To Know God is to Rest & Grow

To Be Known is to Play

To Make Him Known is to Serve

2019 S I G N I F I C A N T S U M M E R

2019 S I G N I F I C A N T S U M M E R:A Family Miss ion

Crosspoint Kids is ready to challenge AND equip your family to make the most of your summer moments, so that your time together will have eternal impact!

What is Significant Summer and why should your family participate? We’re glad you asked!

T H E M I S S I O NSignificant Summer exists for the purpose of challenging and equipping you to make disciples in and through your home this summer! As parents, we get 18 summers with our kids before they leave our home. Our hope is that every family at Crosspoint makes the most of those

opportunities. We believe parents can make simple but intentional plans to develop as a family in four key areas:

Rest, Serve, Grow, and Play.

T H E P L A NThis handout can serve as a guide for this mission. It is not intended to be a step-by-step

instruction manual. We encourage you to be creative with what works for your family. This handout includes simple definitions, Bible verses, and ideas for activities to Rest, Serve, Grow and Play. As a church, we will encourage scripture memory throughout the summer that goes

along with Significant Summer!

T H E C H A L L E N G EWe would love for you to pick 1 of the four key areas each week over the summer to focus on as a family. Talk about the Bible verse and choose at least 1 of the activities surrounding that

area.

For example, you have 4 weeks in a month: Week 1, pick a day to Rest or focus on resting throughout the week.

Week 2, pick a day to Serve or focus on serving throughout the week.Week 3, pick a day to Grow or focus on growing throughout the week.Week 4, pick a day to Play or focus on playing throughout the week.

This is a challenge that you can adapt for your family to have a Significant Summer.

Keep it simple; this is very doable! Please post any pictures on social media using the our hashtag #cccrockwall to share how your family is having a Significant Summer!

R E S TR E M E M B E R I N G W H O R E I G N S

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take

my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and

you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

- Matthew 11:28-30

*June 2-June 22--verse to memorize

U N S T R U C T U R E D T I M EMake sure you have at least one week this summer with no scheduled activities for your kids – no VBS, no camps, etc. Enjoy a slower pace at home – sleep a little later, let the kids play, get down on the floor and play with them, take naps, be spontaneous with friends. Take the time to enjoy the lack of schedule and routine.

R E S T O R I N G O U R S O U L SAs busy parents it is easy for our souls to get frazzled. In that state, we are usually not a source of rest and peace for our families. This summer, make time with your Shepherd a high priority. Get alone with Him. Allow Him to lead you to a quiet place and restore your soul. What are the elements that refresh you spiritually – quiet, nature, music, extended time in prayer or the Word? Be sure to incorporate those things that the Lord most uses to speak rest to your soul. Whether this is something you already do regularly or have never done, figure out what the next step is for you and make it happen. The Rest that results for both you and your family will be worth the effort.

C O U P L E S D AT E N I G H TMom and Dad – One of the best things you can do to be rested and make this a Significant Summer is to invest in your marriage. Ecclesiastes 9:9 says, “Enjoy life with the wife whom you love…” Plan at least one date night a month over the summer. Check out this blog post for some simple but creative date night ideas: http://www.scottkedersha.com/date-night-challenge/.

T E C H N O L O G Y FA S TPlan a family media fast where technology is off limits for everyone in the family (including parents) for a specified time. This could be for an evening once a week, a weekend, or during vacation. Be intentional to build face-to-face relationships during the time you gain.

FA M I LY R E A D I N G T I M ERest as you read a chapter book aloud as a family. There are tons of options available at your local library. The books Honey for a Child’s Heart by Gladys Hunt and The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease both have extensive lists of age appropriate read aloud materials and can be found at any library. Read together at night before bedtime or even in the afternoon when it is too hot to play outside.

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S E R V ES H O W I N G O T H E R S G O D’S L O V E

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve others and to

give His life as a ransom for many.”

- Mark 10:45

**June 23--July 13, verse to memorize

S E R V E YO U R FA M I LY“Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.” Romans 12:10Using Romans 12:10 as a basis, challenge your family to “outdo” each other in service to one another. These suggestions are great...• Have each person write down a few ways someone else can serve them. Put them all in a jar and have

family members draw out a “service project” to do each week.• Designate a “Secret Service” week, where family members try to serve each other without being found

out.• Pick a day to celebrate each person in your family. On that day, everybody else in the family does

everything they can to encourage and serve that person.

P L U G I N L O C A L LY T O S E R V E T O G E T H E R A S A FA M I LY**To see all of the serving opportunities please go to, Love2Serve.global. This website will be updated monthly with new service projects for all families to enjoy!

S E R V E YO U R N E I G H B O R SCome up with a fun way to serve your neighbors. Choose from the ideas listed below or have a family brainstorming session to generate more ideas.• Pick up trash around the neighborhood or a nearby park or school.• Welcome a new neighbor with a simple gift and handmade card.• Host a free lemonade and cookie stand, or bake and take cookies to neighbors just for fun.• Invite a neighborhood family over for dinner.• Help a neighbor with mowing, raking or gardening tasks.

S E R V E YO U R W O R L DPray together with your children for Crosspoint teams on mission this summer!• Honduras-- June 4th-11th, Andrew Hodges, Virginia Hodges, John & Cindy Levandowski, Miranda &

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Scott Gordon with Elizabeth & Grayson, Wendy Abrahamsen• Middle East-- June 30-July 11, Libby Shumake and Jaxen Whisnant • Munich, Germany-- June 30-July 31, Pray for Austin Shumake, Carter Lewis, Bradley Mitchell, Justyn

Whisnant • England-- June 30-July 31, Hailie Johnson• England-- July 13-July 23, Nick Gainey and Dub Shumake

A great way to cultivate your kids’ hearts to serve others is to teach them to pray for people around the world. Focus on the Family has published a wonderful resource for this called, “Around the World in 60 Days” which can be downloaded from their www.thrivingfamily.com website. For each day, they have included a Bible lesson and activity that gives your family a glimpse into another culture. Do them all and your family will have prayed around the world!

Another great resource is www.kidsofcourage.com. Check it out for information and ideas on how to involve your kids in praying for the persecuted church around the world.

Create your own ways to serve, or see these links for many more ways to serve together as a family…http://cms-cloud.watermark.org/Watermark-Hands-Feet-2016.pdfhttp://cms-cloud.watermark.org/Watermark-Ideas-Serving-with-Kids.pdf

G R O WB E C O M I N G M O R E L I K E J E S U S

“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of

sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his

law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its

fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. “

-Psalm 1:1-3

**July 14-August 3, verse to memorize

M E M O R I Z E S C R I P T U R E Hide scripture in your heart and your child’s by memorizing Bible verses together. Here are some options:• Memorize the four Significant Summer key verses.• Choose a longer passage and memorize it together as a family throughout the summer. • Our elders recommend these passages to consider memorizing all or part of: Psalm 1, 1 Corinthians 13,

Philippians 2. • Review the verses during dinner time with a treat or small prize as an incentive.

B A C K YA R D B I B L E C L U BInvite the neighborhood kids over for some fun and share the gospel by hosting a Backyard Bible Club. This is great way to share God’s love with others through Bible stories, games and fun. Check out www.watermark.org/blog/ss2015 for a week’s worth of lessons, activities and crafts you can use to put on your own Backyard Bible Club this summer.

FA M I LY N I G H TPlan a family night this week. During this time, be intentional to teach your child(ren) about God and faith while having fun together as a family. A great resource with fun and meaningful activities can be found at http://www.itstartsathome.org/familynight/.

B I B L E R E A D I N G P L A NRead through a book of the Bible together as a family this summer. Choose your own, or use the reading plan n the next page to read through the book of Mark in 12 weeks. Read the suggested passage aloud, and use the questions to discuss what you are learning.

To keep your kids engaged, give them paper or a simple spiral notebook to write or draw what they are learning while you read.

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THE GOSPEL OF MARK12 WEEK PLAN

WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3

Mark 1:1 – 2:12 Mark 2:13 – 3:34 Mark 4:1 – 5:20

WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6

Mark 5:21 – 6:44 Mark 6:45 – 7:36 Mark 8:1 – 9:32

WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9

Mark 9:33 – 11:11 Mark 11:12 – 12:40 Mark 12:41 – 14:11

WEEK 10 WEEK 11 WEEK 12

Mark 14:12 – 14:72 Mark 15:1 – 15:42 Mark 15:43 – 16:20

Suggested Discussion Questions:

• As you were reading this passage, what picture did you create in your mind? Now use that picture to retell the passage in your own words. Who was involved? What happened?

• What did God teach you as you read through this passage?

• How can you apply the truths you learned from this passage to your life?

P L AYE N J OY I N G G O D E V E R Y W H E R E

“You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy;

at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”

- Psalm 16:11

** August 4--August 24, verse to memorize

C O M M U N I T Y G R O U P P L AYTake a few hours and spend some time just playing with your community group--kids and adults. Invade someone’s backyard with a water balloon fight or some good old-fashioned field day games, like the three-legged race or a sack race. Head to the park and play a game of volleyball or Ultimate Frisbee. Add some competition to it and challenge another community group. Get as creative as you want to be.

K I D D AT E SParents, spend some individual time with each one of your children. At the beginning of the summer, have each child provide answers to the following: three favorite places to go out to eat, three favorite things to do outside, and three places to get a sweet treat. Write the answers on slips of paper and throw them into a bowl. Choose a time; pick something from the bowl, and do the activity.

FA M I LY D AY T R I PTake a day and enjoy a family outing. Here are just a few of the many great things to do in the Metroplex:

• Burger’s Lake – go back in time to this 1950s style spring-fed lake – www.burgerslake.com • Arbor Hills Nature Preserve – Enjoy this 200-acre outdoor park where you can hike, bike and just enjoy

nature - http://www.plano.gov/facilities/facility/details/Arbor-Hills-Nature-Preserve-20. • Drive in movies – Instead of watching a movie at home, take to the road and enjoy a movie at one of the

local outdoor theaters in Fort Worth or Ennis – www.coyotedrive-in.com or www.galaxydriveintheatre.com.

• Trinity Railway Express to Fort Worth – Instead of driving to Fort Worth, make the trip there part of the fun by using the TRE – www.trinityrailwayexpress.org.

N E I G H B O R H O O D P L AYGather the neighborhood kids together by organizing a group event. Some ideas are: games like red rover, kickball in the front yard with watermelon or popsicles as a treat afterwards, Fourth of July parade, block party, or glow-in-the-dark hide and seek (use glow sticks).

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#5 – FA M I LY M O V I E N I G H TPlan a family movie night. Parents choose a favorite movie from your childhood. Be creative with the snack. Make it match the movie, for example watch E.T and eat Reese’s Pieces. Next time, let the kids choose the movie and create a matching snack.

For great family movie night ideas, with discussion questions and activities, go to www.pluggedin.com and click on “Movie Nights.”

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Share your family’s story...Please share how your family is having a Significant

Summer together! We want to hear from you!

You can email your family pictures or stories to stephanie@cccrockwall.org.

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