We love to make our kids happy. Nothing can replace the feeling we get when they smile and say, “Thank you, Daddy, that was the best time, ever.” And as they get older, our culture teaches kids that clothes, body image, sexual experience, or the latest technology will make them happy. But where does the Bible root true happiness?
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Are your prayers for your children too small? Or stated positively: What big and bold prayers can we pray for our children?
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Repetition is powerful, because repetition is powerful, the Kids Ministry at The Austin Stone has centered itself around seven basic truths. Every lesson centers around one of these truths. The aim of this strategy is that, by the time a child “graduates” from our kids’ ministry, they will know these phrases by heart.
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Unexpected Gift helps children to understand the wonderful truth that at Christmas God became a baby.
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It was Christmas—time to decorate! Down came boxes of ornaments, the gift bags and bows, the lights and wreaths. But one box brought instant stress. This box overflowed with my attempts to adopt other people’s traditions.
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