13-Page FREE Draw & Write Devotional for Kids

Published:
May 17, 2014

Carrie Fernandez

Contributor:
Carrie

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Want to help your kids understand obedience and the reason that God has placed parents in their lives? Here’s a simple Children, Obey Your Parents devotional to take your kids through Ephesians 6:1-3.

Children Obey Your Parents Square


Free Obey Your Parents Devotional

If you are looking for a simple and easy devotional to add you to homeschool lessons, then this is one to grab.

We recommend printing the best pages for your kids to trace or copy the Scripture passage, define the terms, and journal their responses to the discussion and application of the passage. Pages Include:

  • Drawing Box
  • Drawing Box with Primary Lines
  • Drawing Box with Regular Lines
  • Primary Manuscript Tracing
  • Primary Manuscript Copywork
  • Regular Manuscript Copywork
  • Primary Cursive Tracing
  • Primary Cursive Copywork
  • Regular Cursive Copywork
  • Primary Blank Journal
  • Regular Blank Journal

Overview of the Devotional

Read:

Ephesians 6:1-3

Define:

Look up the following words in a dictionary and/or Bible dictionary.

  • Obey
  • Honor
  • Commandment
  • Promise

Discuss:

Read the account of the ten commandments in Exodus 20:1-21. Focus on verse 12. This is the commandment with a promise that Paul refers to in this passage in Ephesians.

God has put parents in your life to shape you and help you learn to obey Him. Parents are God’s representatives on earth to help you learn and grow until you are mature enough to make decisions for yourself.

Apply:

  • What does it means to obey your parents?
  • Why should you obey your parents?
  • How does obeying your parents make your life go well?
  • List one area in which you struggle to obey your parents.
  • How will you choose to obey in that area this week?


Prefer the English Standard Version? You can download the ESV journaling printables from Kids in the Word.

Photo Credit: D. Sharon Pruitt

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