The Confident Parent

Using Halloween For Spiritual Growth

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  • Scary stuff is everywhere and we can't avoid Halloween. So let's leverage it for spiritual growth!

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    WHERE I’M COMING FROM BIBLICALLY

    • God is a god of peace and joy
    • Jesus came to bring people back to life from death and sin
    • Jesus is described as the hope and light of the world
    • If you’re a follower of Jesus, then our worldview should correlate with Jesus
      • Jesus came to bring healing, not glorify sickness
      • Through His death we gain eternal life, the end result being the focus not his death
      • Eternity is real and the missions of every Jesus follows is to get people to Heaven, not Hell

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        HOW TO TALK ABOUT THIS HOLIDAY

        • Decide with your spouse, by yourself where you stand
        • You can talk about these things without adding a spooky factor to it
        • Death is the main topic of Halloween
          • Give a Christian understanding of death
          • God didn’t want us to die, but sin caused death. Jesus came to save us.
          • Fear
            • Try and identify fear
              • What is scary about it?
              • What is the concern will happen?
              • Bible stories (Lazarus mummy, Daniel and being afraid)
              • “Goodbye fear, God is here!”
              • Prayer with and for

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                SAFE ACTION STEPS FOR YOUR FAMILY

                • Protect their innocence as long as possible
                • Pass out Jesus loves kids cards to Trick or Treaters
                • Illustrated sermon
                • It’s ok to avoid scary aisles, houses, etc.
                • Can do activities without adding the scary/death factor
                  • Pumpkin carving, painting.
                  • It’s ok to not watch Halloween themed tv episodes
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                      The Confident ParentBy Joshua Humpa
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