Advent will be here soon (11/27) and so will our Advent Workshop Family Event.
See the above flier for details. Please sign up online, via your e-vite, or by clicking the link above.
10/25/11
Sign Up for Advent Workshop
Advent will be here soon (11/27) and so will our Advent Workshop Family Event.
See the above flier for details. Please sign up online, via your e-vite, or by clicking the link above.
10/20/11
ABCs of Scripture
Last week I posted a link to a Children's Ministry Magazine article about whether the idea of memorizing scripture (or anything else, really) is an outdated and unnecessary task since everything can be Googled in an instant from our every present iPads.
Some information is the kind we may be content to simply reference online, or pull out of a mental file folder. Other information goes deeper - it impresses upon us and becomes a part of who we are. It rises to the surface of our hearts before our minds think to retrieve it.
Maybe certain scripture passages have been that way for you? Maybe you want to pass that on to your kids?
A friend of mine posted a link to this cute idea for memorizing scripture with your kids, using each letter of the alphabet. Even making the project together is a way to let the verses sink in.
And my suggestion - don't just use the cards. As you learn the verses, learn how to look the verses up in your Bibles - the paper kind. "Not that there's anything wrong with" Bible apps (I love them!), but I do find comfort in flipping through the pages to familiar places where God has spoken to me before.
10/11/11
I Have Hidden Your Word in My Heart
On the way back from the amazing KidMin Conference this weekend, I read an interesting article from Children's Ministry Magazine. You can read it here. It was the last line of the introduction that caught my attention and kept me reading. After recognizing that here in the internet/iPad age the Bible is always just a click away and therefore kids may not "see the point" in memorzing verses, the last line read, "To be blunt, is learning Bible verses for the sake of biblical literacy a futile and outdated idea?"
Yikes.
Well of course the answer boils down to this: we don't memorize Bible verses to merely retain that knowledge in our heads; we do it to "hide God's word in our hearts" where it counts!
Read the article for from practical advice on how to help kids read the Bible for their hearts, not just their heads.
Yikes.
Well of course the answer boils down to this: we don't memorize Bible verses to merely retain that knowledge in our heads; we do it to "hide God's word in our hearts" where it counts!
Read the article for from practical advice on how to help kids read the Bible for their hearts, not just their heads.
10/6/11
Teachable Moment: Canned Food Drive, 10/16
1 John 3:16-18a
16 We know what love is because Jesus Christ gave his life for us. So we should give our lives for our brothers and sisters.
17 Suppose someone sees a brother or sister in need and is able to help them. If he doesn't take pity on them, how can the love of God be in him?
18 Dear children, don't just talk about love. Put your love into action.
October 16 (not this Sunday, but the next) is World Food Day, which will be highlighted in worship.
Kids are invited to participate in recognizing World Food Day (10/16) by bringing in canned food items worship services and Sunday School.
The food will be donated to Martha's Table. If your child is attending any of the three worship services, have them hold on to their donations until called to bring them forward. If your child is attending Sunday School, have them bring their donations to the gym for chapel (there will be a drop off cart at the sign-in table).
This week, spend a few minutes with your kids, searching the pantry or grocery store shelves for food you can donate.
Let your kids pick out cereals and pastas, and (canned) fruits and vegetables they think others would find tasty and nutritious.
Pray together over the food before you bring it in on the 16th, that it would fill hungry bellies and strengthen tired hearts.
Ask your kids what other needs they think people might have - how else can they (/you/we) show love through serving their community, friends, or family.
16 We know what love is because Jesus Christ gave his life for us. So we should give our lives for our brothers and sisters.
17 Suppose someone sees a brother or sister in need and is able to help them. If he doesn't take pity on them, how can the love of God be in him?
18 Dear children, don't just talk about love. Put your love into action.
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October 16 (not this Sunday, but the next) is World Food Day, which will be highlighted in worship.
Kids are invited to participate in recognizing World Food Day (10/16) by bringing in canned food items worship services and Sunday School.
The food will be donated to Martha's Table. If your child is attending any of the three worship services, have them hold on to their donations until called to bring them forward. If your child is attending Sunday School, have them bring their donations to the gym for chapel (there will be a drop off cart at the sign-in table).
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This week, spend a few minutes with your kids, searching the pantry or grocery store shelves for food you can donate.
Let your kids pick out cereals and pastas, and (canned) fruits and vegetables they think others would find tasty and nutritious.
Pray together over the food before you bring it in on the 16th, that it would fill hungry bellies and strengthen tired hearts.
Ask your kids what other needs they think people might have - how else can they (/you/we) show love through serving their community, friends, or family.
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Let us love one another.
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