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		<title>New Life</title>
		<link>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/709/new-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 04:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This lesson goes for 2 weeks, good for holiday fun. On the first week tell the children that they are going to make 2 Easter egg Piñatas using 2 balloons and paper mache. As they wrap newspaper around the balloons explain to them that is how Jesus was wrapped in His grave clothes. About 3-4 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Happened at the Cross (Easter/Salvation)</title>
		<link>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/714/what-happened-at-the-cross-eastersalvation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For this close-up illustration you will need a little coloured water, a saucer, a short candle, a glass, a coin and matches. Presentation. Tell the children that you are going to explain to them what happened at the cross of Jesus. Explain the following: - that the coin represents you or me &#8211; place it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Easter Sunday &#8211; An Old World Record</title>
		<link>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/710/easter-sunday-an-old-world-record/</link>
		<comments>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/710/easter-sunday-an-old-world-record/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMIV</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Text-(Acts 10: 30-40) &#8220;We are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a tree, but God raised him from the dead on the third day and caused him to be seen&#8221; (New International Version) Thought starters What do I have here? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Empty Tomb</title>
		<link>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/716/the-empty-tomb/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 04:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMIV</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an Easter celebration our Wednesday evening program is planning an outing to our local miniature golf and entertainment center. Children will participate in activities such as Lazer Tag, Car Races, and miniature golf. After they have finished with the activities, we will journey up to the 15th hole of the miniature golf course. That [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Easter in a Nut Shell</title>
		<link>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/715/easter-in-a-nut-shell/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMIV</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a great family service sermon outline cleverly using the capital E on the front of Easter. With each point you rotate the E to create a new word. Easter &#8211; Waster &#8211; Master.The font doesn&#8217;t allow me to rotate the E here but you can get the idea. You can use it on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jesus Understands</title>
		<link>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/579/jesus-understands/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 04:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMIV</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following lesson has been around for a number of years in slightly different forms. I have, however, always found it very effective in ministering God&#8217;s love to children. Therefore, I will share it here for the benefit of those to whom it is new. Every child will experience difficult or stressful situations at some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Super Plans</title>
		<link>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/647/super-plans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMIV</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Text (Jeremiah 1:5a) Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart. (New International Version) Thought starters How is everyone today? It&#8217;s Super Bowl Sunday. Will you watch the game? Do you have any special plans? Do you know the Super Bowl is planned several years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Humorous Excerpts from Newspaper Classified Advertisements</title>
		<link>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/824/humorous-excerpts-from-newspaper-classified-advertisements/</link>
		<comments>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/824/humorous-excerpts-from-newspaper-classified-advertisements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>grlinn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This compilation of seventeen humorous excerpts from the classified sections of city newspapers is a great way to break the ice during your special events. &#62; Illiterate? Write today for help. &#62; Auto Repair Service. Try us once, you&#8217;ll never go anywhere again. &#62; Dog for sale. Eats anything and is fond of children. &#62; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teach Children to Witness</title>
		<link>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/704/teach-children-to-witness/</link>
		<comments>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/704/teach-children-to-witness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMIV</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are a church with about 35-40 young people. Our church is truly blessed because we are not a big church we only have about 150 members. Back at the beginning of the new term when the Lord spoke to my heart about taking the Junior class ages 10-12 year olds he also laid on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Invitation &#8211; 2nd Sunday after Christmas</title>
		<link>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/654/special-invitation-2nd-sunday-after-christmas/</link>
		<comments>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/654/special-invitation-2nd-sunday-after-christmas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 04:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMIV</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Text (Matthew 2:11) On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh. (New International Version) Thought starters Happy New Year! Are you ready to go back [...]]]></description>
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