Praying THUMBO prayers will help the people living in the 10x40 Window! The “10/40 Window.” This is an area of the world that has the most people living in it, but the fewest Christians and/or missionaries. It is located 10 degrees north of the equator and runs up to 40 degrees north of the equator. It spans from Korea through northern Africa. This idea comes mostly from material produced by t
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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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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
Read MoreDo 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
Read MoreIt'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
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