Here’s wishing you a Blessed Christmas!
A lot of youth workers and people from all walks of life have been asking me for a very comprehensive Christmas Party Checklist in PDF format that they could immediately download and use to plan their Christmas Parties right away. At this time of the year there are office Christmas Parties, School Christmas Parties, …
Christmas is just around the corner… Have you prepared for your youth Christmas Party yet?
If you don’t get things moving well in advance, instead of enjoying the Christmas Vacation with the youth, you could end up being totally stressed and miss valuable opportunities to impact their lives and those of their friends and families.
So here’s a Youth Christmas …
Creative Youth Ideas Christmas Collection!
All the Christmas ideas are in our easy-to-read format. There’s a searchable index, an intuitive contents page, detailed descriptions of the games, ideas, and activities, re-printable worksheets for some of the more complicated ideas, and over 200 ideas in total!
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The sleigh was all packed, the reindeer were fed,
But Santa still knelt by the side of the bed.
“Dear Father,” he prayed “Be with me tonight.
There’s much work to do and my schedule is tight.
I must jump in my sleigh and streak through the sky,
Knowing full well that a reindeer can’t fly.
I will …
Scripture: Luke 2:1-5, 52
Although God was the real Father of Jesus, Jesus also needed an earthly “stepfather.”
God needed a godly man to take the responsibility to raise Jesus in the right way. He fulfilled the demands of his society as he went to his own town to register in a census. He worked in order to feed and …
I enter the home of poverty and cause
pale-faced children to open wide
their eyes in wonder.
I cause the aged to remember
their youth… and to laugh.
I cause eager feet to climb dark stairways
with filled baskets, leaving behind hearts
amazed at the goodness of the world.
I cause the prodigal to pause and
send to an anxious …
by Bob Perks
This holiday season I have been on a special mission.
I call it “In search of the Waltons at Christmas.”
So many people seem to be struggling this year
with family relationships. I have overheard them in the
malls and department stores.
“Well, I’m not spending much on him this year. I don’t
even like him. I’m …
Scripture: Revelation 22:13
As we look forward to the excitement of Christmas in a child’s eyes, this is also a time to look back and reflect on the meaning of Christmas, as it has developed over the years.
I think Rev. 22:I3, some of the last words attributed to Jesus, seem to say it all. Before anything began,
Jesus was …
Scripture: Zechariah 2:10
“Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion; for lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord.”
What a wonderful promise we are reminded of each Christmas!
For we know that God, through Christ, has come and is coming again to establish his Kingdom on Earth.
Christmas is truly a joyous …
Scripture: Micah 5:2,4-5
In Joshua I5, the cities of the land were divided among the tribes of Israel. Bethlehem, however, was too small and insignificant to be mentioned. Although it was “too little to be among the clans,” God selected it to hold the honor of being the birthplace of the Messiah.
God demonstrates his use of the weak and …