Step 1: Value and Teach on the Family Table
Acts 1:1: “Jesus began both to do and to teach…”
It’s important that we do, but we must also
teach what we are doing.
A great example of Jesus “doing” and then “teaching”:
“When He had finished washing their feet, He put on His
clothes and returned to His place. ‘Do you understand
what I have done for you?’ He asked them. “You call
me “Teacher” and “Lord,” and rightly so, for that Is what
I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have
washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s
feet. I have set you an example that you should do as
I have done for you. I tell you the truth, no servant is
greater that his master, nor is a messenger greater
than the one who sent him. Now that you know these things,
you will be blessed if you do them.” Jn 13:12-17, NIV
Step 2: Establish the Pattern of the Family Table
--Get to the Table together! have meals together on purpose.
--Establish a structure to create a healthy environment for meals.
Mealtime rules:
1. Eat at the table, not the counter or the TV tray
2. Turn off the TV
3. Turn on the telephone answering machine
4. Come to the table when you are called
5. Give thanks to God together
6. Pass the food in a quiet and orderly manner
7. Do not begin eating until EVERYONE has been served
8. Eat slowly
9. Take time to talk
10. Do not remove plates or begin a new course until everyone is finished eating
11. No one leaves the table until they are excused
12. No one is excused until every has finished their meal
Very important: establish Mealtime rules that are important to you.
“Any pig can go to a trough and satisfy himself.
You’re not raising pigs but people.”
-Anne Ortlund
Step 3: Direct the Family Table will be in the next post…
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