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April 24th, 2008

Teaching the Story of Lazarus Using a Dead Fish

My husband had gone fishing and forgot to refrigerate his fish. This happened just before I was set to teach in our VBS the story of Lazarus. It occurred to me that the smelly fish might be a way I could explain why Martha was concerned about Jesus having the tomb opened after Lazarus had already been dead for four days.

The kids and I were outside for this lesson. I had the fish sealed in a styrofoam cooler. At the proper time I opened it to allow the smell to escape. It made » I want to read more! »

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February 26th, 2008

Abraham’s Call - Following God’s Direction

SUPPLIES: rebus pictures (Red-Hot Rebus is available in the Outlet Mall area of our site and can be used with a PowerPoint presentation or whatever program you like to use for graphics.)

(Throughout the story pause and show the children a rebus picture. The children will solve the rebus picture to determine the key word to continue the story. From the first picture the children determine who the story is about by showing the rebus of “Abraham.”) » I want to read more! »