Use the Feeding 5,000 #2 Coloring Page as a fun activity for your next children's sermon.
Arms of Mercy by Gabriel Heaton My wife conveyed a story to me that brought this image to my mind. My wife was at a time in her life where everything seemed to be overwhelming. Weighed down by the burdens she carried, she started to try and visualize the Savior. In this visualization, she imagined him coming to her, putting a comforting arm around her, and letting her weep on his shoulder. While they did not speak, the message was clear: despite my wife’s imperfections and inadequacies the savior was extending his arms of mercy to her. She wept as she felt the strength and kindness of those arms. She felt not only could she forgive herself, but she could move forward knowing that his arms of mercy were always extended to her. In this image, I wanted to depict the love and mercy she felt and help others recognize those arms are extended to all. However, we can only feel the comfort of them when we choose to enter them.
There is so much we can learn from the Temptation of Jesus, and this temptation of Jesus activity can help reinforce some of these lessons.
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The following is an excerpt from Anthony Sweat's recently released book, Christ in Every Hour.
A great way to give meaning to the story Jesus is Crucified and to explain the story of the Burial and Resurrection is to tell them using a single sheet of paper. Notebook paper or typing paper is…
We reached the Tabernacle and I put together a fun hands on tabernacle lesson for my kids to go through based off of a Tabernacle Sunday School lesson I did.
I made this booklet for home use for preschoolers, but I can think of so many different uses for it! The first printable I made for this post is a booklet with the basic life of Jesus pictures and short captions. There were a couple of other pages I wanted to add, but didn't have the graphics. You can print the booklet, which is 2 per page in color or black & white here: Click here for the Color Click here for the black & white In Spanish (translation by GoogleTranslate) Click here for the Spanish in color Click here for the Spanish black & white Here are the matching Life of Jesus cards. There are 4 per page, and in color only. Depending on the age, and what you like to do, You can print one set and have the kids put the cards in order according to the life of Jesus. Or, you can print 2 sets, and have them match them up. You can play a Go Fish! type game with them. Or you can scramble up the cards and let the kids pick one and tell you the facts about the card. Lots of different ways to use them! If you are teaching Life of Jesus, You can print the set, and hand them out for each lesson, and store them in something and use them for review each week.You can print them here. This is also available in Pictures to Color. These are full page pictures, and you can easily just print one page if you need a specific page for a lesson. You can download them here Download the Spanish version here. Click here to download the same pictures that are above without the captions (NO WORDS). This blog post was featured on these blogs! ☺ http://www.trueaimeducation.com/ http://ramblingreed.blogspot.com/
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This set of letters that spell JESUS has a super condensed overview of His life. I started with His birth and the last 'S 'has Jesus returning to Heaven. They can be used as a bulletin board heading for Jesus, or by themselves. They are perfect when you have a couple extra minutes and can review Jesus. Ask questions like "Where was Jesus born? Who were His parents? Who visited Him at the stable? Name a miracle. Name a parable." (etc.) Each letter has a basic picture of His life. This also has a 'Jesus Loves Me' poster with the same graphics. The download includes the color and black & white printables. Click here to download.
Fun and frugal way to Teach the Sign of the Cross. Easy craft for kids to learn proper way to do this special prayer. Great way to practice!
Adam & I were lucky enough to be able to be on our ward's Youth Conference Committee. We've been so excited for the past few months...going to planning meetings, and working with some awesome people to coordinate a retreat for our Youth that they wouldn't forget and that would hopefully change them for the better. Adam and I were in charge of planning some fun games for a few hours each day...the kids were such a blast!! The Youth Conference was held at a cabin up at Bear Lake. It was beautiful!! Even though it was a bit rainy and overcast almost the whole time, I was happy (reminds me of home -- Vancovuer, WA). Before heading out, the kids were divided into 5 teams (each with a leader) for a RoAd RaLLeY! It was a scavenger hunt that the kids thought was just supposed to pump up the energy and get them some prizes ;) but what they didn't know was that there were undercover actors planted along their way that were all in need of something...one was a homeless man in need of food & money...another was a woman at a cemetery mourning her young daughter that passed away, she just needed someone to talk to...another was a woman in a grocery store who dropped all her oranges. Even though helping these people was inconvenient for the youth (i mean, they were in it to win it!) and it would've slowed them down, every group did awesome and helped them out! We actually videotaped the actors after, asking them how the kids interacted with them, and they were all very positive :) Back at the cabin, the kids saw the video of the actors, and then we showed them a video of the Good Samaritan...teaching them that service usually never fits with our schedules, but it we'll be blessed for it!! Oh, and on our way to the cabin we stopped by the Salomon Center in Ogden for some awesome activities...we're talking indoor sky diving (iFly) & indoor surfing/bodyboarding (iSurf)! The kids had a riot!! * Here's Adam showing us how it's done in the iSurf ...he's not a skateboarder/snowboarder like some of the other boys, so it took him a little bit to get the hang of it...but that didn't stop him! * * Michael (one of the youth) was way good at the iSurf!! * * Mitch in the iFly wind tunnel...their 1st time in the instructor keeps them pretty low to the ground and helps them get a feel for how everything works * * Brooke on her 2nd round, going way up there! * * Adam & I waited at Smith's to interview some of the actors from the scavenger hunt...it was sunny...and their was a SNOWCONE SHACK...perfect ;) * * Our good friend Chris & Adam outside with the guys...surrounding the BBQ * * I was the instigator of the late Friday night..."let's play another game guys!!" here's us getting ready for another round of SPOONS...i love our youth * Saturday morning we got up, filled out bellies with a huge breakfast, and headed to Minnetonka Cave. It was a bit rainy, but we were prepared!! Garbage bags anyone?? * Brooke & Hannah sporting our awesome rain gear * * Our little hike to the cave...gorgeous * * Minnetonka Cave! * * They gave each formation pretty creative names, which made the tour pretty interesting! This one was Kermit's castle :) * * these were my favorite rocks ... they're called Popcorn Rocks * When we reached the very end of the cave, the tour guide (who just happened to be LDS) had everyone hold onto the "Iron Rod" and he would turn out the lights while he hiked back a ways...it was DARK...thank goodness for that Iron Rod! ;) * Adam holding on the Iron Rod ;) * Back at the cabin, we had everyone play a really fun game!! It's called "Who Did What." It's a great way to see how well you know people, and it helps getting to know them better too :) It was a hit!! * Zach, 2nd from the right, trying to hide behind his paper cause he couldn't keep a straight face, haha!! * * The leaders had some great unique stories!! * After lunch, we headed out for what was called the "Burden Hike." We expected it to turn out really great... it turned out even better. * Here's the hill the youth had to climb up...they were given buckets at the bottom, and told not to let the buckets touch the ground * * Along the trail, 5 leaders were ready with a shovel to scoop dirt & large (we're talkin' some 30 lbs.) rocks (burdens) into their buckets, while telling them what the burden was...some said "you lied to your parents," others said, "you gave into peer pressure & started drugs" * * The youth were really struggling toward the top...the buckets were full of "burdens" * * but near the top, our awesome Bishop Howard waited for them...he was there to help them carry their bucket to the top * * After the Bishop explained to them that this hike is a lot like life, and we don't need to carry our "burdens" the whole way up, HE helped them get rid of their "burdens" & lightened their load * * Mitch, who has Asperger's syndrome & is pretty small for his age, was carried up by a leader...everyone was so touched by this Christ-like act of kindness * * And this was another awesome thing that happened, the last kid (the biggest and strongest) up the hill was James...the leaders filled his buckets to their max...he was struggling...but his brother, Michael, & sister, Hannah, came down to help him the rest of the way...Family is always there for you :) * * Here are most of the men (Adam, Dave, Chris, & Chris) who filled the kids' buckets with "burdens" * We had a solid testimony meeting at the top of the hill...I tell you, Youth Conference builds up the leaders as much as the Youth!! :) * Shepard View Ward Youth Conference 2009 * Again, we felt so blessed to be a part of such a fun & uplifting experience with our ward...it gave us another confirmation that this is where we're supposed to be :)
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