Family Worship
Lord’s Day 1
Starting December 28, 2025
* These elements are the best for families new to family worship.
Call to Worship
Hear God call the family to worship and respond in unison:
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!Serve the Lord with gladness!
Come into his presence with singing! Psalm 100:1-2
Or:
Praise the Lord!
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
His steadfast love endures forever! Psalm 106:1
Confession
(Optional) Take a moment and give each family member an opportunity to confess their sins verbally.
The father prays on behalf of the family:
Almighty and most merciful Father,
we have sinned against you
and done what was evil in your sight. Psalm 51:4
We have done things we should not do,
and we have not done things we should do.
O Lord, have mercy upon us. Psalm 51:1
Grant us to live a godly and righteous life,
To the glory of your holy Name. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Receive the Word of God as the father reads:
God has said in His Word that:
We have an advocate with the Father,
Jesus Christ the righteous.
He is the propitiation for our sins. 1 John 2:1-2
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just
to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9
*Song of Adoration
Sing a song of your choosing with your family in worship to God.
Suggested song of the week: “Holy, Holy, Holy “
*The Requirements of God
The father holds out his fist and asks the question which the whole family responds while raising a finger for each answer:
What does the Lord your God require of you?
1. Fear the Lord your God
2. Walk in all his ways
3. Love him
4. Serve the Lord with all your heart
and all your soul
5. Keep the commandments and
statutes of the LORD Deuteronomy 10:12-13
*Gloria Patri or Doxology
Sing together:
Gloria Patri:
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
World without end. Amen. Amen.
Or:
Doxology:
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him all creatures here below;
Praise Him above you heavenly hosts;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Memory Verse
Either recite the memory verse together or have the children do it individually.
Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come.
Revelation 4:8
Bible Lesson or Catechism
The father leads the family in a Bible lesson or a catechism question.
Catechism Questions
1.Q. Who made you?
A. God made me.
Genesis 1:26, 27; 2:7; Ecclesiastes 12:1; Acts 17:24-29
2.Q. What else did God make?
A. God made all things.
Genesis 1, esp. verses 1, 31; Acts 14:15; Romans 11:36; Colossians 1:16
3.Q. Why did God make you and all things?
A. For His own glory.
Psalm 19:1; Jeremiah 9:23, 24; Revelation 4:11
Bible Study
Weekly Bible study for older children/teens:
Colossians 1:1-8
Weekly Bible study for younger children:
Day 1Read Genesis 1:1-2.
Q. What was there before God created the heavens and the earth?
A. Nothing.
Read Genesis 1:3-5
Q. What was the first thing God created in the heavens and earth?
A. Light
Q. How did God create the light?
A. He spoke it into being.
Q. What did God call the light?
A. Day
Q. What did God call the darkness?
A. Night
Q. What day was this?
A. The first day.
Read Genesis 1:6-8
Q. What did God create next?
A. The sky
Q. What did God call the sky?
A. Heaven
Q. What did God put in the sky?
A. Clouds
Q. What day was this?
A. The second day.
Read Genesis 1:9-10.
Q. What did God create when He gathered the waters in one place?
A. Dry land
Q. What did God call the dry land?
A. Earth
Q. Did God say the land was good or bad?
A. It was good.
Read Genesis 1:11-13.
Q. What did God cause to sprout in the dry land?
A. Plants and trees
Q. Did God say that plants are good or bad?
A. They are good.
Q. What day was this?
A. The third day.
Read Genesis 1:14-19.
Q. What light did God create that tells us it is daytime?
A. The sun
Q. What light did God create that tells us it is nighttime?
A. The moon
Q. Why did God give us the sun and the moon?
A. To be able to tell the time, the months, and the seasons which God created.
Q. What day was this?
A. The fourth day.
Read Genesis 1:20-23.
Q. What did God create in the waters?
A. Fish and other animals in the waters.
Q. What is your favorite type of water animal?
A. Let them answer and tell your favorite.
Q. What did God create to fly above the earth?
A. Birds of all kinds.
Q. What day was this?
A. The fifth day.
Read Genesis 1:24-25.
Q. What did God bring forth on the earth?
A. Animals, insects, and all creatures on the ground.
Q. What is your favorite animal or bug?
A. Let them answer and tell your favorite.
Q. Did God say if all these creatures were good or bad?
A. They were good.
Read Genesis 1:26-31.
Q. What was the final thing God created?
A. Man
Q. What was different about how God made man?
A. He made mankind able to have a relationship with Him.
Q. What does it mean that God gave man dominion over the earth?
A. Man was to explore and learn about the earth, shape it, and care for it.
Q. It is wonderful that God has given us a world to explore and learn about. He has given us the ability to be farmers, builders, scientists, engineers, doctors, and so many more things. What would you like to grow up to do to fulfill your role in His Creation?
A. Let them respond.
Q. What day was this?
A. The sixth day.
Read Genesis 2:1-3.
Q. What day was this?
A. The seventh day.
Q. What did God do on this day?
A. He rested from all His work.
Q. What do we call this day of rest?
A. The Sabbath Day
Q. Why is it important for us to take a day and rest?
A. To care for our bodies and to devote a day to the worship of God.
*Prayer
Take turns letting everyone pray and conclude with the Lord’s Prayer in unison:
Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For yours is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, forever. Amen.
*Apostles’ Creed
Confess together what you believe about the Christian faith:
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.