God’s heart for kids is for ALL of them
Recently I spent time with a crazy, beautiful community of children. It may have been one of the most diverse groups of young people I have ever been with. There were 4 year old children
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The Lord is teaching our children. He is talking to their hearts.
After reading the story of Elijah with the 450 prophets of Baal at Mt Carmel… I asked “What was God saying to the people? What did His heart want the people to know?” The kids
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A child in the presence of the Lord
I was sitting with a dear little boy. He was drawing a picture as I had earlier asked for all the kids in his class to draw a picture of what it looks like for
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Turning Rocks into Bread
We were reading the story of Jesus in the wilderness. I had each of the kids bring in rocks to help create a wilderness scene. Then we read that the tempter came to Jesus and
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Raising a Generation of Kids whose Love is Completely Holy
It was time for class on a Sunday at church, and I had a heavy burden on my heart for our kids. I had been weeping all morning… for I had witnessed a broken place
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Creating an atmosphere where you see the Lord pour out of the children you are with
To create an atmosphere where you see the children releasing what is in them to give. You must continually foster a hunger in yourself for the Person of the Lord in them. Study children in
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Worship – engage with the heart of children in a corporate worship setting
I have found that having children in the room with us in worship times is a huge blessing to the whole church family. There are many in the family of God that receive deep blessing
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Questions to ask children after reading Scripture
There are a few questions that I have found to really like asking children after we read the Bible together. Whether we are doing a study or reading a story, and even after acting out
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Connecting children to the whole church family
I encourage you to intentionally look for opportunities where you can connect the children in your church to the whole church family. Here are some ways that may be helpful to do that: Talk about
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How to prepare for class times with children
In preparing for classes with children, prepare your heart more than your lesson. Yes. Read the story or passage from the Bible that you want to share with them, and if you think of cool
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