M I L E S T O N E S TABLE TALK QUESTIONS THERE ARE TREMENDOUS BENEFITS TO FAMILIES WHO COMMIT TO EATING TOGETHER. // THOUGH IT IS JUST FOOD, BEING PROACTIVE ABOUT YOUR TIME AROUND THE TABLE CAN BRING CONNECTION, CLOSENESS & SPIRITUAL INSIGHT. THESE QUESTIONS NEED TO BE CUT OUT & PLACED IN A JAR OR BOWL ON YOUR DINNER TABLE SO THEY ARE ACCESSIBLE AT MEAL TIMES. DEPENDING ON TIME & INTEREST, ONE CHILD OR EVERY CHILD CAN PICK OUT A QUESTION FOR EVERYONE TO ANSWER! SOME OF THE QUESTIONS ARE SIMPLY TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER & CONNECT. OTHER QUESTIONS HAVE A VERSE OR PASSAGE BY THEM, PROVIDING A SEGWAY TO READ A VERSE OR OPEN YOUR BIBLE. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF A QUESTION THAT HAS A PASSAGE WITH IT: IF YOU COULD HAVE THREE WISHES WHAT WOULD THEY BE? ONCE EVERYONE AROUND THE TABLE GIVES THEIR THREE WISHES, YOU CAN TRANSITION. DID YOU KNOW GOD GAVE A WISH TO A MAN IN THE BIBLE?... GOD TOLD SOLOMON, ASK FOR WHATEVER YOU WANT ME TO GIVE YOU. WHAT DO YOU THINK HIS WISH WAS? THEN YOU CAN READ THE VERSES 1 KINGS 3:5 & 9-13. YOU COULD EVEN FOLLOW UP ASKING WHAT DO YOU THINK GOD WOULD LIKE US TO WISH OR PRAY FOR?
IF YOU COULD SWITCH PLACES WITH SOMEONE FOR ONE DAY, WHO WOULD IT BE? WHY? WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD BE THE BEST THING ABOUT BEING A DOG OR CAT? WHAT WOULD BE THE WORST THING? WHY? IF YOU COULD LIVE IN ANOTHER COUNTRY FOR ONE YEAR, WHERE WOULD YOU LIVE? WHY? IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD TO COMPLETE A GOOD DEED, WHERE WOULD YOU GO & WHAT WOULD YOU DO? IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPERPOWER, WHAT WOULD IT BE? IF YOU COULD TRAVEL BACK IN TIME, WHERE WOULD YOU GO? WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE? WHAT IS ONE THING YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH BY YOUR NEXT BIRTHDAY? IF YOU COULD CREATE ONE LAW THAT EVERYONE ON EARTH HAD TO FOLLOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE? HAS GOD EVER ANSWERED A PRAYER OF YOURS? WHAT WILL THE WORLD BE LIKE IN 10 YEARS? WHAT WILL BE THE SAME & WHAT WILL BE DIFFERENT? IF YOU WERE THE RULER OF YOUR OWN COUNTRY WHAT WOULD YOU CALL IT? WOULD YOU SET ANY LAWS?
WHAT WOULD BE THE HARDEST THING ABOUT BEING BLIND? JOHN 9:1-7 WHO IN YOUR CLASS IS LONELY? HOW COULD YOU HELP THIS WEEK? MATTHEW 25:34-40 IS IT POSSIBLE TO HELP SOMEONE THAT YOU HAVE NEVER MET? IF SO, HOW? 2 SAMUEL 9 IF YOU COULD TELEPORT TO ANOTHER LOCATION WHERE WOULD IT BE? ACTS 8:39-40 SHARE A TIME WHEN YOU DID SOMETHING WRONG & HAD TO ASK FOR FORGIVENESS? 1 JOHN 1:9 SHARE ONE KIND WORD ABOUT EACH MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY. KIND WORDS ARE LIKE HONEY, SWEET TO THE SOUL & HEALTH FOR THE BODY. PROVERBS 16:24 HOW DOES GOD PROVIDE FOR OUR FAMILY EVERY DAY? AND MY GOD WILL MEET ALL YOUR NEEDS ACCORDING TO THE RICHES OF HIS GLORY IN CHRIST JESUS. PHILIPPIANS 4:19 WHAT ARE THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT QUALITIES OF A FRIEND? A FRIEND LOVES AT ALL TIMES. PROVERBS 17:17A WHAT ARE YOU MOST AFRAID OF? WHEN I AM AFRAID, I WILL PUT MY TRUST IN YOU. PSALM 56:3 IF YOU COULD HAVE THREE WISHES WHAT WOULD THEY BE? IN 1 KINGS 3:5, 9-13 GOD GAVE ONE WISH TO A MAN; WHATEVER HE WANTED. IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SET OF ANIMALS FROM NOAH S ARK AS PETS, WHICH ONES WOULD YOU PICK? WHY? READ THE STORY OF NOAH S ARK IN GENESIS 6. IF YOU COULD BE FAMOUS FOR ONE THING, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
HOW WERE YOU A HELPER TODAY? WHO IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN THE WORLD? WHY? WHAT IS THE FUNNIEST FACE YOU CAN MAKE? WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING TO DO WHEN YOU HAVE FREE TIME? WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY WITH OUR FAMILY? IF YOU HAD TO GIVE AWAY ALL YOUR TOYS BUT ONE, WHICH ONE WOULD YOU KEEP? WHAT IS THE WORST SMELL IN THE WORLD? WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU ARE THANKFUL FOR? WHAT IS THE FUNNIEST THING SOMEONE SAID OR DID TODAY? WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR? WHY? WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO ASK ME? WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU DON T UNDERSTAND ABOUT GROWN-UPS? WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY? WHY?
WHAT IS ONE WAY THAT I CAN PRAY FOR YOU THIS WEEK? WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WILL BE DOING IN 10 YEARS? WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF? WHAT IS THE BEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO YOU? WHO DO YOU ADMIRE? WHY? WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU USE EVERY DAY THAT YOU DON T REALLY NEED? WHO IS SOMEONE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE FRIENDS WITH? WHO IN YOUR CLASS MAKES YOU SMILE? WHO IS YOUR BEST FRIEND? WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CHOICE YOU WILL HAVE TO MAKE IN YOUR LIFE? WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU KNOW HOW TO DO THAT YOU COULD TEACH TO OTHERS? WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ROOM IN OUR HOME? DESCRIBE YOUR PERFECT DAY
WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF? I PRAISE YOU BECAUSE I AM FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE; YOUR WORKS ARE WONDERFUL, I KNOW THAT FULL WELL. PSALM 139:14 WHO IS ONE PERSON THAT YOU KNOW THAT IS HAVING A HARD TIME OR NEEDS HELP? HOW CAN YOU HELP THEM? READ THE STORY OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN IN LUKE 10:25-37. IF YOU COULD ONLY EAT ONE FOOD FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE? THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL ATE THE MANNA 40 YEARS, TILL THEY CAME TO A HABITABLE LAND. THEY ATE THE MANNA TILL THEY CAME TO THE BORDER OF THE LAND OF CANAAN. EXODUS 16:35 HOW HAS GOD BEEN GOOD TO OUR FAMILY? EVERY GOOD & PERFECT GIFT COMES FROM ABOVE, COMING DOWN FROM THE FATHER OF LIGHTS WHO DOES NOT CHANGE LIKE SHIFTING SHADOWS. JAMES 1:17 WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST THOUGHT WHEN YOU WOKE UP TODAY? IN THE MORNING, LORD, YOU HEAR MY VOICE; IN THE MORNING I LAY MY REQUESTS BEFORE YOU & WAIT EXPECTANTLY. PSALM 5:3 IF YOU COULD CHANGE YOUR NAME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE IT TO? CAN YOU THINK OF ANYONE IN THE BIBLE WHO CHANGED THEIR NAME? (ABRAM, SAUL, JACOB) GENESIS 35: 9-10 WHAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS HARD FOR YOU? THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH & MY SHIELD. I TRUST HIM WITH ALL MY HEART. HE HELPS ME, & MY HEART IS FILLED WITH JOY. I BURST OUT IN SONGS OF THANKSGIVING. PSALM 28:7 HOW CAN YOU TELL OTHERS ABOUT JESUS THIS WEEK? BUT YOU WILL RECEIVE POWER WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT COMES ON YOU; & YOU WILL BE MY WITNESSES IN JERUSALEM, JUDEA, IN ALL SAMARIA, & TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH. ACTS 1:8 WHAT ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT? DO NOT BE ANXIOUS ABOUT ANYTHING, BUT IN ANY SITUATION, BY PRAYER & PETITION, WITH THANKSGIVING, PRESENT YOUR REQUESTS TO GOD. PHILIPPIANS 4:6