One thing I absolutely love about Kids Ministry is the
simplicity of it. We don’t have to over think things when communicating them to
children. Children are just so simple minded and they are so accepting of the
Gospel, they don’t feel the need to question everything they hear. The Gospel
message in itself is simple – it’s not supposed to be complicated. God didn’t
put everything in code where we would have to search out the true meaning
behind everything we read, He just said what needed to be said. When presenting
the Gospel to children, we’re able to communicate the Gospel in the simplest
way, so simple that even sometimes something that we’ve heard a hundred times
can hit us an entirely different way. Something about the simple way the Gospel
is put when communicating to children opens doors into our own lives to really
grasp on to what God’s word is telling us.
Idea is just a simple statement that is based off the Bible lesson that is easy
for the kids to remember. We all know that kids get restless, and we know that
sometimes they just zone out. We also know that the more a child hears
something, the more likely they are to remember it when they leave. That is
where the Big Idea comes in. If the kids leave not remembering anything else
from the Bible lesson, we want them to at least remember the Big Idea. When
their parents ask them what they learned at church that morning, we want the
kids to be able to respond with the Big Idea and the parents know exactly what
they learned.
of God in our lives. We shared the Bible story about Peter and the power of God
working through him to heal people just by his shadow. The Big Idea from that
morning was, “God’s power in me is powerful.” When God’s power is living on the
inside of you, there is nothing stopping you from doing great and wonderful
things. Why? Because the power of God is in you, and that power is powerful.
Later this week I was thinking back to what the Big Idea
was, that simple statement just kept coming to mind. Finally I took the time
and stopped and said it out loud – God’s power in me is powerful. The minute I
said those words I immediately felt the power of God just rush over me. God’s
power in ME is powerful. Such a simple statement, such a simple concept, yet
there is so much power behind those words. With the power of God behind me,
there is nothing that I cannot do.
is no way that his shadow would have healed anyone; there is no way that he
himself would have even healed someone without the power of God behind Him.
With the power of God in Peter’s life, and with him operating in that power,
what was once impossible was made possible. That same power that Peter had in
his life is the same power that God offers to us in our own lives. God doesn’t withhold
His power in our lives; some of us just choose not to operate in it. But why
would we choose not to take hold of such a valuable tool that God desires to
give us in our life? Doing so wouldn’t make much sense at all.
nothing that you cannot do. In tough decisions, the power of God will stand
behind you and strengthen you. When you feel like your dreams are too big for
you to carry out, the power of God will work through you. When you feel like it’s
too hard to push through, the power of God will stand beside you. When you feel
like life is wearing you down, the power of God will hold you up. When you feel
like you are raging a war, the power of God will intercede through you. The
power of God through you is powerful.
yourself with confidence. The power of God in you is powerful. The power of God
in you is powerful.
the difference that it can make.
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