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M&Ms Ice Breaker and Guided Prayer Activities

September 14, 2016 by Susan 10 Comments

Activities with M&Ms for an ice breaker or a guided prayer time. Perfect for any kind of group! Printables include blank templates for you to customize.

Activities using M&Ms for an ice breaker and guided prayer. Free Printables!

 

Are you the kind of person who

  1.  Loves ice breaker activities?
  2.  Is looking for a creative way to get to know a group of people?
  3.  Has a Sunday School class that could use a fun prayer time activity?
  4.  Is often negligent and forgets to plan lessons, thus requiring you to come up with activities on the spur of the moment?

I am definitely not a #1, but the other three options describe me pretty well.  This activity was a brain child of #4 above, to be honest.

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Obeying God’s Call

May 26, 2016 by Susan 4 Comments

When you obey God’s call, he can do things through you that you never thought possible. He gave my introvert husband a burden to speak publicly, no kidding!

When you obey God's call, he can do things through you that you never thought possible!

 

My husband is a born introvert.  He has said that his worst nightmare growing up was the possibility of having to be in front of a group talking.

You wouldn’t guess that these days, though.

Four years ago, the camp directors at an annual Midwest Family Camp that we attend asked Greg if he would consider teaching a class.

Although somewhat unsure, he felt God’s call to do it and he agreed.

He decided to teach on Creation vs. Evolution, a topic that the men’s group at our church had been studying for some time.

Since that first class, God has really opened a door for Greg to minister through this material.  He has presented in 9 states at churches, camps, conferences and at a Bible college.

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Family Bible Journal

May 24, 2016 by Susan 10 Comments

A daily Bible Journal for your family to practice the habit of being in God’s Word every day. This is a creative and informal way to start the practice.

A daily Bible Journal for your family to practice the habit of being in God's Word every day.

 

I don’t think there’s a Christian parent out there who isn’t looking for ways to ensure that their children grow up with a strong foundation in the Word of God.  Developing the habit of daily Bible reading can be tough for us to do ourselves, let alone teaching it to our kids.

There are a lot of family devotions out there that are great.  The best ones encourage discussion and family bonding.

Teaching/modeling for our kids how to pray came pretty naturally.  One thing we struggled to do, however, was to get our boys to read the Bible on their own on a daily basis.

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