To me, one of the fun things about teaching large group is asking kids questions. First of all, you get immediate feedback on whether or not what you are doing is working. Secondly, you get to engage the kids. However, I think the...
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Nothing New Under the Sun and Children’s Ministry
This year, I have been reading through Charles Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening Devotional. Well, I’ve gotten a little bit behind, and I am busy “catching up.” This morning, I was reading the evening devotional for...
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The Shunammite Woman’s Son – II (Synopsis of Come Ye’ Children – Chapter 23)
We have now come to the final chapter of Spurgeon’s book of advice to those who work with kids both in church and as parents. In this final chapter, Spurgeon continues to examine what we can learn from the story of Elisha and the...
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The Shunammite Woman’s Son (Synopsis of Come Ye’ Children – Chapter 22)
In 2 Kings 4, we read the story of Elisha and the Shunammite woman. The Shunammite woman was a wealthy woman who always invited Elisha in to stay in her house when he passed her way. Elisha stayed so often that she eventually convinced...
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Abijah’s “Some Good Thing” II (Synopsis of Come Ye’ Children – Chapter 21)
This chapter continues Spurgeon’s discussion of the “the good thing” found in Abijah which started in the previous chapter. Where was the good thing? The “good thing” found in Abijah was not found in outward adornment, but the Bible tells...
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