The prayers of children
“What is prayer?” I asked. An anxious to answer little boy pipes up “It’s when you talk to God! And then you know how to help people!” Then… After a few more answers and discussion,
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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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Share your real life Jesus moments with children
It was a Sunday morning and I had a lesson planned, but I felt Holy Spirit urging me to share a story about my week. I decided I would share that first, and then go
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Hearts that see Jesus
There we were, a group of kids and a few adults, reading a short story about Elisha from 2kings4:38-44. After reading the story (with a few fun actors acting it out 🙃), we took in a
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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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A peek into kid’s class – finding God’s heart
We were reading and acting out the story of King Belshazzar when the hand of God wrote on the palace wall in Daniel chapter 5.The children were listening intently, asking God to show them what
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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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“God’s heart smiles when our whole heart is His”
After reading the story of Shadrack, Meshack, Abednego and the fiery furnace, we sat quietly and looked for where we saw Jesus and what He was saying to our hearts. Thjis, a precious 4 year
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“I have been with Him”
A worship song was on in our home this morning and one line of it says “…because You hold my hand”. I was sitting at our kitchen table, song playing in the background – not
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