I don’t want to just teach on evangelism: I want the kids in my class to be practicing evangelism. Many of our kids are great video-game evangelists. When they play a game that they like, they tell a friend. They use their influence to get their friends to purchase the game. My point is that […]
Human love can be selfish. It is normal for us to put ourselves first and to think about our own needs. This is why we need God’s love. God’s love or agape love is a supernatural love. It is not normal and does not act or react normally. When someone is mean to us by […]
by Billy Burns Here is a conclusion that I’ve derived in my 40+ years of ministry – our churches are not producing power-packed boys and girls. Why? The children in our churches are not being given an opportunity to know and have a relationship with the Holy Spirit. Really? Really! I know that you are […]
You Get What You Believe In 1 Samuel chapter three, we read the story of how God spoke to the child, Samuel. The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many visions. 2 One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down […]
It is important to teach our children how to listen to their conscience and obey God in the small things. I Timothy 4:1-2, “Now the spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils: Speaking lies in hypocrisy: having the conscience […]
Have you ever told the Lord – No? I had been teaching children for about two years on things like salvation, baptism in the Holy Spirit and healing. One morning, I asked the Lord what I should teach on next. His response shocked me. I heard a still, small voice say, “Teach them about the gifts of the Holy Spirit.” I thought, “No, […]
This is an email I sent to all our parents to recruit some new volunteers. It worked well. We have been doing small groups for nine months and our kids look forward to it. Do you know that each lesson of Super Church 2.0 has a Small Group lesson? I find that leading Small Groups is […]
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 […]
People are busier than ever. I used to train my volunteers at monthly meetings on Sunday night, but it’s hard to get people to show up for extra meetings. I had to figure out how to train my volunteers in small doses. Now, I do all of my training in four bite-size nuggets. 1. The Ten-Minute […]
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 […]