Anchored at Home
Helping families stay anchored to Christ throughout the week.
Parent Guide
This guide is meant to equip you with simple discussion questions and conversation starters you can use throughout the week to continue the conversation about what you and your kids learned on Sunday. Our hope is that it helps create natural moments to talk about faith at home, reflect on God’s Word together, and encourage your kids as they grow in their relationship with Jesus. You don’t have to cover everything at once. Just use it as a tool to keep the conversation going and help your family stay anchored to Christ throughout the week.
Sermon Summary
In case you missed it, or if you just need a refresher, here's a quick summary of what we talked about this week in the sermon: In this sermon, the core message emphasizes the importance of sharing the gospel with those we encounter in our daily lives, inspired by the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4. Just as Philip obeyed God's call to share the good news with the Ethiopian in Acts 8, we are encouraged to seize opportunities to spread hope and lead others to Christ, reminding us that our obedience can impact eternal destinies.
Conversation Starters
These are things you can talk about with your kids to help further the conversation about what they may have learned on Sunday.
Many of us approach daily life focused on immediate needs, while Jesus is often addressing deeper thirsts like identity, shame, and hope. Reflecting on where you’ve felt “found” can help you notice the kinds of everyday places and conversations where God might be pursuing others through you.
Common barriers include fear of rejection, feeling unqualified, not wanting to be awkward, or thinking someone else is better suited. Naming the specific obstacle helps you bring it into the light and consider what obedience could look like even if the fear doesn’t immediately disappear.
Jesus initiates with someone viewed as an outsider and speaks with both truth and dignity, showing that no one is beyond his reach. This invites us to examine who we avoid and what biases shape our kindness, and to consider what it would look like to move toward people instead of around them.
Philip didn’t start with a perfect speech; he started with presence, curiosity, and responsiveness. A practical next step could be praying for one person, asking a genuine question, sharing a brief piece of your story, or offering to read Scripture together when an opportunity opens.
That belief can shift focus from comfort and busyness toward intentional spiritual investment in family, friends, neighbors, and coworkers. It may lead to more prayer, more invitations into your life, and more courage to plant seeds even when you don’t get to see immediate results.