do to prepare for worship?
Discuss as a family and jot these down …
We will explore preparation before worship and follow-up after worship in the next issue!
From Family Practices: Living Christian Faith at Home by Mary Jo Zwar. (You can order your own copy of this fabulous resource from Australian Church Resources!)