One of my goals for my Sunday School class is for them to be able to pray for all sorts of things when they leave my class. One way to do that is to design prayer stations that go along with the story. Prayer stations are a big hit right now because it gives your kids an … [Read more...]
Teaching kids to pray for others in a way that isn’t scary or uncomfortable
A few weeks ago in my Sunday School class we ran short of time and I didn't take prayer requests. One of my third grade girls said, "But, Mrs. Messing we need to pray for each other." I tried to explain we were short on time, but she insisted because she knew there were … [Read more...]
Creating a war room to change the world
Today is one of my very rare guest posts, and this one is super special because my daughter, Princess is writing it. I’ve been teaching her homeschool Bible since she was an itty bitty baby, and now at 9 she’s got a pretty firm grasp of what she believes, and recently she … [Read more...]
Prayer Stations
Have you seen the cool new thing to teach prayer to Sunday School classes? Prayer stations are all the rage, or at least they are on my Pinterest feed, and I have to admit I rather like adding a tangible element to prayer to help kids focus. My one problem with most prayer … [Read more...]
When God uses the unexpected
I left my ear buds at home today when I went for my morning walk. I didn't mean to. I actually had planned to bring them and continue listening to the podcasts I've been catching up on. But as I dug into my pocket they weren't there. That's when the phone … [Read more...]