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Happy [NEW] Birthday!
Make a birthday cake or treat and put some candles on it. Light candles and blow them out. Eat cake and talk about birthdays.
Kids never seem to tire of hearing about themselves. Bring out the baby book and birth certificate and talk about the day they were born into your family. Show pictures and talk about how happy you were. (If they were adopted, talk about the happy day they became a part of your family.)
Read John 3:1-16. (Just as Nicodemus didn't understand how he could be "born again," your children may need some explanation.)
Ask:
How do you become part of God's family? How are you born again?
Their answer should give you some insight into their understanding and their readiness to accept Jesus as Savior. (John 1:12 says that those who believe in and receive Jesus become part of God's family. It is not by going to church or by being good; it is through faith or believing.)
How do you become part of God's family? How are you born again?
Their answer should give you some insight into their understanding and their readiness to accept Jesus as Savior. (John 1:12 says that those who believe in and receive Jesus become part of God's family. It is not by going to church or by being good; it is through faith or believing.)
If you want to watch a 2 minute video explaining salvation to kids go to: YouTube.com - Good News for Kids
Simple truths about being "born into God's family.”
- God loves you and wants you to be in His family (John 3:16).
- We have all sinned and gone our own way (Romans 3:23).
- Jesus came to earth and died on the cross for our sins (John 3:16).
- We have to believe that He died for our sins and came alive again (Romans 10:9).
- Tell God that we want to receive Him into our lives; we need to receive His forgiveness for our sins.
- Say thank you to Him. Celebrate! Call another believer and tell them the good news. Write the date in the Bible.
If your children understand the basic truths about salvation, individually ask:
Would you like to receive Jesus into your life? (Doing this on a one-to-one basis is best, not in a group.)
Would you like to receive Jesus into your life? (Doing this on a one-to-one basis is best, not in a group.)
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Let's Make Birthdays Special!
Rituals are a way to draw a family closer to each other. Start some new birthday rituals this year.
Ask:
What would make your birthday the most special day of the year? What would you like to do that would make it special?
What would make your birthday the most special day of the year? What would you like to do that would make it special?
Listen to their ideas and add some of them to your birthday plans. (Going to Disneyworld???)
Here are some ideas that we love:
- Give the birthday person breakfast in bed (their choice of meal).
- Let the birthday person pick the menu or the place for the dinner meal.
- No chores or work on their birthday.
- After candles are blown out, gifts opened, let each member of the family say something nice about the birthday person. (I like the way you _________; You are very ___________; You make me smile when you ____________)
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Celebrate Good Times, Come On!
Celebrate a SECOND birthday—the day they were born into God's family. Put it on the calendar and treat it as a very special day. (If you don't know the specific day, pick a date as close as you can remember.)
- Make a birthday cake with candles indicating how many years they've been in God's family.
- Enjoy a special meal.
- Talk about what it means to have faith in Jesus and be part of His family.
- Say a special prayer of blessing.
- Mention ways that you see them growing in faith and being more like Jesus.
- Give a gift that will help them to grow spiritually (CD, devotional magazine or book, Bible, etc).
- CELEBRATE!!!!! Make it a fun day! (They will be the envy of all their friends and it will be a great chance to share the gospel with them.)
4
Happy [NEW] Birthday!
Make a birthday cake or treat and put some candles on it. Light candles and blow them out. Eat cake and talk about birthdays.
Kids never seem to tire of hearing about themselves. Bring out the baby book and birth certificate and talk about the day they were born into your family. Show pictures and talk about how happy you were. (If they were adopted, talk about the happy day they became a part of your family.)
Read John 3:1-16. (Just as Nicodemus didn't understand how he could be "born again," your children may need some explanation.)
Ask:
How do you become part of God's family? How are you born again?
Their answer should give you some insight into their understanding and their readiness to accept Jesus as Savior. (John 1:12 says that those who believe in and receive Jesus become part of God's family. It is not by going to church or by being good; it is through faith or believing.)
How do you become part of God's family? How are you born again?
Their answer should give you some insight into their understanding and their readiness to accept Jesus as Savior. (John 1:12 says that those who believe in and receive Jesus become part of God's family. It is not by going to church or by being good; it is through faith or believing.)
If you want to watch a 2 minute video explaining salvation to kids go to: YouTube.com - Good News for Kids
Simple truths about being "born into God's family.”
- God loves you and wants you to be in His family (John 3:16).
- We have all sinned and gone our own way (Romans 3:23).
- Jesus came to earth and died on the cross for our sins (John 3:16).
- We have to believe that He died for our sins and came alive again (Romans 10:9).
- Tell God that we want to receive Him into our lives; we need to receive His forgiveness for our sins.
- Say thank you to Him. Celebrate! Call another believer and tell them the good news. Write the date in the Bible.
If your children understand the basic truths about salvation, individually ask:
Would you like to receive Jesus into your life? (Doing this on a one-to-one basis is best, not in a group.)
Would you like to receive Jesus into your life? (Doing this on a one-to-one basis is best, not in a group.)
5
Let's Make Birthdays Special!
Rituals are a way to draw a family closer to each other. Start some new birthday rituals this year.
Ask:
What would make your birthday the most special day of the year? What would you like to do that would make it special?
What would make your birthday the most special day of the year? What would you like to do that would make it special?
Listen to their ideas and add some of them to your birthday plans. (Going to Disneyworld???)
Here are some ideas that we love:
- Give the birthday person breakfast in bed (their choice of meal).
- Let the birthday person pick the menu or the place for the dinner meal.
- No chores or work on their birthday.
- After candles are blown out, gifts opened, let each member of the family say something nice about the birthday person. (I like the way you _________; You are very ___________; You make me smile when you ____________)
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Celebrate Good Times, Come On!
Celebrate a SECOND birthday—the day they were born into God's family. Put it on the calendar and treat it as a very special day. (If you don't know the specific day, pick a date as close as you can remember.)
- Make a birthday cake with candles indicating how many years they've been in God's family.
- Enjoy a special meal.
- Talk about what it means to have faith in Jesus and be part of His family.
- Say a special prayer of blessing.
- Mention ways that you see them growing in faith and being more like Jesus.
- Give a gift that will help them to grow spiritually (CD, devotional magazine or book, Bible, etc).
- CELEBRATE!!!!! Make it a fun day! (They will be the envy of all their friends and it will be a great chance to share the gospel with them.)
