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Friday, December 4, 2020

Is There a Fun Outreach And Discipleship Resource For Your Children?

Here is a way to offer a fun experience and support Christian discipleship in your home and church.

BIBLE TIME FUN WEEKLY

BIBLE TIME FUN WEEKLY is my thank-you gift to those who support my art through Patreon. It is a resource that creates opportunities for spontaneous spirit-guided conversations that can potentially change lives.

The ten scripture activities are accompanied by discussion questions that parents and teachers can use to engage kids more deeply.

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Issue 81 is now available, and you can see a sample below.  

Sample pages 1,2 of BIBLE TIME FUN WEEKLY issue 81

WHY DO I DO THIS?
I started creating Bible verse coloring pages for a Bible club at my church called AWANAS. Then, I made a Bible fun magazine that I printed on four pages and sent to the kids who came to our church's summer Vacation Bible school. I made the magazine for a few months, and it was a huge amount of work to design it, draw it, print it, and mail it. I could not keep up with it. 

Now, I have improved my skills and use a computer for some of what I do. I have created some templates to make things easier, but it still takes 25 to 30 hours each week to create BIBLE TIME FUN WEEKLY. When you see it, you will agree that it represents a lot of thought and work. 

LIKE A MINI KID'S MAGAZINE
This is a weekly booklet that subscribers receive for use at home, church, club, outreach camp, or anywhere God's work is being done. It has four printed and reproduced pages back to back and then folded like a program. There are ten fun activities that children actually look forward to doing. The activities include a crossword puzzle, one or more word searches, a maze puzzle, a scrambler puzzle, and more.  

SCRIPTURE FOCUSED
Each activity is scripture-focused in a profound way. The verse is the source of the answers or word bank for the puzzle. Children are exposed to God's Word as children do the puzzles or activities. 

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
The discussion questions tie into the activity and become the beginnings of heart-to-heart conversations that lead to discipleship. They say more is caught than is taught, and as you talk about the scripture, it is a natural teaching event. 

I love God's Word, and I believe His Spirit uses It in the lives of children. God gives us gifts so we can be gifts to others, and I want to use my gift of creativity for His glory. I've taught Sunday school, children's church, VBS, and AWANAS, so I know there is no greater joy than seeing children give their lives to Jesus. BIBLE TIME FUN WEEKLY is part of sowing the seed in children's hearts. 
  
Here are some of the scriptures in issue 81.

Part 1, for the older students, pages 1-2
  • The coloring picture is inspired by Philippians 2:4a.
  • The word search comes from Luke 9:57-58.
  • The crossword uses Joshua 24:14-15.
  • The explorer's challenge (mini Bible study) uses Proverbs 3:11-12.
  • The cipher puzzle uses 1 Corinthians 2:2.
Part 2, for younger students, pages 3 - 4
  • The large-letter word search uses Colossians 3:1-2.
  • The 2nd coloring page is from John 16:33b. 
  • The maze uses words from John 10:9a.
  • The scrambled letter puzzle uses 2 Corinthians 5:17.
  • The dot to dot tracer uses Psalm 100:1.
Part 3, Page 5a&b, for parents and teachers, a discussion question for each activity.

Some of these scriptures are all-time favorites, but you'll notice several are the more difficult, "hard sayings of Jesus." Many programs avoid challenging teachings for whatever reason. If it was so important that Jesus had to say it, we should be careful to thoughtfully present these teachings too. 

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Blessings,
(C) Adron 12/4/20
Isaiah 55:9-10

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