Category: 1.OLD Testament
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Mothers of the Bible Quiz
Mother’s Day is coming up (May 10th, 2015 here in New Zealand) and I usually help the children write cards or make gifts for their mothers. These days, the quickest way to find good ideas for Mother’s Day gifts is to go to Pinterest online and simply type in something like “Mother’s Day gifts from…
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Hey, Let’s Look in the Bible!
A simple and effective Bible class activity that has been around for quite some time is one in which individual words from a Bible verse are spread out on a table and children unscramble them. Click here for full instructions for Unscramble the Verse. Usually I would have the class read the verse in the Bible…
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This Counts at Home, Too?
Years ago I taught a Bible story to a group of children and we began to discuss the concept of kindness. I wanted the children to understand what kindness really was and how they could practice kindness. One young boy excitedly gave example after example of ways to show kindness. “We could take food to…
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Same Game – Different Name
I thought I’d finish off 2014 by posting a simple game to use as a review in Bible Class. Well, at least I assumed it would be simple! A woman named Debbie (Arizona, USA) emailed me awhile back with the suggestion of adapting an “X and O” game into a review activity for Bible Class.…
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You Are Never Too Young
“From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.” 2 Timothy 3:15, NIV Most of the teaching ideas you will find on Mission Bible Class relate to teaching children aged 3 years and older. But this week my mind has been on…