My family has a yearly tradition of reading a chapter a day of the book of Luke, leading up to Christmas. It has been such an enriching experience that helps center our holiday season on what is most important to us. If you’d like to join us in these readings, I’m providing questions to talk through with your kids to help spark conversations and meaningful engagement with what you read. I hope it’s helpful!
(Here is where you can find background information or to start this project at Chapter 1.)
Before you start each night, think about the environment you’re creating for this experience. Check your heart. Lower your expectations. Here is where you can find more ideas on how to set yourself up for success.
Questions before you read Luke 16:
Jesus told three parables about things that were lost– what were they?
I ask my kids to listen for this information while we’re reading and I’ll ask about it after we’re done:
What two masters can we not serve at the same time?
What was the name of the beggar in the story Jesus told?
(Asking them to look for the information before you start reading is super helpful in keeping little learners engaged. They tend to listen pretty hard when they’re listening for something specific. I might even write the questions out so they can hold them and look for the information while we read. I will assign these questions to my youngest kids and target the longer discussion questions to my older kids. If my younger kids need to go to bed while we’re deep in discussion, they still had a chance to participate.)
Questions after you’ve read Luke 16:
Are we supposed to hoard our wealth? How can you use what you have to benefit others and God’s Kingdom?
Is it reassuring or scary to you that God knows your heart and what you value?
Did Jesus come to get rid of the Law?
Do we have everything we need to be able to trust God, or do we wish we had more signs? If people aren’t convinced by what God has already revealed, what more would it take?
Was there anything else that stuck out to you or surprised you?
(We might get through all of these questions, or just focus on one or two, depending on how deep the discussion is getting. And some nights, we might listen to the chapter in the car and not have a chance for a great discussion at all. Be flexible.)