"Who hath ears to hear, let him hear." Matthew 13:9 To help our children under stand this scripture we talked about why Jesus taught in parables. Ammon, my 15 year old explained it this way, "He teaches them in ways that they understand, like fishing and gardening." In our discussion he explained that Jesus didn't want to give them more than they could handle. Teaching through parables and stories, Jesus was able to teach basic gospel truths AND deeper gospel doctrine all in the same story, based on what you (the listener or the reader) are ready to accept. With our younger kids we read the story of Samuel in the Old Testament. 1 Samuel 3:1-10 When the Lord was calling Samuel he didn't recognize his voice. How can we recognize the "voice" of the Lord in our lives? What can we change in our lives to make us more sensitive to the whisperings of the spirit? We did an activity with our children and some of their friends, to practice "hearing"! A sound scavenger hunt! We searched for and recorded these sounds on our phones. We had 2 teams and 2 lists. Then we took turns listening to and guessing each others sounds. You can do it a lot of different ways, you can do both lists together as a family, split up in two groups for family night, or invite friends over, like us! Feel free to print these images! Let us know how it goes for you!
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