{"id":240653,"date":"2025-06-20T14:01:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T19:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legacycoalition.ca\/?p=240653"},"modified":"2025-06-20T14:01:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T19:01:41","slug":"how-to-do-a-bible-study-with-your-grandchildren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legacycoalition.ca\/zh_hk\/how-to-do-a-bible-study-with-your-grandchildren\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Do a Bible Study With Your Grandchildren"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Dr. Larry E. McCall, Legacy Coalition Pastor\u2019s Division<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut I\u2019m not a Bible teacher! I\u2019ve never been to seminary!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take heart, my fellow grandparent. By God\u2019s grace, the Lord could use you to have memory-making, life-shaping Bible studies with your grandchild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s break down this idea of how to do Bible studies with your grandchildren. We\u2019ll use manageable steps by asking the traditional journalism questions: \u201cwho,\u201d \u201cwhat,\u201d \u201cwhere,\u201d \u201cwhen,\u201d \u201cwhy,\u201d and \u201chow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, if you don\u2019t mind, I\u2019d like to begin with\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes grandparents never venture into seriously engaging their grandchildren in Bible study, assuming, \u201cWell, that\u2019s not my job. That\u2019s the parents\u2019 job.\u201d You\u2019re right, it is the parents\u2019 job (Ephesians 6:4), but it\u2019s not \u53ea\u6709<\/em> the parents\u2019 job. It\u2019s our job, too. Throughout God\u2019s Word, we can find reminder after reminder that we (the older generation) are to be teaching the coming generations the words and ways of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Way back in Moses\u2019 day, we can read verses like Deuteronomy 4:9, \u201cMake them known to your children and<\/em> your children\u2019s children.\u201d Did you catch that \u201cand\u201d? We are to be teaching not only our own children, but our \u201cchildren\u2019s children,\u201d too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, what about all those Psalms that talk about \u201cOne generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts\u201d (Psalm 145:4)? Psalm 78:4-8 is similarly gripping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Well, obviously, we grandparents are involved, but which of our grandchildren? When are our grandchildren old enough for a Bible study?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would suggest that we start teaching the Bible to our grandchildren from an early age, even if we are simply sharing a verse and praying the content of that passage over our grandchild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the grandchildren get a bit older, the depth of our Bible studies will grow with them. Eventually, the grandchildren are old enough to read the Bible for themselves and engage in conversations on the passage\u2019s meaning and application. Those conversations can have a life-long impact, by God\u2019s grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Are you like me? If I\u2019m not sure what to do, my tendency is to do nothing \u2013 or at least to procrastinate until I have a little more confidence that I\u2019m doing the right thing. However, if we delay studying the Bible with our grandkids, we\u2019re missing wonderful opportunities to show them how the Word of God can shape their lives for eternity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are inexperienced in studying the Bible with children, some resources can guide you step-by-step. For example, my wife Gladine and I have done a weekly Bible study with two of our grandchildren using David Murray\u2019s manual for kids called Exploring the Bible: A Bible Reading Plan for Kids.<\/em> This resource walks the student through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation with fairly easy \u201cfill-in-the-blank\u201d sections to guide the learning process. Each of our grandkids has a copy, as do my wife and I. We can work on it together page by page, or the grandkids can work on it on their own, and we can discuss what they\u2019ve learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look around online for biblically sound materials that would be appropriate for your grandchild\u2019s reading ability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

These days, we\u2019re not prohibited from having Bible studies with our grandkids due to geographical distance. Of course, if you have grandchildren who live near you, it might be fairly easy to set up a regular time each week to sit with them over an open Bible in your own home or in theirs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even if your grandchildren live a distance away, it would be quite possible to set up a regular video call for your grandparent\/grandchild Bible study. Most of us are fairly comfortable with using this technology, but if you are not, don\u2019t give up too quickly. Ask your kids and\/or grandkids to help you learn how to use the available technology so that you can enjoy the blessing of studying God\u2019s Word regularly with the coming generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Let me encourage you to set up a regular time for your Bible study with your grandchildren. We have found that doing this weekly is great accountability for all of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve communicated with our daughter and son-in-law on what the best time might be in their weekly schedule. Every family\u2019s schedule is unique. Some of our grandchildren are homeschooled, giving us more time options to consider. Other grandchildren attend a brick-and-mortar school, providing fewer options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, it is worth the effort to find a time that works, even if it\u2019s not weekly. Talk to your grandchildren\u2019s parents about what would work best for their family. If your grandkids are old enough to have some say in their own schedule, get their input, too. Then, set the agreed-upon time as a \u201crepeat\u201d on your calendars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Without making it too rigid, we\u2019ve found ourselves following a basic pattern in our weekly Bible studies with our grandkids. We like to \u201cmeet\u201d with our grandkids individually, even if our meeting is via a video call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening:<\/strong> We always begin with excited greetings, followed by questions regarding how they have been doing since we last talked. We\u2019re happy for them to talk to us for a while about what\u2019s been happening in their lives, and even show us something they\u2019ve been working on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prayer Time:<\/strong> Then, we try to draw their attention toward God by asking how they\u2019ve seen answers to prayer regarding last week\u2019s prayer requests. (We keep a notebook so we don\u2019t forget!) Then we each share praises and requests, including struggles we may be facing and appropriate confessions of sin. After that, we each take a turn praying for one another. Those can be really sweet times \u2013 not only praying for our precious grandkids, but hearing them pray for us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Study Time:<\/strong> After prayer, we ask how their Bible study has been going. If we\u2019re using a study manual, we open to the recent pages. If we\u2019re working through a Bible passage, we will turn there. By the way, with older children, working through a book of the Bible can be a great way to get them in the habit of daily Bible reading. We like using a study Bible with the study notes available if we get stuck in our understanding of a particular passage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Closing:<\/strong> We seek to make a reasonable amount of progress in that week\u2019s Bible study, depending on the age of the grandchild and the time we have available. When our time is drawing to a close, we summarize what we\u2019ve been learning together and end with expressions of love and excitedly talk about our next \u201cmeeting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What a privilege we have as grandparents, to tell the next generation the wonderful works of God so that they would \u201cset their hope in God\u201d (Psalm 78:7). Let\u2019s get started!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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