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 Inspired by Kenny Conley (as always), and his post “My 2010 Reading List,” I thought I would put together my own reading list for 2010. I love to read, but I tend to go through stages throughout the year. There are months where all I read is my Bible, and there are period where I read insatiably. I usually have many books going at the same time. I hope to accomplish two things by posting it here:
It will help me to organize my thoughts and have a plan for what I intend to read; and
I hope it will help to
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In this chapter, Spurgeon offers three admonitions of particular importance to those who work with kids. These admonitions are based on the following verse which provides the title of the book:
“Come, Ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. [Psalms 34:11 KJV]”
Admonition #1 – Recollect Whom You Are Teaching
Even when working with kids, perhaps especially when we are working with kids, we need to remember to respect our audience. By respect, Spurgeon does not mean that you give people special treatment because of their status or position. Instead, he means that we must remember that
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In this chapter, Spurgeons offers 5 lessons for Children’s Ministry teachers on teaching kids about morality. Spurgeon utilizes Psalm 34 as the basis for these lessons and begins the chapter with the following verse:
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. [Psalms 34:13-14 ESV]
In order for kids to understand the holiness of God, we must teach them about morality. However, we must be clear in our teaching that leading a moral life is not the way to salvation. Instead, Children must be made to understand that
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This chapter contains a series of pieces of advice on raising spiritual champions.
Get them to come in
Spurgeon begins this chapter of instructions for teachers with the following simple instruction:
“First, get the children to come to your school.”
Spurgeon implores teachers to get kids to come to their churches “by all fair and right means.” Indeed, Spurgeon advocates every persuasive means short of bribery to get kids to come to church. Indeed, we should try all means to get kids into our Children’s Ministries. Spurgeon puts the endeavor in the correct spiritual context:
“Go and catch the children. There is no law against
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In the Old Testament days of Eli the priest, the word of the Lord was precious. Eli failed to teach his own sons to hear and obey the Word of the Lord. Eli was certainly capable of teaching children to hear the word of the Lord as he taught Samuel and trained him to listen to God. In this chapter, Spurgeon offers a warning to parents who serve in Children’s Ministry. Those of us who work diligently for the souls of others must also work diligently for the souls of our own kids. Spurgeon summarizes:
“O that those who are diligent
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 Last week I finished a ten part series reviewing the Top Ten Christian Books for Kids. The hardest part of putting together the Top Ten Christian Books for Kids was deciding which books weren’t going to make the cut. So, I put together this Honorable Mention list of the next ten books I considered for the list. I will limit my input on each one to a sentence or so along with a link to ChristianBook.com and there description of the Book.
11. Little Blessings
This series includes various books which tell the story of the Bible in rhyme for young Children.
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This week marks the end of our look at the Old Testament prophecies of the lineage of the coming Messiah. In past weeks, we have looked at prophecies related to some notable Old Testament characters including Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah, Jesse and David. Today, we will look at a prophecy related to a slightly lesser known Old Testament character: Zerubbabel.
Haggai the prophet informs us that the Lord chose Zerubbabel to be like a signet ring (his signature). This is an indication that the Messiah (God’s signet ring on his right hand) would come from Zerubbabel’s lineage:
On that day, declares the
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 Call me crazy, but a Bible had to be #1 on any list of the best Christian books for kids, and this particular version does not disappoint. I bought a copy of the ESV Study Bible last October when it first came out, and the ESV has quickly become my favorite translation of the Bible. I’m actually on my third time through it now! I was excited to see a copy of the ESV in a Children’s Bible as well. Although it is a little more difficult reading than a translation like the NIrV, I want to challenge my kids,
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 Written by Sally Lloyd-Jones and illustrated by Jago, The Jesus Storybook Bible is quickly becoming a classic in world of Children’s Bible Stories, and for good reason. The book is written in the form of a storybook, and every story points to Jesus. Sally Lloyd-Jones does a masterful job of showing how the Bible, a collection of 66 books, is actually one story, and it’s all about Jesus. You can’t ask for much more in a book for your kids. Next to the Bible itself (which is the only reason this book is not #1 on my list – hint,
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 I enjoyed, and enjoy, this book so much, that I’ve already devoted an entire post to it called Best Devotional Book for Kids. Rather than re-create the wheel for this Top Ten list, here is what I had to say in the prior post:
I don’t recommend things lightly on this blog, but I was at my local Lifeway store last night looking through the Children’s Devotional section, and I was reminded of the best such book I have ever read with my kids. The name of the book is Growing With Jesus by Andy Holmes. I found the book quite
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