Post by GinNJ on Oct 2, 2013 19:39:18 GMT -5
Matthew 18:3-4
"and said, “Amen, I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children,* you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."
Matthew 11:25
"At that time Jesus said in reply,* “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike."
Matthew 21:15
"But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that He had done, and the children who were shouting in the temple, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they became indignant"
I love teaching and learning from children. Sunday school was especially awesome this week. The lesson was on how the Holy Spirit will enable us to be bold in sharing the gospel (Acts 4:1-31). At the end of class I encouraged the kids to talk about if they have shared the gospel with any of their friends. I asked them to talk about if they were scared at all so that we could talk about that. One of my 9 year olds...who is usually so quiet...started talking about how he was telling some teenagers on the playground about Jesus and he wasn't scared even though they were huuuuuge. LOL! Another girl...same thing...she wasn't scared even though her friend didn't believe her but she still told her about Jesus. They are such a blessing to me. It is so simple for them. They don't lament every word or worry about offending anyone. They don't worry about affirming anyone or validating anyone or being politically correct. They just want to talk about Jesus. They believe that people need to know about Him and they share what they know.
Every craft or activity I do with them that involves them having to think of someone in need or someone who needs prayer...at least one always brings up someone they know who needs to know about Jesus.
In this biblical account alone there at least three instances that specifically point out that Peter and/or John were empowered by the Holy Spirit to be courageous for God. We need to remember not go out into the world on our own but to call on the power of the Holy Spirit. I pray that the Holy Spirit will be with each of us this week as we go out into a world that desperately needs Jesus so that we can boldly proclaim the gospel with childlike faith..
"and said, “Amen, I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children,* you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."
Matthew 11:25
"At that time Jesus said in reply,* “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike."
Matthew 21:15
"But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that He had done, and the children who were shouting in the temple, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they became indignant"
I love teaching and learning from children. Sunday school was especially awesome this week. The lesson was on how the Holy Spirit will enable us to be bold in sharing the gospel (Acts 4:1-31). At the end of class I encouraged the kids to talk about if they have shared the gospel with any of their friends. I asked them to talk about if they were scared at all so that we could talk about that. One of my 9 year olds...who is usually so quiet...started talking about how he was telling some teenagers on the playground about Jesus and he wasn't scared even though they were huuuuuge. LOL! Another girl...same thing...she wasn't scared even though her friend didn't believe her but she still told her about Jesus. They are such a blessing to me. It is so simple for them. They don't lament every word or worry about offending anyone. They don't worry about affirming anyone or validating anyone or being politically correct. They just want to talk about Jesus. They believe that people need to know about Him and they share what they know.
Every craft or activity I do with them that involves them having to think of someone in need or someone who needs prayer...at least one always brings up someone they know who needs to know about Jesus.
In this biblical account alone there at least three instances that specifically point out that Peter and/or John were empowered by the Holy Spirit to be courageous for God. We need to remember not go out into the world on our own but to call on the power of the Holy Spirit. I pray that the Holy Spirit will be with each of us this week as we go out into a world that desperately needs Jesus so that we can boldly proclaim the gospel with childlike faith..