An effective way boys and girls can become involved in ministering to children in their own neighborhoods is through prayer.
Challenge the children to walk or drive with their parents through their neighborhood and select 3 homes where their friends live. Write down the name and house number. » I want to read more! »
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To make clean up after “free play” easier and more fun, take pictures of the toy (digital cameras work great for this), laminate the photo, then put it on the outside of the bin or on the shelf where the toy belongs. This enables pre-readers to put things back, and the kids feel great about themselves for cleaning up. – by Lori Harris
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This is a portion of a prayer God placed on my heart for the children and families of our church during a special family prayer meeting.
Heavenly Father, our children are the very center of Your heart and You have entrusted to us the privilege and the responsibility to lead them into a relationship where You are the very center of theirs.
As we look into the eyes of our children we discover the very vibrancy of life itself. We recognize the importance for them to enjoy and experience all the wonders of life which You have created for them. But we would fall short should we not provide for them the opportunity to find fullness of life through knowing the One who gave them life. » I want to read more! »
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Why I still do altar calls or invitations to be born again.
I realize that a lot of the church world has moved away from doing alter calls during their services. Many people have questioned why I continue to use this method of evangelism. Let me start off by stating a few things that I see that would cause leaders to shy away from this method.
1. I understand that just because someone comes forward during a service does not mean that a change has taken place in their lives and many people have walked away confused.
2. Another reason would be » I want to read more! »
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Have several of the children tell you promises that someone has made to them. Then have them tell you about promises that people made to them which were not kept and how it made them feel.
Now have the children proceed to tell you promises that God has made and kept to them (These may be instances of healing, comfort, provision, friendship, protection, encouragement, loving them, etc.). Remark upon the difference between God’s promise-keeping record and people’s. People are not perfect; God is. People will hurt them and fail them; God never will! » I want to read more! »
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SUPPLIES: index cards, pen
Prepare ahead of time. Write each of the following situations on an index card.
1. Your parent asks you to get some of your money out to go to an amusement park. 2. You are tired and your parent asks you to clean your room.
3. Your teacher tells you that your best friend needs help on a school assignment.
4. You just started a computer game when your parent asks you to go to the store for flour.
5. You were about to leave the house to go somewhere with a friend when your parent says that you need to watch your baby sister. » I want to read more! »
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When teaching children to pray during a special children’s prayer meeting, or to teach them to pray in your weekly service, an important key is to keep kids’ interest by being goal oriented. Each prayer time should have a theme. If you meet weekly, you may want to keep a theme for a month at a time, depending on the theme. Some theme examples would be: » I want to read more! »
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