Compliments of Life Church.tv
Posted by jen | Posted in Church, Family | Posted on 30-11-2008
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A big thanks to Life Church.tv for their free resources. Today in Club ROCK we used their Bling series. It is a completely different format from what we have used. If you lead children’s, youth, or small group ministry you should take a peek at their FREE resources.
With children making their Christmas lists and commercialism being the focus of so many at Christmas, I thought this would be a good fit. The phrase of the day: What you crave is fading fast only pleasing God will really last.
When I was researching this topic, I was amazed at how many hours 8-18 year olds spend on the computer and TV. The average 8-18 year old spends an average of 4 hrs watching TV and 2 hrs on the computer. How much of what they believe and desire is from what they see on TV or the computer?
My family isn’t immune to the media. We are a high tech family, and we have to work hard to steer our children towards pleasing God and not their selfish desires.
This Christmas our family is slimming down. We are decreasing our holiday spending and giving away from ourselves. One of the ways we are giving is by sponsoring a child this next year. It will remind us all year long of the decision we made during the holidays.
Jen- I regularly read your blog. I am not sure how I found it, probably from researching other churches when I started this past March. You dedication and devotion to the Lord, your church, your family and your team have been inspirational to me.
In this post, you mention Bling from Life Church.tv. I was trying to find this to use at our church. Could you point me in the right direction.
Thanks,
Teri Bennett
Children’s Ministry Director
The Church Next Door
Columbus, Ohio
Hey Jen!! Thanks for your prayers yesterday. We had a really easy procedure and they think we can wait a little longer in between this time (which hopefully means the baby can stay in longer)!!
I found a lot of cool stuff through Life Church and have passed it to our Youth Leader. Thanks for the shout out in the blog!! You are truly awesome for sharing your experiences in all parts of you life!!
-TB