If you saddled your six-legged droozle and rode
Toward the north, at a gallop, until you hit snow,
(And we all know a six-legged droozle can scoot
At one hundred and twenty when you give it the boot)
Anyway, on your droozle, you’d finally arrive
At a hamlet called Nazareth–this town has survived
Since the time that the Romans ruled …
While the use of holly is rooted in pagan lore, many Christian legends have developed over the centuries to the point that it is now linked with Christmas. In some parts of Britain holly was formerly referred to merely as Christmas, and in pre-Victorian times ‘Christmas trees’ meant holly bushes. Even so, “Decking the Halls with Boughs of Holly” is …
For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, God has a positive answer for it.
You say:”It’s impossible”
God says: All things are possible (Luke 18:27)
You say: “I’m too tired”
God says: I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28-30)
You say: “Nobody really loves me”
God says: I love you (John 3:16 & John 13:34)
You …
“So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work, Frodo, than the will of evil. Bilbo was meant to find the ring. In which case you also were meant …
So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life -your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life – and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God wants you to do it the best thing you can do for Him. Romans 12v1 (The Message)
Last Sunday, Pastor exalted us to rise up
Activity
Ask the kids if the following people need to be saved?
First, only say the first half… then after a dramatic pause, and perhaps some “no’s” from the audience, add the second half! (Works great drawing it on a whiteboard too!)
1. Guy swimming in the ocean?
(no?) add a shark!
2. Girl driving in car?
(no?) add a …
What is an Object Lesson?
An object lesson is the use of objects – insects, fruits, vegetables, animals, coins, thermometers, tools, weapons – to teach intellectual and spiritual truths. More than just a visual, an object lesson draws a truth from something you are showing or doing. Real objects, places and happenings can make learning come alive for children, youth, …
Materials
Egg timer, stop watch, alarm clock, wall clock, a metronome and anything else used to tell time.
Begin with some questions:
What are some things you really would like to have, but don’t have yet?
What are some things you would like to do, but haven’t done yet?
Where are some places you would like to go, but haven’t …
Activity
If you can obtain a puppet or two, bring them to your class. Using paper lunch sacks, or socks, provide children with materials to make puppets of their own. Have children design and name their puppets. You might give them a couple of stories to act out with their puppets. Another options is to have the children each make …
Materials
Give a clear marble to each student and ask them to look through it. The image of whatever they are looking at will be upside down.
Use this to introduce Romans 12:2—”Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
Our faith can cause us to turn the things of the world …