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We will celebrate the year of the child in our church. I am working on a rotation for the winter with this theme. I would like to explore how God has used children of Bible times to proclaim the message. I feel that if we can connect the bibical children to everyday lives of our children,the body of Christ will grow in the spirit. Any suggestions and/or sites would be appreciated.
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Most of the ones I know are healings such as Luke 9:37, and Luke 8:49. Jesus blesses the children in Luke 18:15. And, of course there is the story of Jesus going to the temple when he was a child. Children were not held in very high esteem in biblical times so it is hard to find role model identification types in the Bible. Good luck!
from Group Publishing would be a good resource for a Bible kids rotation. It may take a little work to adapt, but it's a good starting place.
Some of the Children for them Old testament include:
Samuel, (Hannah was his mother and decidated him to God to serve in the temple)
David, (and golaith) he was just shepherd boy
New Testament
(Teenagers)
Mary, the mother of Jesus
John the beloved apostle was possibly only a teenage when he was a disciple
So the lesson are there it just takes jogging the memory a bit to remembber
Don't forget about King Josiah... in one of Group Publishing's Sunday School Special books (I forget which one), there is a whole lesson on King Josiah that could be adapted into a workshop format.
We just did a month on "David and Jonathan" and their friendship.
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