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简体中文 Growing Deeper
Jesus responds to our needs!
Quick jumps:
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark 10:46-52 | Call on Jesus anytime | Jesus hears us | Jesus is ready to respond |
Warm-up | Speed ball | Starfish | Bear and crab walk |
Move | Mountain- climbers | Partner mountain-climbers | Mountain- climbers and holds |
Challenge | Tabata challenge | Back to back squats | 20, 15, 10, 5 |
Explore | Read the verses and stand up challenge | Read verses and identify a secret sound | Read the verses and brainstorm how to help |
Play | Together we stand | Together we go | Sock basketball |
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Getting started
Help your family to be active this week with three fun sessions:
- Involve everyone – anyone can lead!
- Adapt for your family
- Encourage each other
- Challenge yourselves
- Don’t exercise if it causes pain
Share family.fit with others:
- Post a photo or video on social media and tag with #familyfit or @familyfitnessfaithfun
- Do family.fit with another family
Day 1: Warm-up
Speed ball
Find a ball. Everyone runs around the space throwing the ball to one another to catch. When someone drops the ball, they must do six squats or three burpees.
Rest and talk together.
When have you been in a big crowd seeing someone famous?
Go deeper: How do you respond when you see famous people or teams?
Day 1: Move
Mountain-climbers
Put hands and feet on the ground and keep your whole body straight like a plank. Move one knee up towards your elbows and then move foot back to the starting position. Repeat with other leg.
Do 50 repetitions. Rest after every 10.
Go easier: Reduce the number of repetitions to 20 or 30.
Go harder: Increase the number of repetitions to 80 or 100.
Day 1: Challenge
Tabata challenge
Listen to the Tabata music.
Do mountain-climbers for 20 seconds, then rest for 10 seconds. Run on the spot for 20 seconds, then rest for 10 seconds. Repeat this sequence. Do eight rounds.
Go harder: Increase the number of repetitions in 20 seconds.
Day 1: Explore
Call on Jesus anytime
Read Mark 10:46-52 from the Bible.
Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem. As He walked, Jesus and His disciples passed a blind beggar near Jericho. Blind Bartimaeus shouts for Jesus’ help – even when others tell him to be quiet. Jesus stops and responds to his deepest need.
Discuss:
Everyone sits cross-legged on the floor or a chair. Time each person to see how long it takes to stand up without using hands, clap five times and shout “Jesus, Son of David”.
Who was the fastest?
When Bartimaeus called Jesus “Son of David”, he was saying he believed Jesus was the Messiah. The Jews looked forward to the coming of the Messiah who would save people from their sin.
What would you call out to Jesus?
Chat to God: Spend time in silent prayer. Picture yourself in a crowd, seeing Jesus. Now take turns to say one sentence to describe your reactions. Thank Jesus for being present.
Day 1: Play
Together we stand
Sit back to back on the floor with a partner. Link your arms together. Now try to stand up while keeping your backs touching and arms linked. Pushing against each other will help.
Go harder: Try to pick up objects around the house while linked!
Health tip
Reduce technology ‘screen’ time.
Day 2: Warm-up
Starfish
Work with a partner. One person gets in a plank position with legs apart. The other person jumps over the legs, one leg at a time and returns to the start. Repeat 10 times and then swap places.
Do three rounds.
Rest and talk together.
Talk about a time you had to struggle to be heard.
Go deeper: Whose voices need to be heard more in our community?
Day 2: Move
Partner mountain-climbers
Work in pairs. One person does 10 mountain-climbers while the other person is in a plank position. Swap places.
Do three rounds.
Go harder: Do five rounds.
Day 2: Challenge
Back to back squats
Stand back to back with a partner. Lean on each other and descend to a 90-degree squat position. Maintain that position and pass a ball overhead to each other. See how many times you can pass it in 30 seconds.
Rest and repeat.
Do three rounds. Try to increase the number of ball passes each round.
Day 2: Explore
Jesus hears us
Read Mark 10:46-52.
Each person secretly finds an object that makes a sound. Sit in a circle with eyes closed. Now take turns to listen to each object’s sound.
Can you identify each one?
Bartimaeus was making plenty of noise and many people told him to stop! But he just shouted even louder. Jesus hears us when we call on Him – from our shouts to our whispers.
What do you need Jesus to help you with?
Chat to God: Tell God the needs of your household in whispers. Pause and in a louder voice, thank Him for hearing you.
Day 2: Play
Together we go
Line up next to each other. Using a rag or nylon stocking, tie yourself at the ankle to the person on either side of you. (The people on each end will have their outside foot free.)
As a team work together to move from a starting point to the finish as fast as possible. Make sure you stay connected.
Rest and repeat.
Do three rounds. Try to get faster each time.
Health tip
Reduce screen time. Limit the number of hours you look at screens each day.
Day 3: Warm-up
Bear and crab walk
Bear walk across the room and crab walk back. Do five laps.
Bear walk – Walk face down with feet and hands on the floor.
Crab walk – Walk face up with feet and hands on the floor.
Rest and talk together.
When did you receive something that was exactly what you needed? It may have been a gift, advice, assistance …
Go deeper: Why was it important to get something you really needed at just the right time?
Day 3: Move
Mountain-climbers and holds
Do 10 mountain-climbers then hold a superman position with arms and legs off the floor for 10 seconds.
Do five rounds with no breaks.
Go easier: Do holds for just five seconds.
Day 3: Challenge
20, 15, 10, 5
Start with ‘high fives’ then do:
- 20 jumping jacks
- 15 speed skaters
- 10 chair dips
- 5 sit-ups
End with ‘high fives’.
Do three rounds with no rest between them. Time everyone.
Go harder: Increase number of rounds.
Day 3: Explore
Jesus is ready to respond
Read Mark 10:46-52.
The crowd changed. It went from telling Bartimaeus to stop shouting, to encouraging him. “Don’t be afraid! Come on!” So he jumped up, full of hope, and Jesus healed him.
Think of someone in your community who is in need. Brainstorm ideas to help them.
Could your household respond to this need and encourage them?
Are we “jumping up” to respond?
Can we prompt someone else to seek Him too? “He’s calling you!”
Chat to God: Lord help us to notice the needs of people around us and respond.
Day 3: Play
Sock basketball
Make a ball from a rolled-up sock. One person uses their arms as the goal. Choose three places to shoot from. Everyone gets three shots at each place. Count the number of successful shots to find the winner.
Play again and blindfold the person taking the shots.
Health tip
Reduce screen time. Close some social media accounts.
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