FunFaith™ Moments for Families

The Great American Ice Cream Hunt!

Use this fun treasure hunt to bring home the importance of seeking eternal treasures in heaven.

 

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-21

Equipment: A half-gallon of solidly frozen ice cream, spoons, and a Bible.

 

Before You Begin

 

Freeze a half-gallon of your family's favorite ice cream flavor overnight so it's nice and hard. Next, just before this devotion, secretly hide the whole carton of ice cream somewhere outside.

 

The FunFaith Moment

 

When you're ready, gather your family and challenge them to find the hidden ice cream before it melts! The only clues you can give are "warmer" when they are close to the ice cream, and "colder," when they move away from your hiding place. When the treasure is finally found, pass out spoons to everyone and enjoy your treat straight from the carton.

 

Discovery

 

While everyone is eating, read Matthew 6:19-21 and have family members discuss these questions:

• How did you feel when you were looking for the ice cream treasure? How is this like looking for treasures from God?

• What are other treasures people work hard to get here on earth?

• In what ways are the temporary treasure here on earth like ice cream?

• What distracts us from searching for God's eternal treasures? What can we do to help each other overcome those distractions?

 

Prayer

 

• Tell everyone that one of the great, often overlooked, treasures we have is the ability to communicate with God through prayer. Then help your family discover the hidden treasure of listening instead of speaking in prayer. Encourage everyone to sit prayerfully and listen as they wait for God to show them how the message of this devotion will influence their attitudes and actions this week.

 

--Mike & Amy Nappa

Note: This FunFaith moment is adapted from 52 Fun Family Devotions by Mike and Amy Nappa copyright © 1994 Augsburg Books. Reproduced by special permission of Augsburg Fortress Publishers. No further reproduction permitted without the written consent of Augsburg Fortress.

52 Fun Family Devotions by Mike & Amy Nappa (Augsburg Books)