Category: Relating to Children
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Head, Heart and Hands- Connecting Children’s Lives to the Story
As children leave my Bible Class I want them to have gained: New knowledge and understanding about God and the bible (head) A tenderness of heart, desire or conviction (heart) New skills or ways to live out what they have learned (hands) Preparing a Lesson that Connects A balanced lesson contains all three elements. This is not always an easy…
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Miracles versus Magic Tricks
In Bible Class I often teach stories involving miracles. One such story is about the elderly couple, Zechariah and Elizabeth, who became parents despite the fact they were years past childbearing age. The point I emphasise in the story is that nothing is impossible with God. You can find details of that story in The Birth…
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Teaching a Child to Pray in Bible Class
Lately I’ve been thinking about what an honour it is to teach a child to pray. Hopefully, this is only a beginning of a life of prayer. What will this child pray about in the years to come? Will they pray for me when I am old? I am drawn closer to God when I…