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Teaching Kids to Pray

Teaching Kids to Pray

From the mundane to the serious, children have many needs to bring to God. But they may think their problem is too small for Him to care about or worry they won’t say the words just right. Or perhaps they’ve never even realized that they can have a conversation with God that goes beyond the rote “Now I lay me down to sleep.” You can use the acronym PRAY to teach the kids in your class how to talk to God.

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Helping Children GROW

Helping Children GROW

The saved children in your class need your help to grow in their relationships with God. “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 3:18). You can start by teaching them these basic steps of growth.

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Helping Kids in Crisis

Helping Kids in Crisis

In today’s world children face many crises. Some crises are personal while others are more general in nature. God wants to use you as a teacher to help those under your care, giving them godly counsel during times of crisis.

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Making the Pieces Fit

Making the Pieces Fit

I’ve always enjoyed doing jigsaw puzzles. There’s just something so relaxing about tuning everything else out and focusing on which piece goes where! It’s so satisfying when the puzzle finally comes together and perfectly matches the picture on the box! Organizing several dozen Good News Clubs can often feel like a great, big puzzle. The only problem is that you don’t have a box with a picture of the desired result on it.

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Does God Actually Love Everyone?

Does God Actually Love Everyone?

Although there are questions you may think are ridiculous, like that one, there are also questions that leave you digging through Scripture for days. One such question is: How can God say He loves all people when the Bible says that He hates Esau?

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