Tag: kid
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Yes! Jesus Loves Me
Last week I had the honour of listening again and again to the beautiful words that never grow old to me: Jesus loves me this I know For the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong, They are weak but He is strong. Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus…
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Stargazing and Pointing the Way
One beautiful summer evening, years ago, I held my sleepy two-year-old son in my arms as we gazed at the twinkling stars in the night sky. He peered intently as I pointed out constellations with my finger and reminded him that God had made each star. I was touched that we were sharing this special…
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25 Ideas for Teaching Children about the Resurrection of Jesus
Many teachers are making plans to tell the resurrection story on Easter Sunday. Whether at Easter or any other time here are some ideas that will help you share what is the most important event in the Bible. “For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no…
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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…