- 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
