The Pastor Said What?

Tomorrow's sermon is from Romans 13;12 -14

12 The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.

The sermon doesn't focus on verse 13 but it is part of the message.

Now, parents of 4th and 5th graders, I don't want you to freak out.  I want you to read these two personal stories about Josiah and me.  I genuinely believe God provided these two talking points to help me have TWO examples to share with you about talking with your child about sex.

Story One:

Earlier this week, Josiah is reading the book Shaken by Tim Tebow.  It is book about going through challenging times.  The book contains stories of many different people's struggles in life.  As Josiah was reading he came across the word "molested" and asked me what that means.  Josiah and I have already talked about fundamental character qualities and facts about puberty.

We talk about God's special design for sex between and husband and wife, not a mom and dad OR a man and woman.  What happened in the story from the book is that someone took this very special thing and corrupted it and used it in a way that was wrong and sinful.

Story Two:  

This morning Josiah and I went to The Daughter Project breakfast fundraiser.  On the way there we talked about what sex trafficking was.  Once again, we had already talked about sex at an appropriate level for him.  So my conversation about the Daughter Project and sex trafficking was basically this: 

Sex trafficking is when sinful people take what God has designed as a special thing between a husband and wife and twist it and use it for profit. 

If you haven't had the talk with your son or daughter yet, I would encourage you to check out the resources that have been posted on this blog related to The Talk.  Click HERE.

If you need some help talking to your kids about the text and specifically orgies and sexual immorality, think basics.  

The sermon text contrast light and darkness.  God's design and Man's sinfulness.

"Orgies and Drunkenness" are people's attempts to check out of the realities of life. 

"Sexual immorality and sensuality" are perversions (twistings) of what God made for human order and flourishing. 

I know when topics like these come it in church it is easy to think that we need to shield our kids from these words and topics.

But I always come back to the fact that I would RATHER have my kids hear these words and topics under my instruction or in the church building where they are talked about Biblically THAN hearing their friends or Hollywood telling my kids about these topics.  

On a Final Note:
For the IMPACT service tonight, we are going to have something for the kids up through 5th grade.  The biggest reason for this is because Pastor Duke is going to take a couple of minutes to talk through the child/teen protection policy.   While we believe the sermon on Sunday morning will help them pursue holiness, we also don't believe they need to be part of the update and potential discussion in the evening service.

Growing a Passion for Prayer in Your Family!

For more Kids in Church info and resources, 
go to http://ekidzministry.blogspot.com/p/kids-in-church.html

This Sunday is a Kids in Church Sunday.
Ken Rudolph will be preaching from Nehemiah 1 and 2:8.
The title of sermon is "Four Passions the Church Must Pursue for God's Hand to be upon Missions."

We need a passion
  for lost people
  for laboring prayer
  for virtuous faith
  to be used by God

You can use each of these passions as talking points.  Here are some ways to talk about the first two.  On Sunday afternoon there will be a post about the last two.

A passion for lost people - 

• Make sure your child understands what it means to be lost and saved.
• Talk to your child about their own salvation.  HERE is a recent post about talking to your child about salvation.  HERE is the pdf version of a great booklet on How to Lead Your Child to Christ. 
• Who are people in our family, neighborhood and life that need to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior?  

A passion for laboring prayer

Here is a family night devotional and activity to build on the sermon and the 2nd point, laboring prayer:  You can get the pdf of this by clicking HERE. 

Read Nehemiah 1 

QUESTIONS:

• Why was Nehemiah so disturbed?

• What was his response to his trouble?

• What are the different parts of Nehemiah's prayer?  (Adoration of God; Confession of sin; confession of truth - reminder of God's promise and His faithfulness; request)

• How did God answer Nehemiah's prayer?

• Why did Nehemiah find favor in the king's eyes?  (See verse 8)  Read Proverbs 21:1.  How does the story of Nehemiah show the truth of this verse?

• What does this story tell you about how God's children should respond to problems?  What does this story tell you about our need for God?

• Do you stop to pray from time to time during your day?  Is the Lord continually in your mind and heart?  How is this shown in your life?

• How can you remember to pray constantly?

ACTIVITY: 

Review your day.  Talk about the times when you could (should?) have stopped to pray.  You may want mom or day to review the day first.  Then play a game having one person review his day, the others yelling "STOP" at time when it would have been good to stop and pray.

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY:  

Have everyone take a ride in the car to look for stop signs.  Every time you find a stop sign, someone in the family can tell about something you can "stop" to pray about.  Then pray together about that concern.  Remember that prayer can be praise (adoration), thanksgiving, confession or requests.

OPTIONAL: 

Make a prayer reminder that looks like a stop sign.  Write:  STOP - PRAY on it.  This can be kept in your pocket, attached to your keys, hung on your purse, etc.  (any place it can be a reminder).

Young Peacemakers!

Pastor Duke is planning to refer to the book The Peacemaker by Ken Sande.
There is a Peacemaker book for kids called The Young Peacemaker

There are some great resources to talk with your kids about handling conflict.
You can check out these resources at peacemaker.net/young-peacemaker/
Twelve Key Principles for Young Peacemakers
Slippery Slope
The Five A's of Confession.
Four Promises of Forgiveness

Vengeance is mine says the Lord!!

This week (February 19) is Kids In Church Sunday. 
For more general information about why we do Kids In Church Sundays, click HERE
Check back later this weekend for more tips related to this Sunday's message and the kids.
The message is from Romans 12:17-21.
Let me make this very "family" practical for you...

How many parents have heard this statement "Well they did it first!!"  If you have heard this, then this passage is for them  

More notes will be available at ekidzministry.com when the sermon notes are made available.  Here are some things to help you prepare your child for Sunday.

This week's passage:

17 Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” 20 To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Connection points between this week's message and recent EKIDZ lessons.

Over the last couple of weeks the kids have been talking about how David respected King Saul even though David had been anointed king by Samuel.
David patiently waited on God.
Here are some questions to ask...

• Why did David treat King Saul the way he did?
• How did David model Romans 12:17-19?
• What are some wrong responses when you are wronged?
• What are some right responses when you are wronged?

Some additional resources for you to check out:

https://bible.org/seriespage/lesson-87-doing-right-when-you-re-wronged-romans-1217-21

3 Really Important Talks You Must Have With Children

You may be thinking "I was nervous enough about the ONE 'talk' I needed to have.  Now you tell me there are THREE!!"

Yes, three talks but here is something really important to remember about these talks.
They are not "one and done" types of talks.   They are ongoing talks and we want to provide resources for you to have each of these conversations with your children.  

We are going to take part of our next three parenting classes to go through each of these topics.  We will provide you with some great resources and talking points each week.

These topics are for any one who wants to help their child or children grow in their relationship with God and Jesus Christ.

• Talk about Salvation, which we will be talking about on January 8th in our parenting class.

Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart by J.D. Grearr
How to Lead Your Child to Christ by Nancy Machowski

• Talk about Worship, which we will be talking about January 15th in our parenting class.

Ten Unexpected Man-Centered Causes of Family Tension by Sam Crabtree
Family Worship by Donald S. Whitney

• Talk about Relationships and Sexuality, which we will be talking about on January 22nd in our parenting class.

Time for the Talk by Zollos

Samson & Romans 11: Kids ALMOST in Church!

Yesterday's EKIDZ lesson was the judge Samson.
During the 1st - 3rd grade Children's Church time, we watched most of Pastor Casey's sermon and then connected the sermon with Samson with the word PARADOX!

The kids did a great job of taking notes using the ABC method, which I recommend using when your kids are in church with you. 

Here are some of the words from the notes.

The Israelites & Samson

Click HERE for a good explanation of this week's Bible leasson!

The Israelites and Samson were blessed by God in amazing ways!
Yet  both became full of PRIDE instead of PRAISE!

During these ALMOST in Church Sundays, we make an effort to help
the kids learn how to listen, take notes and apply Sunday's sermon.

In the children's chapel we will sometimes mute the sermon to explain difficult ideas.  For example, during yesterday's sermon we explained the hardened hearts of the Israelites by using three children.
One child represented the Israelites.
The second child represented the Gentiles.
The third child represented God.

God gave the first child so many amazing blessings.  Many of these blessings and others went not only to the Israelites but also to the Jews.  

Instead of praising God, they became prideful.    

Because of their hard, prideful hearts, God chose to bless all of the nations just as He promised Abraham through Jesus.  At the same time, He is one day going to fulfill all of His promises to Israel because He is faithful.

 the parents develop tools to help their family (adults and children) worship together on Kids In Church Sundays and beyond those scheduled times.

We post many different resources to help parents lead their families.

The PARADOX is the life blessed by God lived in a self-centered way. 
Don't live this way!!

An activity we started and you can continue on your own is a blessing list!

1. List blessings in your life.
2. Talk about what using these blessing for yourself and your own glory would look like.
3. Talk about what using these blessing for God and His glory would look like.

For example

1. Food
2. Selfishly get the biggest piece, not sharing, arguing about why you can't have more.  
3. Sharing with others at family meals, through Groceries for life and many other ways.

Then begin to make this connection...
A thankful life is a life filled with praise.
A selfish life needs to be repented of. 

Call Upon the Lord - Kids in church notes

One of the listening tips we share with families is listening for words or ideas that start with each letter of the alphabet.  Below are some of the words I heard in the message.  Italicized words are one I came up with after the message and based on the message. 

Attempts at law keeping

Believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead

Character

Descend
E

From the dead (talk about the fact that God raised Jesus from the dead)

Guilty

Heaven

Isaiah 64:4/Incarnation

Jesus

King Jesus is worthy of praise.

Law

Moses 

Need Jesus

Offended God

Purchase

Righteousness / Resurrection

Satisfy God's law

T

U
V

Work / Whole Gospel

X
Your heart / Your mouth
Zoo

Be an Active Sermon Listener

In this post there are some specific helps for this Sunday's sermon and some general helps for any Sunday.

SPECIFIC HELPS FOR THIS SUNDAY

• Read: Romans 10:4-13 together before Sunday.  Read through it a couple of times.
• Illustration Discussion:  What needs to happen for someone to get into a zoo or amusement park?  What needs to happen before your answer to the last question?  (For example:  someone needs to buy a ticket or pass.  What needs to happen so a ticket can be bought? and so on.)
• Draw:  Have your child use the back of the sermon note page to draw a picture.  Here is an example.

• Listen:  Listen for, think about and talk about these three words and how they are related
• Righteousness
• Incarnation
• Resurrection
• Think:  Think about and write down ACTION words
• What does God do?
• What does Jesus do?
• What should man do?

GENERAL HELPS FOR ANY SUNDAY

Help Your Child Become an Active Sermon Listener from Children Desiring God  - Click HERE for free brochure.

Help your child to focus on the sermon by quietly whispering instructions to him (i.e. “Listen to this story”, “Can you draw a picture of...”) This is not a time of long instruction, but just very short statements to focus his attention. It is also not a time for your child to whisper back to you. Encourage a younger child to listen to the sermon and to draw a picture of something from the sermon. This should not be seen as a time for doodling, but for active listening. If your child is very young and has a hard time sitting for a long time, after he has listened to the sermon for a while, you may want to let your child look at small, non-distracting Bible storybooks. 

As your child gets older and learns to write, model for him how to take simple notes. Let him copy your notes at first; eventually encourage him to take his own notes. For notetaking, use a My Church Notebook from Children Desiring God or a spiral notebook that is specifically for Sundays. 

Put together a tote bag for your child to use specifically in church. Inside you may want to include some of the following items: small Bible storybooks, a pad of paper or notebook, the Fighter Verses Coloring Book or other Bible story coloring books, and Crayola Twistable™ crayons or colored pencils. 

UPWARD uniform & Kids in Church!

This Sunday's ministry spotlight is UPWARD basketball!
If you and/or your child were involved in UPWARD as a player or coach, plan to wear your UPWARD shirts to church this Sunday.

Sign ups for players are going on now at upwardintoledo.com

It is also a Kids In Church Sunday!
There are some general resources HERE and there will be more specific resources for this Sunday later.



Why do we do Kids in Church Sundays and UPWARD basketball?
We want to help families learn how to
WORSHIP TOGETHER FOR GOD'S GLORY with the church (Kids In Church).  Check out other Kids in Church post on this blog.  There a lot of helpful resources.
PLAYING SPORTS FOR GOD'S GLORY (UPWARD basketball)

We also realize that UPWARD has given us a great opportunity to reach out to the community.

To do this ministry well, we need a team of volunteers.

• prayer partners to pray for the different aspects of the game.
• evaluation helpers to help with various stations at least one of our three evaluations times (Wednesday, December 7; Saturday, December 10; Wednesday, December 14)
• coaches to work weekly with the children and families playing UPWARD January through March
• referees to work an hour or more during Saturday game days in February and March
• concession stand workers to work different shifts  on Saturday game days in February and March
• game day hosts to help with meeting/greeting/directing parents and players on Saturday game days in February and March.  Additional help could be used with announcements and clean up 
• practice day hosts to help on either Monday or Wednesday night practice times.  This would involve meeting/greeting/directing/connecting with  parents and players during practice times.

My Child Is Not Able to Sit Still - KIDS IN CHURCH

Today is the third kids in church post
Sunday I posted a response to the statement my child doesn't get anything from being in church - which addresses purpose.
Yesterday I posted a response to the statement the content is sometimes more mature than we would like our child to hear - which addresses content.

Today I want to respond to the statement my child is not able to sit still for that long - which addresses training.

The 8 Tips guide that went home with 1st through 5th graders this Sunday has some great suggestions.  Here are a couple of them.  learn

3. WALK YOUR CHILD THROUGH THE SERVICE BEFORE IT STARTS!! 

Look over the bulletin or service details online; point out what will be happening and how your child can participate. This may mean teaching him a refrain of a responsive reading or teaching him a phrase from a song or chorus and asking him to listen for it. Pray with your child before the service starts.

 4.  ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILD TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SERVICE! 

By teaching your child hymns and worship songs at home he will be able to participate in the service.  If he cannot learn the whole song, teach him the refrain and signal to him when it is time to sing the part he knows.  Encourage your child to sit and to stand at the appropriate times, to clap when appropriate, etc.  Have your child bring an offering and place it in the plate.

Click HERE for all EIGHT Tips for Helping Your Child Worship.\

Click HERE for "Strategies for Engaging Children in the Worship Service.

Click HERE for Parenting in the Pew Resources  (Keeping Them Quiet, Keeping Them Involved, Helping Them Worship)

Parental Guidance Needed - KIDS IN CHURCH

Yesterday I responded to one of the reasons I have heard regarding not having children in church -  my child doesn't get anything from being in church.
If you didn't read that post, click HERE.

Today I wanted to take some time to respond to another reason.
The content is sometimes more mature than we would like our child to hear.

In my opinion, this is the most challenging of the three oppositions.  So I want to be careful in answering it.  

In a service that is not geared towards children there are words and ideas that come up that kids will have questions about and parents don't know how to answer.
There are the realities of sin in our world that need to be addressed in sermons:  pornography, homosexuality, same sex marriage, sex-trafficking and others.
There are God-given gifts that are not easy to talk about with young children:  sex in the context of marriage. 

First of all, when we have had messages that focus on topics like homosexuality, we have our regular children's church program through 3rd grade and we have added an optional class for 4th and 5th graders.  

Now here comes the challenging part.  Please read through to the end.

I have read in several places that the appropriate time for a parent to start talking with their child about sex is "younger than you think."  Our culture is becoming more and more sexualized.  Magazines in the supermarket.  Commercials at the most unexpected times.  Conversations with friends at school.  And in many cases these are not the messages we want our children to know.  
Would you rather have a conversation with your son or daughter about same sex marriage after the pastor at church mentions it during a Biblical sermon or after your son hear about on the playground or through a TV clip hears in passing?

Here is a section from Time for the Talk by Steve Zollos

Growing up has never been easy, not for boys. For many of you fathers reading this book, fistfights, police chases, and broken hearts seemed to be waiting around every corner during your teen years—but the world we see today isn’t the world you grew up in. Not even close. Back then there was at least some protection from the dirt of the world. Today, a boy steps off the school bus and into a place you and I never conceived of in our youth. Gangs, drugs, shootings, condoms, sex, pornography, and perversion are everywhere. Worst of all, it’s largely accepted, tolerated, or condoned by those in authority.  

Oh, so your son is in private school? Or he’s home-schooled? Do you really think that makes things different for him? Maybe a little bit, but don’t let that give you a false sense of security. That young man still lives in a world hugely more seductive and radically more damaging than the one you knew at his age. Have you listened to his music lately? Have you taken a walk around your neighborhood? Do you have any idea what a typical group of young people talks about in private? Have you heard the language, seen the actions, and understood the values being promoted on movie, television, videogames, computer, and cell phone screens? In the time that you’ve been on the internet, have you seen things that you would never want your son to see, even accidentally? How much more time does he spend online than you? With all of this talk about the trouble in this world, let's remember that our hope is in God.

He has given what we need to live for His glory.  Jesus.  The Holy Spirit.  The Word of God. The church.  Biblical sermons.

Let's help our kids find their hope in God.

My child doesn't get anything from being in the service - KIDS IN CHURCH

Over the next three days it is my prayer that I can use these KIDS IN CHURCH posts to help educate families on the reasons for and importance of our KIDS IN CHURCH Sundays.

The first reason I have heard for not having children in church is
my child doesn't get anything from being in church.

REMEMBER:  Children are learning more than we think they are.

Think about each of these...

1. Don't think "my child needs to get/understand EVERYTHING."  Instead think "my child needs to get/understand SOMETHING."  Ask your child "What is one thing you learned or were reminded of in today's sermon?"
2. Let me remind you of two things your child "gets" every single time they are with you in the service.  First and most importantly, they get to see you, their parent or grandparent or spiritual mentor worshiping God in song, opening the Bible, attentively listening to the pastor preach.  Second, they get to see a pastor proclaim God's Word through preaching.

Here is an 11 minutes podcast about Kids in Church
http://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/should-children-sit-through-big-church
A quote from this podcast:  "The aim is that the children catch the passion for worshiping God by watching mom and dad enjoy God week after week. What would be the impact if, for twelve years, the children saw dad with his face in his hands praying during the prelude to worship? What would be the impact if they saw mom and dad beaming with joy in singing the praises of God?"

Here is a great, 6o minute seminar about Kids in Church

ekidzministry.blogspot.com/2016/08/let-children-come-to-me-kids-in-church.html

Another Kids Almost in Church Sunday!

Much of this post is from a previous post about Kids Almost in Church

Tomorrow is a Kids Almost in Church Sunday.  This is our second one of these Sundays for the 1st through 3rd graders.

What does almost in church mean?
Every Sunday children gather with the Church, the body of believers even if they are not in the auditorium.


But this Sunday is a training time for the kids.
We will be watching the sermon in the back.  I will help the kids learn how to listen and take notes during Pastor Duke's sermon.

You and your family are more than welcome to come back to the children's chapel and watch the sermon with us. 
OR you can have your child sit with you during the service in the auditorium.
Actually, I would strongly encourage you to either 
come back and watch the sermon with your child and the rest of us
OR have your child sit with you in the auditorium.

This will be helpful for your child in his/her active participation in the sermon and for you parenting and discipling. 
We will go over some very practical ways for your child to be actively involved in the sermons.
We will talk about some of the specific points from this upcoming Sunday's message.

1. A major part of our EKIDZ ministry is helping children understand their role in our church.  We don't want to entertain and babysit children until they are a certain age.  We want remind children that if they have been saved by grace they are part of the His church.
2. This Sunday is a great time to begin training them and continue training the others on how to be appropriately and actively involved in a Sunday service.

As usual we will be in the service during the music and announcements.

Know that it is our goal to help you disciple your child or children. 
That is why we do the things we do.

Here is a great post about dad's and singing - Dad Enough to Sing

Kids in Church! - Questions are for more than gathering information!

Pastor Duke will be preaching from Romans 8:31-34 this Sunday, which is a Kids in Church Sunday!

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?  He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?  Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies.  Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.



8 Tips for Helping Your Children Worship!  Click HERE for more about each of these tips.

1. Be prepared for worship.
2. Be a role model for your children.
3. Walk your child through the service before it starts.
4. Pray for your child.
5. Encourage your child to participate in the service.
6. Help your child become an active sermon listener.
7. Stretch your child's ability to sit still and be attentive.
8. Talk about the service on the way home.

Pastor Duke's notes with some EKIDZ helps will be posted later today or tomorrow.

Here are a couple of helps specific to Romans 8:31 - 39.

First, talk about the questions we ask.

• Questions are usually asked to get information.  You can play 20 questions with your family.
• Sometimes questions are asked to make a point.  An example of this when someone asks questions like "Are you really going to wear that outside this house?"  The person asking doesn't want to know your answer.  They are trying to tell you "Please, don't wear that outfit today."  The question in Romans 8:31 "If God is for us, who can be against us?" is asked to remind us that no one can successfully be against those who trust in the Lord.  Who can make an accusation stick?  Because as we learned earlier, God is working all things for his glory and our good.

Several video resources for you...

Here is a video explanation of Romans 8:31 -32 for you to watch so that you can explain the passage to your children.  You will want to watch the video before show it to your children.  



Click HERE for verses 33 and 34.

Here is a preview of song that will help you and your child focus on Romans 8:31 - 39.
To hear the whole song, click HERE

Here is a song from Rend Collective about the theme of Romans 8:31 - 39.

Helping Children Benefit From the Sermon

Posted at www.churchleaders.com
By Erik Raymond

As a pastor I often get the question, “Do you have any advice for helping my kids to benefit from the sermon?”

This is a question that I really appreciate because it recognizes the importance of the preaching of the Word of God and our reception of it. It recognizes that even the children are to hear and, to best of their ability, understand what is being preached.

What follows are some things that I have done as a Dad and also as a pastor.

Parents Before the Sermon

Read the passage as a family before Sunday morning. This is easy and so very important. They hear the passage read by Dad or Mom and see your commitment to the Word of God. This goes further than you can imagine.

• Ask and answer questions about the passage. As you read it ask questions that help them to see connections and other important features.
• Highlight key themes.
• Make particular notes about the context. A good study Bible is helpful here (my favorite).

Pray for the pastor and those who will gather in the morning. After reading take some time to pray for the pastor and the service. Beg God to showcase the beauty of Christ and strengthen people’s confidence in the Bible.
Ask the kids (especially the little one) to listen for one key point. If they can hear one thing and really get it, then you are winning.
Pray before you leave the car. After driving to church take a brief moment to pray as a family. Pray that you would hear, heed and love God’s Word.

Parents During the Sermon

It is very important to not only train your kids to sit “still and quiet” but also to be attentive to the preaching of the Bible. As parents we don’t simply want well-behaved quiet kids but rather Bible-loving, gospel-saturated, promise-claiming, world-changing kids. This starts with preaching.

• Provide the kids with paper, pencil and a Bible.
• Restate important things during the sermon.
• Point to verses in their Bible.
• Smile—don’t just give them the stink-eye. It’s not a root-canal!
• Be engaged yourself. You undo all of your work if you are nodding off or checking Facebook or the scores of the game.

Parents After the Sermon

• Look at their notes (or doodles).
• Ask follow-up questions.
• Help to make personal application.
• Pray for gospel growth.

Let the Children Come to Me! Kids in Church!!

This hour long seminar explains some of the why we
  have the 1st - 3rd graders in the beginning of the service
  do Kids in Church Sundays a couple of times a quarter 
and 
  encourage parents to have their children sit with them in the service.

If you cannot listen to the whole hour, I want to encourage you to start at the 44 minute mark and listen to the end.

Why should children participate when the church gathers for worship?

1. There is spiritual benefit for children who participate in the worship service.
2. It involves children in the most central, most regular, most valuable and most corporate activity of the church.
3. It provides children with an intergenerational experience and thus the opportunity to be influenced and benefit from the example of others especially their parents.
4. It facilitates the discipleship of our children.

pdf of the "Let the Children Come to Me in 

Strategies for Engaging Children in the Worship Service

This seminar gives strategies for churches and parents to have their children in church.












We will be offering Shepherding a Child's Heart this winter.

The Alphabet and Resources!

Here is the alphabet - A to Z.

Ascended
Beginning
Christ
Dead
Enjoy God
Fighter Verses
God
Holy Spirit
Independence
Jesus
King
Life
Mediator
Need
One God/One Mediator/One Way to Live
Priesthood
Question
Repent
Sacrifice
Treasure
Unconquerable love / Utter Dependence
Vaporized
Washington D.C.
Xenophobic
Y
Zealous

Prayer:Pray because you treasure Christ.
www.emmanuelbaptist.com/category/prayer/

Parents & Kids:

Parent because you treasure Christ. 

Parent because you want to help your children treasure Christ.

Serve because you want to help parents and kids treasure Christ.

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Bible Teaching Hour:

Learn how to treasure Christ more.

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Soul Care:

Encourage one another to treasure Christ.

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Social Media

Communicate to others that you treasure Christ

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Our church

Do not forsake assembling together because your treasure Christ

Communion

Celebrate Christ together because you treasure Christ.