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07Feb2011
Why Teach Children to Pray
Children today are faced with circumstances everyday that we cannot even begin to imagine. Many come from broken homes, have been abused, or are from neighborhoods where drugs and violence are rampant. Children are not unlike adults, they do not like the situations that they are faced with and would like the power to change them. As a result, this will cause them to search for something – that s
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Tips for an Effective Altar Service
Your altar time needs to relate to what you preached about. As you prepare your sermon, ask the Holy Spirit to show you what would be the most effective altar call to tie into it. Music is a critical part of setting the atmosphere. Carefully select ONE worship song where the lyrics tie in as closely as possible to your sermon's theme. Have it playing in the background. You can use CD
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Altar working with kids
Get on the kids level. Don’t tower over them.Find out their name and ask them what they are praying for. If they are praying for the Holy Spirit make sure they have repented. If they have not lead them in a simple repeat-after-me prayer for repentance.Make sure they don’t have gum or candy. If they do ask them to spit it out (you may want to have a tissue handy). If they are not willing to giv
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The Importance of Praise
Do you know anyone who doesn’t like compliments? When working with children compliments are crucial. I was told years ago that for every criticism, you should find ten praises when working with kids. One misplaced criticism can wound a child much more than you realize. If you attend a church where there is an active bus ministry this can be challenging at times. Many times, these children come f
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If My People…
“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. “ 2 Chronicle 7:14 People defined by www.dictionary.com is: persons, whether men, women, or children, considered as numerable individuals forming a group. I find it interesting that child
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