Wednesdays tend to be pretty quiet around #KidsMin Calling. I spend most of my day running around like a chicken with my head cut off getting ready for AWANA and Transit. This doesn't leave a lot of time for blogging, unless I've written a blog post the night before. While I am getting better at scheduling posts in advance it just doesn't always happen. Besides, sometimes I think less is more. I want to just give you a small nugget today from a wonderful gem that I found floating around on Pinterest. The reminder that what I do is a privilege. The reminder that what we do as servants of Jesus is a privilege. The fact that Jesus chose me and is using me will never cease to leave me speechless. Source I'll see you tomorrow for a recap of this week's AWANA theme: Music night! For more quick nuggets throughout the day be sure to follow #KidsMin Calling on Twitter. Don't forget to enter the October giveaway below! I'm giving away a copy of the Big Book of Bible Games & the Big Book of Bible Crafts. a Rafflecopter giveaway
Titus 2 Discipleship Each day, I receive messages and emails from women who are longing for connection with and instruction from other women. In fact, my own ministry is based on this concept. I founded
Does ministry life have you completely burned out? Are you a pastor's wife who's ready to quit? Before you throw in the towel on ministry life, check out this post. #pastorswife #ministrylife
VERSES: 1 Kings 16:29-34 MEMORY VERSE: 1 Kings 16:30 "And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him." BOOK TO REMEMBER: Ecclesiastes. Write "Ecclesiastes" on small slips of paper and hand out at the end of class. PRAYER: We pray for strong, Christian families who are raising their children in God's ways. SPECIAL SONG: The Family In God's Plan (see March - Songs We Sing in Bible Class #4 on this blog) VISUAL AID: Draw a large Activity (see Activity below) on the chalkboard or whiteboard LESSON POINTS: After many evil kings had ruled the Kingdom of Israel, some for longer periods than others, they were still doing wickedly and worshiping idols which displeased the LORD greatly. When the Bible says something, it is always important. God does not say things lightly or "just for fun." There was a king of Israel named Ahab that the Bible says in 1 Kings 16:30 "did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him," meaning of all the kings that had ever ruled Israel, Ahab was the most evil one. God always gives men choices and Ahab made very poor choices in God's eyes. To makes things even worse, Ahab married a woman named Jezebel who brought the idol named Baal for the children of Israel to worship. This idol, Baal, was even worse than the two golden calves that Jeroboam made for the people to worship at Bethel and Dan. Sometimes the women who the kings married brought idols to God's people from their countries and that's what happened in Ahab's case. There was nothing good about Jezebel. Ahab made an altar for Baal in the house of Baal that he had built in Samaria and he also made a grove which was also a wicked thing to do. Ahab did more to make God angry than all the kings of Israel that ruled before him. Ahab was very wicked indeed. We will study more about this wicked king, so that we can learn lessons that will help us in our lives. "Older Student" Tips: Before marrying someone, always make sure that the person you are marrying loves the LORD. Two people working together for the LORD can do much good. It will be and is very difficult for a Christian to remain a strong, faithful Christian if they marry someone who is not a Christian. The LORD needs men and women who love Him with their whole hearts. ACTIVITY: Ahab and Jezebel Materials needed: 9" x 12" white construction paper, crayons. Hand out white paper. Fold paper with two edges meeting in the middle. On the outside flaps, draw Ahab and Jezebel. Explain that we REALLY don't know what they looked like, so they can be creative. They should not look too kindly. Write "Ahab" above Ahab's picture and "Jezebel" above Jezebel's picture. Open paper. On the left side, write "Ahab did evil in the sight of the LORD." In the middle, draw Baal's altar with an unhappy face above it and write "House of Baal' below it. Write "1 Kings 16:30" at the bottom of the middle. Draw a picture of trees on the right side. On the right side, write "grove" at the bottom.
Titus 2 Discipleship Each day, I receive messages and emails from women who are longing for connection with and instruction from other women. In fact, my own ministry is based on this concept. I founded
Deborah was a judge and prophet used by God. Learn how God wants us to encourage others in their faith with this free printable Bible lesson. Games, Story, Crafts, Activities, songs, lesson, worksheets and more.
Scripture Reference: 2 Kings 4:1-7 Suggested Emphasis: Show compassion, especially to those who are grieving. Memory Verse: “He comforts us every time we have trouble so that we can comfort o…
Hero resources for the woman at the well (Luke 4), take home card, high quality hero image, and colouring page.
Here's a free youth group lesson on "unity". Bible: Galatians 3: 26-28. Bottom Line: Being one in Christ requires love and forgiveness.
Scripture Reference: Acts 4:32 through 5:11 Suggested Emphasis: We should be honest. Memory Verse: “Do not lie to each other. You have left your old sinful life and the things you did before.…
Maybe it's not the music or the preaching that that's the reason visitors don't return to your church.
There are two women in the Bible named Tamar. This Tamar was the daughter of David who was taken advantage of by her stepbrother Ammon. Have you ever been hurt by someone close to you?
In Luke 13:10-17, Jesus healed a woman who had been bent over for 18 years. A synagogue leader was upset that Jesus had performed the miracle on the Sabbath, but Jesus corrected him, letting him know that it was right for Him to heal a “daughter of Abraham” when He did. These Bible lesson activities highlight this event in Jesus’ ministry.
A few months ago, a really good conversation got started on the Baby Devotions Instagram around the topic of Biblical Hospitalty. There were a lot of great comments, and many questions about What i…
Ezekiel had no patience for false prophets. In Ezekiel 13:17-18 he warned against women who sew magic bands or pillows and veils.
Being aware of God's presence throughout our day is so important! This Christian devotion uses laundry as an object lesson to remind us to take off our old spiritual clothing and put on Christ daily in our thoughts, attitudes & actions! Great family Bible study lesson too!
Gideon army of 300 Bible lesson. Learn that God can do much with a few. Free printable lesson includes story, worksheets, colouring pages and more.
I’m sure you’ve seen the meme that seems to circulate every year about this time. There’s no tired like end of Vacation Bible School tired. That may well be true on Friday night or Saturday after VBS. But don’t throw in the towel just yet … just because VBS is over doesn’t mean your work...
You have got to check out this amazing collection of 100+ classic Sunday School lessons! How many of them do you know?
VERSES: 1 Samuel 25:2-44 MEMORY VERSE: 1 Samuel 25:3 "...Abigail ... was a woman of good understanding..." BOOK TO REMEMBER: Review all 66 books of the Bible. PRAYER: May we always strive to keep peace in the family, at school, and everywhere. SPECIAL SONG: The Family In God's Plan (see April - Songs We Sing In Bible Class #4 on this blog) VISUAL AID: TV Box (see February - Visual Aid #1 on this blog). LESSON POINTS: We need to be, oh, so careful when we are choosing a mate to be married to all of our lives. In the Old Testament times, they didn't always have a choice when it came to marriage. Occasionally, men and women married because they loved each other, but more times than not, the man and woman married, then they grew to love each other. We need to always remember that God intended for one man to marry one woman and they were to stay married all of their lives. That's what He wants for you and for me. There was a man and his name was Nabal which really was not a very good name because it meant folly or foolish one. We can see in this Bible story that this man was truly a foolish man. Nabal was wicked and harsh and did evil things. The best thing about Nabal was his wife. The Bible says that his wife's name was Abigail and she had good understanding. She was smart and she was beautiful. Yes, Abigail was the best thing about Nabal as we shall see. Nabal was a very rich man. He had many thousands of sheep and goats. In fact, the story begins as Nabal was shearing his sheep. David was in the same area where Nabal lived and he had heard that Nabal had been shearing his sheep. We need to remember that in Old Testament times, they did not have any fast food or McDonald's or Kentucky Fried Chicken or any hamburger places. The food that people ate was food that they grew or raised themselves. David and his men were out in the wilderness, trying to stay away from King Saul, when David sent ten of his good men to talk to Nabal. David told the men what to say and they did as they were told. The men greeted Nabal in David's name and then said many nice things to Nabal like how David wished Nabal would live a long time and how he wished for them a peaceful life--things like that. David's men also explained that all the time that David and his men had been in the same wilderness that Nabals' shepherds had been watching over Nabal's sheep that David and his men had given them no trouble. They had not stolen anything or hurt anyone. What David wanted was food from Nabal and asked nicely and said he would take anything that Nabal wanted to give him. It was not a nice meeting. Nabal got angry and rude and spoke unkindly. He said, "Who is this David? He may be one that has broken away from his master! Shall I give him my bread and my water and my meat that I had prepared for my shearers and give it to someone that I do not know?" So, when David's men turned around and went back to David with the news about what Nabal said, David got a little angry, too. It was the custom back then to help out a neighbor and if anyone asked something of you, you gave it to him. Jesus says that we should be that way today. David told all of his 600 men to put their sword on. David said that Nabal has returned David's good deeds with Nabal's wicked deeds.David was going to fight Nabal and nothing of his was going to be left standing, even the people would be killed. Meanwhile, one of Nabal's servants went and told Abigail all that had happened and all about Nabal's answer to David. Who was Abigail? That's right! Nabal's wife! The servant said that David's men had been good to them and had not hurt anyone or take anything from them and they had even talked together in the fields. Abigail was very smart! She hurried and gathered up 200 loaves of bread, five sheep that were ready to cook, things to drink ,corn, raisins, figs, and put the food on donkeys. Then, Abigail took off, with her servants going before her. She did not tell her husband, Nabal, and met David and his men on her own. As soon as she got close to David, she hurried, got off her donkey, and bowed her face to the ground before David, falling at his feet. Abigail said to David, "Please let me speak to you and do not even think about this wicked man, Nabal. His name means folly and that is what he is--a foolish man. I did not see any of your young men or talk to them, but please accept this blessing that I have brought with me. Please forgive and do not be offended." She went on to say many nice things about David and, in the end, David accepted her gift. David told her of his plan of killing everyone in Nabal's house, but she had acted wisely and had saved their lives that day. He told her to go home in peace. Abigail went home to find that Nabal was throwing a big party just like he was a king! But Abigail said nothing to Nabal that evening. The next morning when all the wine was out of Nabal, Abigail told him of just how close he came to being killed the day before. The Bible says that when Nabal heard what Abigail was saying, that his heart died within him and he became as stone. Nabal died ten days later. When David heard that Nabal had died, he sent messengers to Abigail, asking her to become David's wife. Abigail said yes. "Older Student" Tips: So, even though David was a very good man, and many things that the LORD told him, he did have more than one wife. The Bible says that in Acts 17:30, "And the times of this ignorance, God winked at, but now commanded all men everywhere to repent." ACTIVITY: What Abigail Brought To David As A Gift Materials needed: smallest brown lunch sack, a plastic baggie, 5" x 7" tan construction paper,9" x 12" white construction paper, 5" x 7" gray construction paper, scraps of yellow, black, and brown paper, marker, scissors. Hand out tan paper. Cut large round oval out of tan paper. This bread. Write "200 loaves of bread" on tan oval. Hand out gray paper. Cut out a bottle or container. This is the wine or grape juice. Write "grape juice" on bottle. Hand out white paper. Draw five sheep. Write "sheep" and an "x" for the sheep's eye. Cut sheep out. Hand out small plastic bag or baggie. Hand out yellow scraps. Cut many small yellow circles. This is the parched corn. Place corn in plastic bag. Hand out black paper. Cut many smaller circles. These are raisins. Place raisins in plastic bag. Hand out brown scraps. Cut 2" circles. These are figs. Write "fig" on brown paper. Place figs in plastic bag. Hand out small paper bag. Write "What Abigail Brought To David As A Gift" and "1 Samuel 25" on brown bag. Place all items in paper bag. Fold down edge of brown bag.
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What is the meaning of Jacob wrestling with God? Why did Jacob wrestle with God? Why didn’t God defeat Jacob in the wrestling match?
Naaman's wife's maidservant was a Hebrew girl captured by Syrian army, who served the wife of the army commander of the king of Syria. Have you ever found yourself in a place you didn’t want
Ephesians 6:16. “Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.” This portrayal of the devil is nonsense, of course. He…
Titus 2 Discipleship Each day, I receive messages and emails from women who are longing for connection with and instruction from other women. In fact, my own ministry is based on this concept. I founded
Abigail showed her love for God through her kindness. This is one of the series, The Character Hunter, lessons on Biblical Character at Shadowingenoch.com
I mentioned earlier that I really loved the object lesson suggestion sin the Sharing Time Outline. Each child is given a pebble to put in his/her shoe. The pebble represents sin. Then h…
A fun game for your family that reinforces concepts you’ve taught and helps kids have fun while learning!
Use this Elisha and the Shunammite woman object lesson to discuss trusting in God and how Jesus is our Mediator.
Out of the boxes questions get folks out of their boxes. These Christian Icebreaker If questions is perfect for your next women's ministry fellowship or women's minisry event.
Mentoring doesn't have to be formal and structured right. You may be surprised about the ridiculously easy ways you can fit mentoring into life.
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When thinking of “ministry” think of…. Unto the Least of These… Christian Ministry isn’t just for the Pastor and Assistant Pastors of a Church. It is for every Christian. Yes, every one of us. There are a million excuses for why people don’t “minister” one to another but none of them are valid or reasonable. […]
Throughout the centuries animals were sacrificed. It was required by God's Law, but now it is not. Learn why in this biblical sacrifice object lesson.
