I promised in last week's message from 2 Timothy 1:5 that I would post some of the resources that Ali and I use to teach our girls Scripture. I hope you find these helpful!
1)Morning Devotional: Little Visits With God, by Allan Hart Jahsmann and Martin P. Simon. This book is a great resource to teach your kids how to apply scripture. Each devotional takes only around ten minutes, so any mom or dad can walk can make it a part of one's morning routine.
2)CD's and Videos: "Hide 'Em In Your Heart: 13 Bible Memory Music Videos for Children," by Steve Green. This resource comes in two volumes and every time my kids watch them, they are mesmerized!
3)Children's Bible: The Beginners Bible: Timeless Children's Stories (Grand Rapids: Zonderkids, 2005). This resource is great for younger kids. We also like the the ESV Illustrated Family Bible. This resource has amazing pictures and uses the actual biblical text to tell the stories.
4)A book for older kids: Bruce Ware, Big Truths for Young Hearts (Wheaton: Crossway, 2009). While I haven't used this book for my kids, I have found it to be a great resource to teach foundational matters of our faith. Dr. Ware's work takes the lessons he taught his daughters at bedtime and puts them together in a great book of theology for children. This book is one of my favorite recommendations to parents with kids 7 and older.
5)A final resource that I recommend is one I was given by Johnny and Janet Gresham in our church from focus on the family. John Trent Rick Osborne, and Kurt Bruner have edited Parent's Guide to the Spiritual Growth of Children: Helping your Child Develop a Personal Faith (Wheaton: Tyndale House, 2000).
These are just a few of the resources I've found most helpful. Keep in mind that our oldest is under 6, so we've yet to delve into the resources that help teach the scriptures to older kids. That is where you may come in. Let's get a conversation started and share our resources with each other.
I pray God blesses you this week as you take the opportunity to leave a legacy of faith in your kids by giving them a biblical foundation.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Encouragement
Dear Church Family,
I hope the Lord fills you with exceeding joy on this Monday morning. I have a few matters on my heart that I want to share with you. First, I want to thank-you for faithfully giving to our church. We have begun the year in strong fashion and exceeded our budgetary goals for the first two months of 2011. March is already shaping up to be another strong month. I share this news with you with a great sense of gratitude in my heart. Through your obedient stewardship, we are better able to minister to the needs of our members and community. Moreover, we are able to advance the Kingdom through missions and evangelism. Especially as I think about the uncertainty of our present world scene, your giving speaks of the sincerity of your love for Christ and His church. So, thank you for demonstrating your faith by trusting God with your checkbook.
Also, let me encourage you to mark Wednesday, March 30 on your calendar. That particular night, we will serve our Wednesday night Connection Dinner a bit earlier than usual. It will begin at 5:15pm and will be followed by our first mid-week worship service called Thirsty. The service will occur every six weeks and is inspired by Isaiah’s “Invitation to the Thirsty,” in Isaiah 55:1-3. This will be a special time of sincere worship, prayer, and preaching as we seek the Lord to have our thirst for personal revival quenched. I cannot wait to see what this service will bring to the life of our church. We are praying for a great crowd of more than 150 that night. I want to see you there!
I hope the Lord fills you with exceeding joy on this Monday morning. I have a few matters on my heart that I want to share with you. First, I want to thank-you for faithfully giving to our church. We have begun the year in strong fashion and exceeded our budgetary goals for the first two months of 2011. March is already shaping up to be another strong month. I share this news with you with a great sense of gratitude in my heart. Through your obedient stewardship, we are better able to minister to the needs of our members and community. Moreover, we are able to advance the Kingdom through missions and evangelism. Especially as I think about the uncertainty of our present world scene, your giving speaks of the sincerity of your love for Christ and His church. So, thank you for demonstrating your faith by trusting God with your checkbook.
Also, let me encourage you to mark Wednesday, March 30 on your calendar. That particular night, we will serve our Wednesday night Connection Dinner a bit earlier than usual. It will begin at 5:15pm and will be followed by our first mid-week worship service called Thirsty. The service will occur every six weeks and is inspired by Isaiah’s “Invitation to the Thirsty,” in Isaiah 55:1-3. This will be a special time of sincere worship, prayer, and preaching as we seek the Lord to have our thirst for personal revival quenched. I cannot wait to see what this service will bring to the life of our church. We are praying for a great crowd of more than 150 that night. I want to see you there!
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