Category: Memory Verses
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Loved-19 Came Before Covid-19
As we grapple with the world around remember to point children to God and to the promises he has given us in His Word. Read the verse in the morning at the breakfast table. Write the verse on a post-it note and stick it on the bathroom mirror. Print the verse and place it in…
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Pick a Card, Any Card
I had a lot of fun this week working with students at the South Pacific Bible College here, in New Zealand. It was their “Outreach Week” so I got to share with them the importance of reaching out to the children around us. After talking about that we launched right into some hands-on participation in…
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Walking Down Memory Lane
I so wanted to use the title “Loci Dokee” for this post but I didn’t know if anyone would read it. I’ve also since learned that I was probably pronouncing it incorrectly. The ancient Romans and Greeks used a mnemonic device called “loci” for memorising information. Basically, they would mentally “walk through” buildings or streets…
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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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R-E-S-P-E-C-T
During a planning meeting for a holiday program I challenged the group to define the word “respect”. At first it seemed like it would be a simple thing to do. We seemed to have no problem coming up with scenarios where respect was shown but we found it hard to actually put a meaning into…