It was the perfect evening—warm and sunny, but not hot. Not a hint of an evening thunderstorm, only a faint breeze that whispered across the school’s lawn. The actors moved across the stage, their brightly colored costumes catching the evening sun. One of the actors cracked a joke and the audience laughed. The other responded …
Week 7: The New Testament and Children Cont’d Day 4: Stop Assuming – Ephesians 6:1-4; Colossians 3:20,21 Sometime last year, I sat down with my Sunday School class of 8-13 year olds and said, “OK, here’s the deal, our Sunday School material skips 5 chapters of the Bible between 1 Kings and 2 Kings, and …
Week 7: The New Testament and Children Cont’d Day 3: Growing Up, Part II – Galatians 4:19; Ephesians 4:13,14; 1 Corinthians 14:20; 13:11; 3:1-3; Hebrews 5:12-14; 1 Peter 2:2; Matthew 18:3 (Go here for Part I) To some extent, Paul opened his conversation with the Corinthians regarding maturity in 1 Corinthians 13 when he said, …
