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• Scary stuff is everywhere and we can't avoid Halloween. So let's leverage it for spiritual growth!
  

WHERE I’M COMING FROM BIBLICALLY

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• 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
  
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  • 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

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• 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
  
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  • Give a Christian understanding of death
    
  • God didn’t want us to die, but sin caused death. Jesus came to save us.
    
  
  
  
• Fear
  
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  • Try and identify fear
    
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    • 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

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• 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
  
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  • Pumpkin carving, painting.
    
  
  
  
• It’s ok to not watch Halloween themed tv episodes
  
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