What Kids Need Archive
“But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world” (Galatians 6:14). Dr. Scott Turansky provides a practical way to deal with bragging children:
Oswald Chambers penned, “With focused attention and great care, you have to ‘work out’ what God ‘works in’ you – not work to accomplish or earn ‘your own salvation,’ but work it out so you will exhibit the evidence of a life based with determined, unshakable faith on the complete and perfect redemption of the Lord.” Writing to the church at Philippi, the Apostle Paul …
“Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O LORD, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things” (1 Chronicles 29:11, NLT). How Kids Think Children wonder, “Why bother with worship?” Many kids understand very little about the purpose of worship. …
Patience is one of nine virtues found in Galatians 5:22-23: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” We also discover that patience is listed first among the love qualities found in 1 Corinthians 13:4-5: “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, …
In his book, The Great Omission, Dr. Dallas Willard challenges churches to answer two vital questions: 1) “What is our plan for making disciples?” 2) “Does our plan work?”
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving” (Colossians 3:23-24, NIV). How Children Think Children ask, “Why work so hard?“ Some kids question the value of hard work. Many adopt the …
“You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, …