By admin on November 14, 2011
Editor’s note: This week’s free devotion includes a prayer/meditation written by faithful pastor Walter E. Schuette who has since gone to be with the Lord. We pray that his witness will encourage you for your own life of witness! Read Deuteronomy 8:10–18. When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the LORD your God for [...]
Posted in Christian Worker, Church staff, Devotions, Encouragement, Encouraging Volunteers, Men's Ministry, Pastor, Prayers, Thanksgiving, Women's Ministry Tagged church board devotions, prayer for Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving devotions
By admin on September 27, 2011
Editor’s note: Use the material below in a devotional way to review the idea of “praying on paper” to your students. (It’s repeated from CTA’s Share blog for September 20; you might also want to check that blog for five additional free prayer starters.) Duplicate the prayer starters below the review material here and be [...]
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By admin on September 20, 2011
Editor’s note: Use the material below in a devotional way to introduce the idea of “praying on paper” to your students. Duplicate the five days of prayer starter suggestions below the devotion and be ready to hand them out as you conclude. Consider purchasing copies of CTA’s Faith Heroes: Prayer Journal for Kids to help [...]
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By admin on September 19, 2011
Editor’s note: This week’s free devotion includes a prayer/meditation written by faithful pastor Walter E. Schuette who has since gone to be with the Lord. We pray that his witness will encourage you for your own life of witness! Read Luke 15:11–24. Heavenly Father, you have invited us to call you our Father, and that [...]
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By Jane Fryar on August 23, 2011
Editor’s note: What better way to start a new school year than by encouraging children to pray? The Ministry Message below is followed by a FREE five-day kids’ prayer journal you can duplicate and distribute. If your students like this approach, check out Faith Heroes, CTA’s new prayer journal for children. Introduction What’s the most [...]
Posted in Back-to-school, Children's ministry, Devotions, Encouragement, Free Resources, Pastor, Prayers, Sermon Ideas, Sunday School, Teachers Tagged back-to-school devotion, free children's devotion, prayer journal
By admin on August 2, 2011
As a reminder that Jesus is our source of guidance, love, and protection during the school year, many churches set aside a Sunday in August or early September to “bless the backpacks.” Here are some ways to do it: 1. Have children in grades K-5 bring their backpacks to church with them on the Sunday before school [...]
Posted in Children's ministry, Devotions, Encouragement, Free Resources, Outreach/Evangelism, Pastor, Prayers, Sunday School, Witnessing, Youth Ministry Tagged Back to School, backpack blessing, blessing the children, children's ministry, children's pastor
By admin on May 10, 2011
Are you looking for a way to give VBS a powerful prayer emphasis this year? Would you like to help your Sunday school students see what all the stories about Moses, Sarah, Daniel, and Paul mean for everyday life? Are you concerned about a growing Bible illiteracy among the children you teach? If you said yes to any of [...]
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By Jane Fryar on May 3, 2011
On July 4, 1776, the colonists living in this land declared their independence, their freedom from Great Britain. But just writing the Declaration of Independence and signing it was not enough. Only after a long, bloody war were the colonists truly free. One of the people who fought in that war was Mary McCauly. Women [...]
Posted in Children's ministry, Devotions, Encouragement, Free Resources, God and Country, National Day of Prayer, Patriotism, Prayers, Sunday School, Teachers Tagged bible, children's ministry, Christian, community, free devotion, Sunday School, teacher
By Jane Fryar on May 2, 2011
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Galatians 6:18 On March 25, 1911, a roaring blaze gutted the top three floors of a New York City high-rise sweatshop. One hundred forty-five workers died in the inferno, forty-nine of them leaping in terror from the flames to the street far below. Many [...]
Posted in Church staff, Devotions, Encouragement, God and Country, Men's Ministry, Ministry, National Day of Prayer, Patriotism, Prayers, Women's Ministry Tagged bible, Christian, community, devotion, Encouragement, free devotion, God and Country, men's ministry, Pastor, Sermon Ideas, Sunday School, Women's Ministry
By Alison Zeller on July 28, 2010
Editor’s note: This article is adapted slightly from the version appearing in CTA’s August “Grab N’ Go” newsletter. Each issue includes tips, hints, and articles written for church professionals and volunteers. Interested in subscribing? Go to CTA’s website, scroll down to find the E-mail subscription link in the left-hand column, and sign up. It’s free! It [...]
Posted in Children's ministry, Christian Worker, Encouragement, Ministry, Outreach/Evangelism, Pastor, Prayers, Sunday School, Teachers, Youth Ministry Tagged Back-to-school blessing, children's ministry, Encouragement, evangelism, Sunday School, teacher