PHOTOS
07Mar2011
Sending Balloons to Heaven – Idea
This is a fun group activity, particularly for children, though anyone can enjoy it! You will need helium balloons. Write prayers for, or just names of, people overseas, onto balloons. At a specific time, all release the balloons, praying together. It is a good symbol of the ‘prayers of the saints’ (that’s all Christians) flying up to heaven for God to answer. You could even write your addre
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Giving Compliments – Idea
It's important for children to learn how to compliment each other so that they will know how to compliment God (praise and worship). Depending on the ages of the children in your group this can be hard to do. Boys are afraid to say something nice to girls and vice versa for fear of cooties; however it is important. If they can freely compliment each other it will become easier for them to compl
Read More01Sep2010
In It Not Of It – Idea
Items needed: Key rings Black Ribbon Red Ribbon Clear beads or clear blue beads (about ten per child) Black beads (about twenty per child) This is a great object lesson you can use to illustrate and the kids can use as a reminder that we are to be separate from the world. Give each child a key ring and two pieces of black ribbon and one piece of red ribbon. (Depending on the time you have
Read More01Aug2010
Country Prayer – Idea
For the lesson you will need paper and markers. The idea for the class is to discuss and pray for how your country can become more like what would make God happy. Below are some steps you can use but feel free to do them in any order you would like or change or add to it. Give the kids paper and markers and instruct them to make a new country. Write the laws you would like to have in your cou
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Oil Spill Prayer – Idea
The oil spill off the Gulf Coast of the United States has had an affect on many people. It is affecting jobs, the price of oil, wildlife, the ocean, and even land. Recently local kids prayer group prayed for the oil spill. Their leader put together a PowerPoint presentation with pictures and some brief points about what has happened with the oil spill. To show the affects that oil has she used a b
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