Our hearts look at Jesus
There we were, talking about Jacob when he said “Surely the Lord is here”, and Stephen looking at the Lord, and Mary at Jesus’ feet. I asked the kids: What does your heart look like
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God meets kids in their hunger
“Miss Jocelyn. My favorite thing about kids class is when we read the Bible.” One child said this to me tonight and it captured my heart. Our children are so hungry. They love Jesus and
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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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Creative moments with children expressing their hearts to the Lord
There we were, a group of about 30 kids, along with some adult teachers and helpers. We were learning about Hebrew poetry. We learned that Hebrew poetry is different than poetry as we know it.
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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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