PromiseLand Kids: Daniel the Daring Dude!

What is PromiseLand Children's Ministry all about?

We have a hands-on kids church with a message that is woven into the action. Kids learn while they are having fun. Starting our service we sing praises to Jesus through a mixture of fun, action, upbeat songs and slow worship so the kids have an opportunity to learn to truly worship God through song.
Parts of our service are split into two age groups, Preschool & Elementary which are targeted to reach kids at their level.
Our goal is to teach children to have a personal relationship with our Lord and Savior, and to share the love of Jesus. In our kids church we do have fun, but we take our fun seriously. Our games, props, object lessons, hands-on activities and all we do is centered around making a positive, spiritual impact on Kids. Before the kids leave our service we pray together.
Our mission is to bring children into the Kingdom of God, opening our doors and our hearts to every child.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Daniel the Daring Dude! - Taking the plunge

This week we started a new unit on Daniel. We started out talking about my adventure in parasailing. (Ask the kids what I landed on.) I even attempted to draw them a diagram. : )

We met a puppet named Gus who just joined a parachuting club. He excitedly told us about the airplane, the parachute strapped to his back, the noises, the wind, and...how far down it was. Once he got to the door he chicken out, he was to scared to jump. We talked about how you can have all the ‘stuff’ and be in the right place, but if you don’t JUMP you will miss out on the adventure. The same is true in the Christian life. Having a Bible and going to Church don’t mean anything if you never put your FAITH in God, and JUMP.

Our lesson was on Daniel chapter one - how Daniel and his friends were taken by King Nebuchadnezzar and were to learn the Babylonian ways, they were to eat the food off the kings table but, these 3 men didn't want to eat the defiled food of the king, so they asked to be fed just vegetables and water. 10 days later these men were stronger and healthier than all the other men. God was pleased with these three men and gave them knowledge and understanding.
Daniel determines to HOLD on to God's Promises, and OBEY God by not eating the king's food as required. He PRAYS and trusts God to help him stand up to his leaders and EXPECTS the best from God and is proven right! Daniel shows us how to trust God and take a stand against what is wrong!

The kids played a parachute game - during this game they had to listen carefully and follow directions. If they were not listening they would miss out on their turn to run under the raised parachute.