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Ballooning
- Hindsight Is 20-20
- Jay Finds Joy (Ballooning Story)
- Giving To Missions Balloon Lesson
- Memorable Balloon Story of Jonah and the Fish. (Preschool)
- Creation
- Balloons Can Enhance Your Lessons
Bible Stories
- Teaching the Story of Lazarus Using a Dead Fish
- Abraham's Call - Following God's Direction
- Story of Noah and the Ark
- Changed By Knowing God--Story of Jacob and Esau
- Jesus Saves A Paralytic
- Jesus Calls His Disciples
- Paul and Silas
- Jesus and The Ten Lepers
- Three Brave Men Show Faith in God
- The Storm at Sea
- Obedience Vs. Feeling--Abraham & Isaac
Cartooning
- Are You Ready - Salvation?
- MAN TO BOWL OF FRUIT
- Sling Shot to Throne
- The Power of Life and Death
- Faithfulness
- The Day a Mule Talked
- Sin Enters The World
- Dollar to Snake
- You Are The Light Of The World
- All About Trick Cartooning
Clowning
- Practical Advice In Character Development
- Imitations
- Simple and Hard
- Clowning From The Heart
- Effective Gospel Skits
- Victory! (skit)
- The Painters (skit)
- A Little Bit Is TOOOOO Much (skit)
- Fishing For Men
Comedy
- Bible Story from the Book of Parables
- Just a Little Fun!
- Create Reoccurring Comic Characters
- Welcome to the TATER PATCH!
- Clowning From The Heart
- Using Comedy To Enhance Special Events
Craft Ideas
- Mother's Day Prayer Coupons. Younger child craft idea.
- Stained Glass Fish
- Mom's Are Like A Bit of Heaven
- Seeds of Love For Mother
- Designer Plates
- Kids can make their own resurrection eggs!
- Empty Tomb Rolls
- Springtime Forsythia Blooms
- Baby Chickens (Easter Craft)
- Palm Trees
- The Empty Tomb Craft
- Pine Cone Feeders
- Cereal Bird Feeder
- Playdough Surprise
- Little Gardeners
- Little Gardeners, Too
- Rain Sticks
- Button Blanket Wall Hanging
- Friendship Bracelets
- Homemade Piñata
- Paper Quilt
- Surprise Party Hat
- Coffee Can Cubbies
- Nature Collage
- Noah's Animal Cracker Ark
- Joseph's Coat
- Jericho Horns
- Appreciation cards
- Making a 'fun' Christmas card
- Build Noah's Ark
- TP Tube doves
- Fishers of Men - CD Fish
Drama
- Jesus is the Way (One Way Jesus)
- Sir Lostalot and the Armor of God (skit)
- The Biggest Party Ever!
- Dr. LoveHeart, Garbage In Garbage Out
- The Sin Eliminator
- Not Of This World - Professor Noodlebrane Skit
- Interview With Moses
- Professor Noodlebrane Skit - Lightware
- Professor Noodlebrane - Wiz-O-Matic
- The Case of the Soggy Shoes
- The Battle Against Your Prayer
- The Transformation
- The Barry Winger
- The Nuttiest Professor (Script)
- The Prayer of Jabez Skit
- The Reason for the Season
- Professor Noodlebrane - Night Vision
- What's Up With Easter?
- Dr. Mel Practice - The Brain Transplant
Family Devotions
- Empowering Kids: Family Devotions
- It Cost How Much? (Family Devotion)
- Just Do It! (Family Devotion)
- Words From the Heart (Family Devotion)
- 1,2,3--You're Out! (Family Devotion)
Fun Event Ideas
- Truth Travelers Go Begging
- Jubilation Jump Rope Camp
- Back to School Party
- Father/Daughter Cake Decorating Contest
- Kids Night Out
- Barefoot Olympics
- Special Summer Events
- Summer Reading Club
- Indoor Campout
- A Taste of Heaven
- Wacky Water Relays (event)
- Great Indoor/Outdoor Camping Adventure
- Get Wet Sunday
- Chip Crawl
- Kidnap Breakfast
- Kidnapping our 6th Graders
- Slime Offering Contest
- Biggest Birthday Party Ever
- Super Sunday Night
- Daily Survival Kit
- Back to School Blues
- Pajama Sunday
- Gigantic Banana Split Sundae
- 5th Sunday Family Service
Fundraising Ideas
- Rat Race
- Creative Fundraisers
- Spaghetti Luncheon and Pie Auction
- Eggs For Cash
- A Night with the Puppets
- Take A-Long Sunday
- Camp Fundraiser Idea
- Egg in the Face
- Egg Smash
- Splish Splash Back-2-School Bash
- Pennies!
- A Smashing Good Idea
Games
- Fun Game for Memorial Day Lesson
- 10 Commandments Memory Game
- Fishers of Men
- Lick and Stick
- Fruit Frenzy
- Bible Survival
- Polaroid Scavenger Hunt
- Preschoolers and Patience
- Musical Clothes
- 17 Just for Fun Games
- A Quiet Game
- Alphabet Scavenger Hunt
- Memory Verse Fun Cubes
- Creating Oversized Review Games
- Back to School Party
- A Teen Version of Musical Chairs
- Mary - Joseph - Angel Game
- Surprise Boulder Basketball
- Practical Advice for Group Games!
- The Lazarus Race
- Bible Challenge Game
- MEMORY GAME
- Back to School Ideas
- Road Trip Games/Activities
- Shapes Hokey Pokey
- A Whale of a Tail!
- Don't Fall in the Water
- Keep It Dry
- Grapefruit
- The Honey Award
- 38 Creative Activities To Do With Children
- Bible Book Challenge
Gospel Illusions
- What to Pray About - Lesson with Lota Bowl
- Prayer is Strength - Gospel Illusion
- A Smoother, More Convincing Way To Perform "King Of Hearts"
- A Smoother Way To Perform - Good Kids, Bad Kids
- MATCHSTICKS TO SQUARE
- Jesus Blood Will Wash Away Your Sin
- Sin In Your Heart (Paper Trick)
- Jesus Can Forgive You
- Be Ready
- Convinced Faith
- Follow the Leader
- Defeating Giants
- Crossing Over on Dry Ground
- Pick An Envelope
- Burning But Not Burned
- A Memory Feat
- Break in communication with God
- Needle through a balloon
- The Trinity
- The Best Love
- Called By God
- What Lasts Forever?
- Trinity using three unequal ropes
- King of Hearts illusion patter
- Just a Little Fun!
- Obedience Brings Success
Holidays
- Mother's Day Prayer Coupons. Younger child craft idea.
- Mother's Day Song
- Adopt-a-Grandparent
- Wacky Tacky Banquet
- Halloween Alternative
- How To Take The Hassle Out Of Directing A Children's Drama Or Musical
- Connecting Generations
- Festival of Nations
- The Reason for the Season
- Preschool Christmas Program Ideas
- An Easter Activity for use with a Parachute
- What is Christmas all about?
- Alternative costume party
How-To's
- Truth Travelers: Training God's Missionaries Today
- How to Take the Ho-Hum From Your Storytelling
- How to Have Inviting Meetings With Your Staff
- Enhancing Sunday School
- Participation
- Storage Ideas
- How To Build A Free Standing Blacklight Fixture
- Writing and Developing Scripts To Teach Spiritual Truths
- The Inexpensive Way To Have A $400 Puppet Stage
- Ventriloquism Basics
- How To Make A Collapsible PVC Puppet Stage
- How To Have A Large Presentation With Small Storage
- Balloons Can Enhance Your Lessons
- All About Trick Cartooning
- Adding Legs to Half Body Puppet
- Easy-to-Do Fall Festival
- How To Have A Fun and Exciting Holiday Party
- How To Create Your Own Christmas Musical
- Easy to do Halloween alternative
Juggling
Kid's Camp
- Jesus is the Way (One Way Jesus)
- Kids Summer Camp Planning
- Single Day Youth Camp
- Why Attend Church Camp?
Kid's Crusade
- Jesus is the Way (One Way Jesus)
- Children's Ministry or Entertainment?
- Its Harvest Time!
- Children's Evangelist: A Dying Breed
- Church Minded Vs. Kingdom Minded
- Planning Your Own Kid's Crusade
Leadership Insights
- Beyond Survival - An Overcoming Ministry
- Taking the Spiritual Temperature of Your Ministry
- Beyond Survival - Overcoming Failure and Weaknesses
- Children's Ministry and the Miraculous
- VBS Miracle
- Children's Ministry or Entertainment?
- Its Harvest Time!
- Are You An "Inspired" Children's Minister?
- Children's Evangelist: A Dying Breed
- Church Minded Vs. Kingdom Minded
- Are You A Hurting Children's Pastor?
- Empowering Kids: Family Devotions
- Hints About Flowing In The Supernatural
- If Nothing Changes, Nothing Changes!
- The Smile of a Child
- Doing Great Things
- Consider These Three Facts...
- Communicating the Love of God
- Sidewalk Sunday School
- Mission Statements
- Avoiding Burnout
- Developing A Child's Sense of Worship
- Pastoral Attitude
- Philosophy of Children's Ministry
- Special Needs
- Ways To Say 'Thank You'
- Fun Kid's Discipline Chart
- Children's Prayer Meetings
- The Spiritual Perception of a Child
- Attitude
- Excellence In Pastoring
- Prayer and Leadership
- Good Intentions Without Godly Interventions
- Unopened Packages
- Bus/Van Ministry Manual
- Counseling Children
- Discipline with Love
- “May I ask you a question?”
- Reaching the Learned
- Putting God First in Your Devotional Life
- How to Have Inviting Meetings With Your Staff
- What To Do When Overwhelmed With Problems
- Showing Children You Love Them
- Instant Messaging Ministry
- Participation
- Bridging the Adult/Child Gap
- Discipline In Bus Ministry
- Lack of Volunteers
- Children's Church Name Ideas
- The X,Y,Z’s of Children’s Ministry
- Teaching Children to Give
- Listening To God (Teaching Prayer)
- God of the Incredible
- Revival is Waiting for the Sound of Your Voice
- Priorities For Planning A Service
- Getting Children To Pray In Public
- A Lesson Learned From The Bible's ONLY Children's Pastor
- Exhortation for the New Year
- Top Ten Ways To Make Your Children's Ministry A Safe Place
- Developing a Theme
- Team Ministry (pt. 2)
- Maintaining Attention & Alleviating Discipline Problems
- Practical Advice for Group Games!
- Can Puppets Preach?
- Recruiting And Support
- Shepherd or Sheepherder
- Team Ministry (pt. 1)
- Persecuting God?
- Caught Being Good
- Respecting God's House (Respect and Discipline)
- Background Checks
- Clowning From The Heart
- Children's Prayer Meetings
- Why Use Gospel Illusions
Nursery Helps
Object Lessons
- Jesus is the Way (One Way Jesus)
- Drawn to the Light
- Doers of the Word
- Prayer is Talking and Listening
- Strength From Being Together
- Teaching the Story of Lazarus Using a Dead Fish
- The Trinity
- Rooted in God's Word
- The Eruption of God's Spirit
- Refrigerator Worship
- Just A Part
- Jesus Washes Away Our Sin
- 5 Fingers of Prayer
- The Love Letter (Tithing)
- Following God's Voice
- The Onion
- Easter / Salvation Object Lesson
- No Babbling in Prayer
- Jesus is the Light of the World
- Receiving Jesus
- Let's Work Together in God's Strength
- Real Faith
- God's Provision
- Sweet Treats (Preschool Object Lesson)
- Box of Sin
- How's Your Heart?
- Ascension of Jesus
- Sweet Sweet Cooperation
- Be All You Can Be
- One Pancake, Many Ingredients
- Can You Hear Me Now? Good!
- Life is Like a Box of Crayons (Back-to-School)
- Satan is even in the FUN times
- God's Guidance
- Fishers of Men
- Plop Plop Fizz Fizz
- Miracles
- Standing Up Under Pressure
- When Time Runs Out
- Being Filled with the Holy Spirit
- Staying in the Centre of God's Will
- When all else fails......
- Little Sins Grow Bigger
- Driving the Point Home
- This Is Your Life
- Salvation Cups
- What Will Burn and What Will Not
- The Christmas Tree
- Hide Jesus
- Where He Leads I Will Follow
- God Hears
- Say 'Yes' to What God Asks
- Worshipping God
- Prayers
- God is With Us
- Good Eggs, Bad Eggs
- Following Directions
- Obedience
- Actions!
- Jesus Loves All
- Salvation Explanation
- God Protects
- God Knows
- Families
- Jesus Came To Serve
- Love at All Times
- Bless God
- Thankful For Our Leaders
- Honesty
- Happiness
- God's protection (Blow paper into bottle)
- School Supplies
- Straight and Crooked Roads
- Am I Showing Thankfulness?
- Coveting Creates Unthankfulness
- Church Potatoes
- Look For The Light
- And Be Thankful
- Tithing
- Giving God Leftovers?
- Two-Faced
- Grudges
- Gifts
- Not Ashamed
- Ready or Not
- The Best Gift
- God's Hand In Our Lives
- Out of the Overflow of the Heart (Worship Lesson)
- Giving God Leftovers? (Worship Object Lesson)
- You Get Out What You Put In
- Giving A Praise Report
- Idolatry / Commandment Two
- Compromise
- Having a Heart for God
- THUMBTHING SPECIAL FOR CHRISTMAS
Other
- Mother's Day Song
- Truth Travelers: Training God's Missionaries Today
- VBS Miracle
- Teaching the Story of Lazarus Using a Dead Fish
- Monthly Themes
- Teacher Appreciation Sunday
- There's A Hole In The Bottom Of The Sea
- Time Fillers
- Special Baskets
- The Honey Reward
- Making New Kids Feel Welcome
- Rewards go along way!
- Bus/Van Ministry Manual
- Robot Offering Contest
- Utilizing Teens in Ministry
- Using Acronyms For Your Themes
- Back To School Survival Kit
- Spike Gets A Brand New Heart
- Background Checks
- Prayer Book
Outreach Ideas
- Truth Travelers Go Begging
- Truth Travelers: Training God's Missionaries Today
- Its Harvest Time!
- Jubilation Jump Rope Camp
- Back To Basics (Family Service)
- Kid's Playfest
- The Word of the Day!
- Increasing Sunday School Enrollment
- Gift For Your Enemy
- Stuff-A-Van Sunday
- Mission Possible
- Helping Hands Parties
- Living Water
- Single Day Youth Camp
- Ideas for Special Events (especially in a megachurch setting)
- Creating Special Events
- Let Your Light Shine
- A Night with Puppets
- Helping Hand Parties
- Easy-to-Do Fall Festival
Prayer Times
- Forgiveness Thoughts
- Prayer and Protection
- God Sees Your Need
- My Unformed Body
- God Forgives Us
- Helping
- Showing Love
- Obedience--Whether We Like it or Not
- Repenting of Unkindness
- God Is Our Friend
- Honesty
- Smile!
- Do You Trust God?
- Listening to God
- Families
- Saying 'Yes' to God
- Enemies
- Seeking God's Direction
- God's Promises
- Knowing God Changes Me
- Faithfulness During Tragic Times
- Children's Prayer Meetings
- Obedience vs. Feelings
Preschool Helps
- Clean Up
- 40+ Preschool Activities
- Preschool Instant Lesson: Creation
- Preschool Instant Lesson: Noah's Ark
- Preschool Instant Lesson: Tower of Babel
- Preschool Instant Lesson: Abraham & Sarah
- Preschool Instant Lesson: Joseph's Coat
- The Things You Can Do With M&Ms!
- Popcorn Surprise
- Preschool Instant Lesson 6: Moses is the Leader
- Preschool Instant Lesson 7: Joshua & the Battle of Jericho
- Preschool Instant Lesson: Samson, the Strong Man
- Preschool Instant Lesson: Ruth & Boaz, a Real Love Story
- Preschool Instant Lesson: Hannah Has a Baby
- Preschool Instant Lesson: A Giant Story!
- Preschool Instant Lesson: David & Jonathon, Best Friends
- Preschool Instant Lesson: Solomon Gets His Wish
- Preschool Instant Lesson: Little King Josiah
- Preschool Instant Lesson: Jonah Tries to Hide
- Preschool Instant Lesson: Jesus' Baptism
- Preschool Instant Lesson: Hungry Lions
- Preschool Instant Lesson: What A Catch!
- Preschool Instant Lesson: Little Boy Jesus Lost
- Preschool Instant Lesson: Picnic Time
- Preschool Instant Lesson: Elijah and the Ravens
- Preschoolers and Patience
- Jesus Loves the Unloved
- Preschool Christmas Program Ideas
- Shapes Hokey Pokey
- Memorable Balloon Story of Jonah and the Fish. (Preschool)
- Preschool Instant Lesson: Good Samaritan
Puppet Events
Puppet Skits
- Doers of the Word
- Sir Lostalot and the Armor of God (skit)
- Creating Dynamic Puppet Scripts
- Memorizing Philippians 4:8 thru Puppetry
- How do you get to Heaven ?
- Island Adventure - Fruits of the Spirit
- Island Adventure - Gentleness/Self-Control
- Island Adventure - Faithfulness
- Island Adventure - Kindness/Goodness
- Island Adventure - Peace/Patience
- Island Adventure - Love/Joy
- Choices / Following Directions
- Mercy - 2 Puppet Skit
- Born Again - 2 Puppet Skit
- Pigs forgive too!
- The Barry Winger
- The Nuttiest Professor (Script)
- Baptism Madness
- Greater Is He
- Missing What? Oh a Family! (need family to celebrate)
- The Rules
- God's Hand In Our Lives
- Following God's Rules
- The Prayer of Jabez Skit
- Let Your Light Shine
- The Lost Hamster
- Fisher of Kids
- The Christian Olympics
- What is Christmas all about?

