I hope every one has been having a great week!  I have been out of town but now trying to get caught up with all my postings and of course paper work.  I will be posting some of the lessons we have been doing at CLC with our kiddos.  Pastor Rick has been doing a teaching on the healings and miracles of Jesus.  So, we too, in Kids Life have been doing the same teaching.  It has been a lot of fun and the kiddos have enjoyed the object lessons and activities that have gone along with the lessons.  I love watching the kids respond to the stories in the bible on the miracles of Jesus.  They just take it in and there isn't any doubt that Jesus did what it says He did.  I wish we adults could believe without any doubt that miracles do happen and that they can happen to us! 

I pray every day for all the folks that work so hard and give their time to teach the kiddos about the word of God.  You truly are special in the eyes of many and definitely in the eyes of our God.  God Bless You All!

Helping Kids Be Pro-Active In Their Faith

Let’s be honest. It’s easy to get kids saved. Children are easily influenced. If you present the Gospel to children they will pray the prayer with you, however their Bible reading and church attendance is very dependent on their parent’s spiritual disciplines. As your kids grow older they will begin to think for themselves. They won’t take everything you say at face value.
They will begin to ask questions like:

“Is God real?”

“Do I believe in God just because my parents believe in God?”

“What about the kids in Afghanistan that never heard about Jesus? Will they go to hell?”

I can tell when a child has made the jump from Mom and Dad’s faith to relying on their own faith when he or she begins to think for him or herself. When a child says, “Mom won’t let me do that,” they are still depending on Mom. When a child begins to talk like this, “I don’t want to do that,” then he or she has taken ownership of their faith.
Ask your kids these questions:

• Do you make your own bed?
• Do you pick out your own clothes?
• Do you help without being asked?

Here are some steps to help kids to be pro-active in their faith. 

1.   Train your kids to be proactive in natural things. This will help them develop a mind-set of pro-activity.
2.   Don’t just reward kids when they obey you. Give bigger rewards when your kids do good things without being told. Make a big deal about it.
3.   Encourage kids to ask questions about the Bible. Don’t freak out if they ask a hard question. Use it as a moment to dig into the Word and find the answer.
4.   Preach less and listen more. Ask them what they got out of the Bible story. When they share something really good, commend him or her.
5.   As your kids get older put them in charge of devotions.
6.   Let the children lead.  Do not be afraid to put kids in leadership roles in Sunday School and Children’s Church. A child volunteer can do almost anything that an adult volunteer can do. Kids just need someone to believe in them and take the time to train them.

What do you do to train kids to be pro-active in their faith?

Article came from Mark Harper.

Easter Sunday was amazing in KIDS LIFE!  We had triple the number of kids.  We all said the prayer to invite Jesus in our hearts.  There were about ten that shared saying that was the first time that they had ever said the prayer.  So that was wonderful.  I hope you had a wonderful Easter Holiday.....

Blessings always,
Ms. Pam