|
|
|
|
Mission Statement: SundaySchoolNetwork.com brings over 25 years of experience to children's ministry. Our
Bible lesson plans and activities
are designed to lead children to Christ, helping them grow in their faith, so they can proclaim the good news message to the next generation.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gearing Up!
I hope you've had a great summer and are ready
for the new semester!
As the school year begins and children's
ministries across the world are gearing up for a new season, what will you
teach the children in your ministry? Do you use a themed curriculum of Bible
Lesson Plans, such as "The Beatitudes," "The
Miracles of Jesus," or "The Lord's Prayer," or do you each week
jump from one topic to the next?
It is my belief that children will better grasp
the Scriptures if you spend time moving through a series of lessons on
specific subject matter, than if you jump from topic to topic. This coming
semester I will be teaching "The
Prayer of Jesus." I would love to have you join me as we move
through the program. And as we teach the lessons, we can share additional
ideas and inspirations that come to mind.
 Sample
Lesson One from The Prayer of Jesus.
|
|
|
Kick-Off Session
This coming Saturday we're having our
"kick-off" session for the new year. It will be a fun-filled water
day. We'll also be making "model boats" that are balloon-powered!
Why are we making model boats you may ask? Well, for one, it is fun; but other
than that, to emphasize the purpose of a “model,” that it's a replica or
representation of a person or thing, in this case, a boat. (Hopefully, our
boats will loosely resemble the real thing.) Likewise, the Lord’s
Prayer is a model or an example that represents how we are to pray.
This semester we will teach our children about Jesus' prayer model;
they will learn to memorize the prayer to hide it in their hearts. We will
also teach them sign language to sign the prayer.
I'll also photograph the children making and
playing with their "model boats," and then post the pics in next
week's newsletter. I'll post them even sooner on our Facebook
page. So if you haven't liked our Facebook
page, please do so now to receive our updates.
If you are interested in downloading the
directions to the balloon-powered boat, let me know. If enough people are
interested, I'll make it available for purchase for a small fee. I will then
also include a discount to purchase the curriculum. (Win, win!)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Do
you have a comment or suggestion? I'd love to hear from you!
Please respond to: sstn@sundayschoolnetwork.com
Your
webservant,
Sarah Keith <><
|
|
|
Your donations
and purchases to the
website make this resource possible.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Have you written a children's or teen's ministry resource?
SHARE your great ideas!
Send to: submissions@sundayschoolnetwork.com
Follow us on Instagram @ssnpics
Hashtag your ministry pictures to: #sundayschoolnetwork
|
|
|
Use the link at the bottom of the newsletter to forward it to
friends and coworkers.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
If
you're not already subscribed to our newsletter, sign up on our home page: http://www.SundaySchoolNetwork.com
|
|
|
Copyright 1997 -
2017 / d.b.a. "S. A. Keith of Creative Imaginations
Reproducing
in any medium, commercial or noncommercial, is strictly prohibited
without prior written permission. SSTN has contributors from all
over the world who share their ideas. If you reprint any of the
ideas from SSTN, SundaySchoolNetwork.com or ChristianCrafters.Com in
any medium (websites, magazines, newsletters, etc.), you must
contact the submitter, and website for reprint permissions. Any
materials used must also include the submitter's name and where the
ideas were gleaned from. The opinions expressed or advertisements
displayed in the SSTN e-Newsletter are not necessarily endorsed by
SundaySchoolNetwork.com or any of its affiliates. SSTN reserves the
right to edit and or exclude information from the SSTN e-Newsletter.
|
|
|
