My five year old is not saved. He is particularly reserved when talking about spiritual things, and rarely (if ever) brings up the topic. I have a great desire to allow the Holy Spirit to draw David to Himself. I know how eager children are to please, and I have no desire for a false [...]
Filed under: Salvation
In Children’s church yesterday, Lee asked whether a person who is not saved is an enemy of God. This really bothered one of the children (who to my knowledge, has not made a profession of faith). The thought occurred to me that a child who knows he is not saved, understands salvation, might not really [...]
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In church on Sunday nights, we’ve been talking about the believer’s relationship with the law. The men have been having a grand time sitting afterwards discussing the finer points of Romans 6, 7, and 8. Me? I’m still thinking about the role of the law in bringing someone to Christ, since I have three unbelievers [...]
Filed under: Salvation
In our church, the children stay in the main service, and then are dismissed for the preaching. I like this approach very much, but it is a challenge keeping them focused on what’s going on. David’s always been able to sit still, but he’s just this year started singing. Since we’ve started school, he’s been [...]
Filed under: Salvation
Sorry I missed posting yesterday. I’ve been wanting to discuss repentance with my children, but I know that my own heart isn’t ready to do so. We’ve actually been talking in church about repentance and its relationship to salvation. One of the things that we talked about is that one of the marks of a [...]
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This morning I was reading Psalm 32, and I decided it would be a good passage to talk about, since we’ve been dealing with some truth issues. Here’s how the conversation went: Did you know that one time King David was hiding his sin? Do you think he was happy or sad when he was [...]
Filed under: Lying, Salvation, Uncategorized
We’ve found a few mourning cloak caterpillars a few weeks ago that quickly pupated upon capture. We’ve been waiting and this morning one came out dramatically. Such a memorable event might very well stay with them for a long time; thus, it is a good opportunity to teach them an important spiritual truth along with [...]
Filed under: Getting Along, Salvation, Wisdom
Two children both wanted the F-22 cup at breakfast this morning. Since David went to get the cups, I allowed him to choose how to divide them up. I prefer to encourage them to be unselfish, rather than requiring it, since I think it means more when they have a choice. Sometimes I do ask [...]
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Authors of a Sunday school curriculum explained recently why they were omitting the Crucifixion and Resurrection from their preschool curriculum. They made this choice for two reasons: first, that the crucifixion is too violent for preschoolers, and second, preschoolers are unable to grasp what it means to die and be raised again. Apart from the [...]
Filed under: Communication and Meaning, Salvation
When I asked about hymns to teach salvation truths, I had forgotten about a few places who have the same idea I do. Sovereign Grace produced a children’s CD designed to teach doctrine in simple words. The doctrine is sound, although the poetry is not excellent, and the music style is contemporary. Personally, I believe [...]
Filed under: Communication and Meaning, Salvation
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