Tag: bible
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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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Post-it In Your Heart Memory Tool
I can still recite some memory verses I learned as a child. I know for a fact I am remembering them from childhood because they come back to me in the King James Version even though I have not used that version for many years! So I remember from my childhood “Thy word have I hid in mine heart,…
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Pass the Parcel Game for Bible Class
Have you ever played the “Pass the Parcel” game at a birthday party? It is a favourite here in New Zealand. Every child I know loves this game so I have adapted it to Bible Class. Here’s how it works. A wrapped gift is passed from child to child until the music stops. Sometimes I just sing instead of…
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After Easter: Empty Eggs and the Empty Tomb
Sometimes it seems like the resurrection of Jesus is just mixed in with the Easter bunny and Easter eggs and that makes me uncomfortable. I remember, as a young mother, what the “after Easter slump” felt like. The children were grumpy after their sugar high. Little bits of fractured egg shell were in the carpet. I would…