Category Archives: Object Lesson

Why Happy Birthday, Jesus Curriculum?

You may be wondering, why a Happy Birthday Jesus Christmas Curriculum? Imagine for a minute that it is your birthday and your best friend has planned a birthday party for you. You are super excited as you arrive at your party. Everybody is having a great time, but for some reason no one talks to […]

Can the devil steal the Word of God from your kids?

Several years ago, I had to fill in on my Wednesday night Preschool Class.  Something came up at the last minute and the lead teacher couldn’t be there. So I grabbed the lesson.  When I saw the lesson, I breathed a big sigh of relief. The Helmet of Salvation, this will go fine, so I […]

5 Holy Spirit Sunday School Lessons from the Dollar Store

Click below to watch video. THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL TAKE THE CHICKEN OUT OF YOU (Rubber Chicken) Have you ever been afraid to tell others about Jesus?  If  you have, you are not the only one.  Jesus said you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you.  The purpose of the power is […]

The Most Critical Years for a Child’s Spiritual Growth

The experts say that a child’s most formative years are their youngest — from birth to age five. About 90 percent of a child’s brain develops in that time, according to studies. And 85 percent of a child’s intellect, personality, and social skills are developed by age five. This begs the question, Is this also true […]

The Quest: Biblically Literate Kids

Children in our churches are becoming increasingly unlearned as far as the Bible is concerned. I hear many KidMin Leaders complain about the problem — mainly because there is no starting point. I have taken that as a personal mission to do whatever I can to become part of the solution. Here are a few of my […]

Dollar Store Sermons

EPISODE 101 When I need a dose of inspiration I will walk around the Dollar Store and ideas will pop out at me. Here you go. Watch this three minute video for eight sermons from the dollar store and the best thing about it is they only cost one buck. DOLLAR STORE SERMONS WHAT IS […]

Does God listen to kids when they pray?

Matthew 6:6, “But when you pray, go away by yourself.” (NLT) Prayer is talking to God and listening to God. This is how we spend time with God. When I teach kids about prayer, I want to establish three vital things: • Prayer is key to our relationship with God. • I want to define […]

4 Basic things I teach kids about prayer

“Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As He finished, one of His disciples came to Him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray….” Why did the disciples ask Jesus to teach them how to pray? They could see that Jesus was getting answer to His prayers and they were not. I am a […]

I’ve Got Some Good News…

When I first started out teaching kids, I thought, “Where do I want my kids to be at the end of the year?”  I picked out the topics I wanted to cover and then broke it down and developed the series I would teach. That is how Super Church Classic was created. I’ve got some good news. […]

What About A Child’s Spiritual Diet?

One parenting craze that, as a mom with young children, that I am noticing is healthy, organic, food. Take a stroll down any grocery store, or baby food aisle. “Organic”, “All Natural”, “Gluten Free”, are just some of the words that jump out at you. As a parent of a five and seven-year-old, I as […]