Category: Teaching
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What Every Child Wants to Hear
A couple of weeks ago I taught a group of 5-8 year olds about the Baptism of Jesus. In the days leading up to the lesson I contemplated Matthew 3:13-17 and asked myself how the event might be viewed from a child’s perspective. What is it about this part of God’s Word that “makes sense”…
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Experiencing God’s Holiness
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in 01. King Josiah, 02. Jeremiah Learns Lessons from the Potter, 03. Jeremiah & the Scroll, 09. The Tabernacle, 1.OLD Testament, 11. Solomon Builds a Temple, Application and Review, G.Divided Kingdom & Prophets, H.Kingdom Ends, Captivity & Return, Prophets, Planning, Relating to Children, Teaching, Teaching IdeasWhat does “holiness” mean to a child who is five years old? God’s holiness is an extremely important theme running throughout the entire Bible and I believe even very young children can experience how special God is. I’ve recently had an opportunity to teach in a large room so I decided to dedicate one area…
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When Destructive Behaviour is a Good Thing
If you asked me what my Bible Class was like this week I would have to say it was quite destructive…in a good way! The 4 and 5 year old children have been learning about the Divided Kingdom and this particular lesson was about King Josiah and how he attempted to restore true worship…
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Am I a McTeacher?
We’ve probably all taken children to fast food restaurants. I, for one, don’t mind the occasional escapism provided by playgrounds and toys and packaged quick-fixes to hunger. It is certainly an easy option and the kids leave the restaurant with full tummies. They think we’re great when we take them. But what would happen if…
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What Bothers Jesus?
What bothers Jesus? His earliest disciples thought they knew. “Some people brought their children to Jesus so that he could bless them by placing his hands on them. But his disciples told the people to stop bothering him. When Jesus saw this, he became angry and said, “Let the children come to me! Don’t try…