Posts with the category “ask-leaders”

The people of the Old Testament were looking forward to and waiting for the promised Messiah. We celebrate what the prophet Isaiah told about was fulfilled in Jesus! Hope in Jesus- who He is and what ...  Read More

Being part of God’s community isn’t always easy because people are imperfect. Yet He calls us to forgive, to love, and to work with one another. Working together in community is worth it because it ho...  Read More

God worked through Priscilla and Aquila to help others and grow the kingdom of God. It’s amazing how God connects and unites us together- all with the commonality of loving and following Him. This wee...  Read More

The church began and grew and shows us that anyone can be God’s friend. God welcomes anyone and everyone to be His friends. What are some ways you can be friends with God, just like we are with people...  Read More

Jesus invited good friends, which we see in how He chose His followers. Jesus invites us to follow Him, just like the disciples, and then we get to be in community with Him and with others! How can we...  Read More

The brokenness that came through Adam and Eve's disobedience is seen all around us today. But the amazing news is that God always has a plan to restore us- and that plan is Jesus! The good news of wha...  Read More

There's no sin too big that will stop God from loving us. As we see in how Jesus responded to Peter in John 21, God loves us no matter what. And that love changes us and makes us excited to tell other...  Read More

When Jesus forgave the paralyzed man's sins, He let everyone know that forgiveness is why He came. Jesus alone has the power and authority to forgive....  Read More

When the woman came to Jesus and washed His feet, He showed everyone around Him that He's always ready to forgive. This week, we'll see and know that God is the same with us. We never have to feel emb...  Read More

God is kind to us- just like how He was kind to the people of Nineveh and even to Jonah. God is kind because it's who He is- not because we do anything to deserve it. God sent Jesus to forgive us for ...  Read More

We're wrapping up Inside and Out with the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4. Jesus knew everything about her and He still loved her- just like us. We get to help kids see th...  Read More

God sees us. Jesus saw Zacchaeus way up in a tree and called him by name in Luke 19:1-10. Jesus sees each of us- and our kids- and calls us by name. For the kids who think they've been overlooked or f...  Read More

We are known by God, and God hears us. God heard Moses and the Israelites in Exodus 2-4, and He always hears us too. Kids may be feeling alone or wondering if anyone is listening to them. We get to he...  Read More

We are known because God made us. We see this in the story of God making Adam and Eve in Genesis 1-2. When kids are struggling with feeling worthless or unimportant, we get to point them to Jesus and ...  Read More

Peter was one of Jesus' disciples and friends. He had a big adventure with Jesus and did amazing things in Jesus' name- including healing a man who couldn't walk. Peter reminded everyone the miracle h...  Read More

When Jesus left and went up to Heaven, he sent a helper to be with the people on earth. The Holy Spirit lives in the people who love Jesus. God can be with us all the time even if we can't see him wit...  Read More

Even though the disciples were afraid of the big storm, Jesus was in control the whole time. Jesus told the storm to stop, and it stopped! Even when the disciples were afraid, Jesus was always with th...  Read More

The disciples were Jesus' closest friends and followers- they saw him do miracles, learned from him and each other, helped share Jesus' message, and got to help people in Jesus' name. The disciples ar...  Read More

John the Baptist knew Jesus was special before he was even born, and he dedicated his life to preparing others for their adventure with Jesus. He baptized them and told them about Jesus, and his story...  Read More

Do you ever wonder what God wants you to do right now? There is really only one big thing He would like for us to do, share Him with others. When we are going out, coming in, rising and going about o...  Read More

With so many outside influences there are some days I just want to turn it all off. Can you relate? Have you considered how kids are processing it all? Through the temptation of Jesus, we see a gre...  Read More

Paul and Silas took a tough situation and turned it into an opportunity to bring praise to God. We will all experience many trials in life that can leave us feeling sad and burdened. God calls us to c...  Read More

Jesus and Zaccheus: Most everyone has dealt with rejection, even Zacchaeus. Jesus did not see Zacchaeus as the cheat and liar the rest of the town saw in him. He saw him and loved him. Zacchaeus ch...  Read More

Peter Walks on Water: When we are worried, scared, or facing a big decision, our faith needs to be like that of Peter: jumping in without hesitation, trusting that God will meet our needs. When fac...  Read More

Samson and Delilah: We all make many decisions daily. All decisions result in a consequence. Some are good, some are bad or hurt us. Today, we will help kids answer this question, "Will you choose...  Read More

Today, our All Star Kids groups finished up a series where they discovered that God always keeps His promises and that He is actively working in our world to do what is best for us and to do His best ...  Read More

God has always done what is right even when His people have done what is wrong. We have God’s kindness and love through Jesus, who died on the cross so we can have life with God forever....  Read More

The Bible teaches us about God and Jesus. It helps us know the right things to do. We do wrong things, but God can help us want to obey Him. Jesus died to rescue us from sin....  Read More

Nehemiah helped God’s people fix the walls around their city. The walls protected the people from their enemies. Jesus protects us from our enemies....  Read More