Lesson 5: The Way, the Truth, and the Life Introduction: Name all the things we have learned that Jesus is (the bread of life, the light o...

God has given us His armor to defeat the enemy's work in our lives. Know what your armor is and how to use it.

We finished the Armor of God unit. The children had soooo much fun learning all about the Armor God wants us to be wearing. I decided for this post to post a lot of pictures of one of the kiddos in his FULL "ARMOR OF GOD." They all enjoyed making their ARMOR PIECES....and when we put them all together they had their entire suit of ARMOR. I know they will NEVER forget learning about this very important subject. They LOVED learning about the Armor of God. Happy Boy Belt of Truth. Breastplate of Righteousness. Sandals of Peace. Helmet of Salvation. Shield of Faith. Sword of the Spirit.

In Ephesians 6, Paul talked about God's "spiritual armor." These free, printable activities are about Paul's teaching on the armor of God.

Then Jesus spoke to them again: “I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows Me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life." John 8:1

This week’s bulletin cover was easy as this idea has been rolling around for a while. I asked myself, from a Biblical perspective how do you become a fisher of men? It seemed to me that you “catch”…

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In a world of darkness, what does it mean to be the light-Matthew 5:16. Practical tips, scriptures, songs, & resources linked to teach our children.

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The “EVENT” is the moment of the “Compression Breakthrough” on earth. COBRA guides us to prepare for change, for the Event and disclosure.

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Sometimes we think we are the window pane through which light shines. This is true if we begin with the human point of view. As we eliminate the human filter we clean the window. When we begin with the spiritual point of view about ourselves the window vanishes, and we know ourselves as the Light.

If stuffed animals are taking over your child’s room, create a simple hammock, which gets them off the floor in style. This hammock is moderately easy to make and requires little crafting or sewing experience.

Teaching the Armor of God? Here's a fun way to supplement the Belt of Truth lesson for kids! Use simple supplies in a unique hands-on game to help children remember what the Bible says. This Belt of Truth game is perfect for your VBS, Sunday School, or homeschool. Click through for instructions!

I am the way, the truth and the life. John 14:6. STOP and listen to God. SLOW make time for God. GO God's way everyday. Self-adhesive...

Moses goes before the Pharaoh multiple times demanding he let the Israelites go. He did this in the name of God, âLet My people go, so that they may serve Me.â Exodus 5:1; 7:16; 8:1, 20; 9:1, 13; 10:3 Pharaoh refuses to let the Israelites go....

This printable series of Bible lessons will introduce kids to the person of the Holy Spirit and help them to more fully love & understand God.

There is a fierce cosmic battle going on between two realms: The Kingdom of Light vs. The Kingdom of Darkness. We pulled out our heart lesson again. Just as Keegan was aghast at discovering that everyone was born with a dirty heart when we did the heart lesson for the first time, they were shocked […]

Have you ever had a craving for cookies straight from the oven? Oh man, you can hardly wait until they come out so you can eat one. So steamy soft, it falls apart in your hand. YUM, now I am hu…

Be a Dorcas, use your talents, however small it may seem to bring a smile on someone’s face. You’ll never know how much it can mean to...

After the Easter-induced break from the Armor of God, I decided to jump back into it with a vengeance. Today Asa

This is an activity that can be done by children of all ages and is a great illustration of Christ's light shining thorugh us. You will need: oil in small containers (I used vegetable oil), cotton buds, paper in various shapes. Children might like to cut the paper in the shape of their initial or of something that speaks of their own personality. Use cotton buds to 'paint' oil onto the paper in whatever designs the children like. Children might want to write words about themselves or words about Jesus. When the oil is dry, blu-tack the paper shapes to the window and let the light shine through the designs! Talk with the children about being light in the world. We let the light of Jesus shine through us through the things we do and say, just as the light shines through the patterns we made with the oil. You might like to create a group design on a larger sheet of paper, where children draw or write actions or words they can use to show the light of Jesus that shines in them. As you hang it on the window, pray that other people will come to see that light!

1. SMAJ Painting (Pre-K) The VBS began at our church's children's ministry last Sunday! This year, we're following Standard Publishing's "Adventures on Promise Island." Each week, kids discover and learn a promise of God, and the first week's was: "I am with you." The Bible story came from the Book of Daniel, and showed how the mighty, loving God was with Daniel's three friends when they got thrown into a furnace by King Nebuchadnezzar for refusing to worship the golden statue that he had built. About a month ago, I did the same following craft (taken from Standard Publishing's crafts guide) with a different church group, and the post on it can be found here. A brief description of the craft: Each kid gets a blank cardstock print-out page with the three friends, whom they first color with crayons. In advance, the page has a fourth figure (Jesus) already filled in with white crayon. Next they fill in the whole page with watercolors to represent the fire of the furnace, but the areas with crayons already on them would resist the watercolors. So Jesus' figure would eventually appear as they fill in around it, and the three friends will also not be touched by the watercolors to pictorially confirm that they were not harmed by the fire, even a bit. This time, instead of the white crayons, Contact paper was used to pre-cut out Jesus' figure and stick it on the blank page. The kids did notice that something was there, because it glistened more than the crayon mark would have, and also because they had already learned the story and expected a fourth figure. But it looked very neat and was not problematic. The cutting-out and sticking-on process was more preparation, but I loved the crisp figure that remained when we peeled away the Contact paper at the end. Previously, I noticed that the watercolor still seeped into the crayon areas and stained them more than we would've liked. This time, kids seemed to enjoy peeling away the Contact paper to reveal Jesus also, and the result clearly depicted the message that Jesus was inside the furnace with the three friends. 12"x18" construction papers were used as folders for the paintings; we pasted them inside with glue dots when they were dry. On the front cover, we placed the following print-out to remind them of the message of the craft. This craft was done with Pre-K children, 3~4 year olds. 2. SMAJ Furnace Candle Light (K-3rd Grade) As a reminder for the kids of what happened in the furnace, we made furnace candle lights. I used my own sample too in my room at night and happily fell asleep being reminded of God's promise, so I'm very excited about this craft. We used battery-operated tea lights and plastic jars from OrientalTrading.com (love their business and resources!!). Each kid received a parchment paper that was pre-cut to fit inside the jar, and some yellow and orange tissue paper pieces to make a collage on the parchment paper to imitate the flames inside the furnace. They also received a black paper that was pre-folded into fours and with a figure drawn, and they cut out the four connected people from it. (As long as the "people" paper is opaque, it creates a nice silhouhette when the light gets turned on in the dark, so it doesn't have to be black color, but I liked how the black paper made the figures peek through even when the surrounding was bright. Lighter shade paper wouldn't have shown through.) They assembled all the components inside the jar. Because the plastic jar had a domed bottom and the tea light shifted around, we secured it with a ring of twisted tissue paper around it. For the lid, they received a label sticker with "God's Promise" written on it, and their part was to write in the promise of God that they had just learned: "I am with you." When everyone finished, we all switched on the tea lights in our jars and turned off the classroom light to test our crafts. We were all delighted to see them shine in the darkness. It was comforting to be reminded of God's presence with us. : ] Praises and thanks to God, for He is with us! : ]

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