5 Sunday School Lessons On The Holy Spirit It’s important to talk to kids about the Holy Spirit. Our kids need to know the Holy Spirit is real, powerful, and that He comes to live inside when we ask Jesus Christ into our hearts. This week I’ll be sharing five of my favorite sermons […]
The Core answers the 5 BIG Questions Every Kid Asks Kids are created with a trusting nature, but when they become teenagers they will begin to question what they believe. If they have been raised in the church they will begin to question what they have been taught by the church. We already know what […]
I find that most people that teach in children’s ministry will sell kids short. What I mean is, they think kids are limited in their understanding of spiritual things. Some people have accused me of ‘going over kids heads’ when I preach to kids. One of my volunteers even accused me of brainwashing our five year olds for teaching […]
Those of us that minister to kids don’t like to think of kids as sinners. We do what we do because we love kids. We love their hunger and we love their ‘innocence’. If we are honest with ourselves, however, we will admit that we tend to think of the kids in our class as either good […]
Biblical Illiteracy is at an all time high in America. When I talk to professors at Bible Colleges they tell me that new students seeking theological degrees know little to nothing about the Bible. Is this a problem? It’s more than a problem – It’s a crisis. If you don’t think this is a crisis then […]
Do you ever feel like you pour your life into to your kids but they don’t seem to appreciate what you do? If you get the sense that your kids are not thankful for what you give them, you may be giving too much. Worse yet, you could be giving them a sense of entitlement. The bottom […]
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 you. When it’s time for gifts, your friends give gifts to […]
Take a few minutes and ask yourself some questions: • What can I do during the grade school years to prepare kids for the teen years? • What does a spiritually strong 10-year old look like? • What type of skills does he or she have? This is at the top of my list: When […]
Webster defines culture as the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time. Culture is a social system created by man. Culture can be good, bad or indifferent. Case in point is the culture we have created around Easter, which includes bunnies, bonnets and egg hunting. Many churches embrace the Egg Hunts and the […]
