Family Worship

Lord’s Day 6

Starting February 1, 2026

* 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.

*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.

So God created man in his own image; in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
Genesis 1:27

Bible Lesson or Catechism

The father leads the family in a Bible lesson or a catechism question.

Catechism Questions

14.Q. Where do you learn how to love and obey God?
A. In the Bible alone.
Job 11:7; Psalm 119:104; is 8:20; Matthew 22:29; 2 Timothy 3:15-17
15.Q. Who wrote the Bible?
A. Holy men who were taught by the Holy Spirit.
1 Peter 1:20, 21; Acts 1:16; 2 Timothy 3:16; 1 Peter 1:10, 11

Bible Study

Weekly Bible study for older children/teens:

Colossians 2:6-15.

Weekly Bible study for younger children:

Day 1

Read Genesis 12:1-3.

Q. Who is the man God is calling in this passage?
  A. Abram.
Q. What did God tell Abram to do?
  A. To leave his family and country to go to a new land.
Q. What did God promise to Abram?
  A. God will bless him and make his name great. God would also bless all the families of the whole world through Abram.
Q. Do you know how God planned to bless the whole world through Abram?
  A. Through God’s Son, Jesus, who would be born from Abraham’s descendants.

Read Genesis 12:4-7.

Q. How old was Abram when he set out on this journey?
  A. Seventy-five.
Q. Who did he take with him?
  A. His wife, Sarai, and his nephew Lot.
Q. What is the name of the land that they went to?
  A. The land of Canaan.
Q. Did God promise to give Abram this land?
  A. Yes, but Abram would not receive the land for long, long time.

Day 2

Read Genesis 15:1-3.

Q. Why did God tell Abram not to be afraid?
  A. God said He would be Abram’s shield.
Q. What does it mean for God to be his shield?
  A. That God would protect Abram.
Q. Can we trust God to be our shield?
  A. Yes, we should trust God in all things.
Q. Did Abram have any children?
  A. No, he tells the Lord that he is childless.
Q. Why does Abram want children?
  A. He wants someone to give all of his possessions to and to inherit the land that God was promising him.
Q. Did God promise to give Abram children?
  A. Yes, God told him that his offspring would be as numerous as the stars.
Q. Can you count the number of stars in the sky?
  A. Let them answer.
Q. How many children was God promising Abram?
  A. Too many to count.
Q. Did Abram believe God?
  A. Yes, and the Lord counted him as righteous.
Q. What does it mean to be righteous?
  A. It means that Abram was made right in God’s eyes and God did this because of Abram’s faith.

Day 3

Read Genesis 15:7-11.

Q. What animals did God tell Abram to bring?
  A. A heifer, a goat, a ram, a turtledove, and a pigeon.
Q. What did God tell him to do with the animals?
  A. To cut them in half and lay them beside each other.
Q. Why did God tell Abram to do this?
  A. Let’s find out.

Read Genesis 15:17-21.

Q. What did God cause to happen to Abram?
  A. He caused him to fall into a deep sleep.
Q. What did Abram see when he was asleep?
  A. A smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between the animals that were cut in half.
Q. Who was the smoking pot and flaming torch representing?
  A. God.
Q. In this event, God made a covenant with Abram. Do you remember what a covenant is?
  A. A covenant is an agreement between two people in a relationship. For example, your mommy and I are in a covenant relationship we call marriage. We have agreed together to love one another no matter what until we die.
Q. What was God promising Abram in this covenant?
  A. To give him the land of Canaan.

*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.