During today’s blog post, I’m going to share with you a Sunday school lesson that’s perfect for Genesis 12-13, God’s promise to Abraham. Before beginning, read through Genesis 12-13 with your students. Lesson Materials Two water bottles for each child, one filled with an inch of water and one filled all the way (can be […]
Archives for January 2013
A Lesson for Tweens About Drinking (Part 3)
Today, we’re going to wrap up the Lesson for Tweens About Drinking series with a Bible game that’s sure to shed some light on the topic. If you missed the first two parts of this series, part one can be found here and part two can be found here. Small Group Activity To be prepared […]
Valentine Mom Challenge: 7 Mini-Challenges to Make Jesus your Child’s #1 Valentine
We’ve been hearing that God loves us since we first learned John 3:16. What does it mean to love God back? More importantly, how do we explain to our children that we really can love the Ultimate Being whom we can’t hear, see, touch or hug? Some Christians will immediately say that loving God means […]
A Lesson for Tweens About Drinking (Part 2)
Last week, we talked about a childrens church lesson geared toward tweens that discusses drinking. Today, we’re on to part two of that lesson (part one can be found here, by the way), which will focus on a discussion that’s sure to get your tween students talking. Tween Lesson on Drinking Discussion One reason kids […]
A Lesson for Tweens About Drinking (Part 1)
During today’s blog post, we’re going to talk about part one of a three-part Bible lesson for Tweens about drinking and how not to be simply a “follower.” The pressure begins as young as 7th grade for kids to drink. The allure to drink is perhaps twice as strong as the allure to do drugs […]
A Lesson About Forgiveness
During today’s blog post, you’ll learn about a Bible lesson that’s perfect for talking with your children’s church students about cheating, fairness, revenge, and forgiveness. The Lesson: Eli Has Trouble Forgiving On the third day of school, Eli’s history class had a review test from the year prior. Eli was happy to have remembered everything, […]
Parable: The Pharisee and the Publican (Part Two)
During this blog post, we’re going to provide you with two Bible games that go hand-in-hand with the first part of this Bible lesson (which can be found here). Student Worksheet Hand this out to your students for them to do on their own, or in groups. Look up Luke 14: 8-11. According to that […]
How To Talk About God With Your Kids
Most Christian moms and dads have thoughts about Jesus throughout the day, and all that is required is opening up about what’s already on your mind. Below are 10 simple topics to help get coversations started! Use the starters that feel natural to you, or think of others! Talking about their relationship with God via […]
Parable: The Pharisee and the Publican (Part One)
During this blog post, we’re going to go over the first part of the parable Bible lesson focusing on The Pharisee and the Publican. It’s very hard for kids to be humble, especially in school, where droves of kids are rivaling for positions that will get them noticed in every way–socially, academically, and in sports […]