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

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

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 

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 

-- Right Now Media

(Recorded while Oak Creek Assembly of God)