Heartprints
-
Sinful Heart Object Lessons- Lesson One: The Image of God
Bring out the clean mirror and talk about how when God looked into the heart of Adam and Eve, He could see Himself. This ability to shine forth God’s image was very special.
-
Daniel, and the king, and his minions. Oh my!
A 5th grade Sunday School class talks about Daniel in the lion's den.
-
Do you really want to be a swallow?
Psalm 84 A Bird’s Eye View God created the birds to fly above the earth and across the expanse of the sky. The timid swallow feeds upon the wing across the expanse of the sky to catch insects. It prefers the habitats of men, where insects are plentiful, and often chooses the most extraordinary places for its nests. The psalmist reflects that in the Temple, this wee bird found a protected refuge high above in the sheltered eaves, where it had the privilege of a ‘bird’s eye view.’ He can see the comings and goings and hear the words spoken at the altar and the songs of the choirs as…
-
Taking Responsibility for Our Choices
“God created humankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them, male and female he created them.” Genesis 1:27 God made humans different from the rest of His creation. In His loving kindness He made man in His own image. What a gift that is. Yet in that very gift he gave us another gift, the gift of choice. Every day we all make hundreds or maybe thousands of choices. Many of them are done without a thought. I don’t know about you, but I don’t always think about what I am doing when I do it; especially if it is something that I do all…
-
Making Summer Strategic
Making a successful transition is all about managing our emotions as well as our beliefs. How can we best use our summers to prepare them for transitions in the fall?
-
Sheep-sense
A 5th grade Sunday School class learns about Jesus and what we can learn from sheep.
-
IF WE TALK THE TALK, LET’S WALK THE WALK!
If we talk the talk, we need to walk the walk!
-
Come to Me
A 5th grade Sunday School class talks about the Incredibles and Jesus.
-
Using OT stories to teach life principles
Using the story of Job: Long ago, in a land far away, a man lived with his family of ten children. He taught them well and prayed for them each day, especially when they got together. He was a faithful father, a faithful praying father. Days came, days went, and the life they had together was happy and joyful. But, while this devoted father was doing what was right, there was a bad angel named Lucifer who hated this man. He wanted to destroy him, so he went to heaven and angrily talked about this man to God. God asked this evil angel if he had seen this wonderful father…
-
Teaching Toddlers
Deuteronomy 6:6-7 “These words I am commanding you today must be kept in mind, and you must teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up.” Seriously! Teach toddlers about God!
