KidzPort January 10 – A New Year

January 11, 2010

In our first KidzPort session of the new year we talked about – the new year!  (Stunning, I know.)

New Year’s are a traditional time for beginning.  Marking from one year to another is a convenient way to evaluate our lives and choices.  So it is natural that we look at the past year with (constructive) criticism and look to the new one with hope and determination.

People make resolutions on New Years.  That means that they resolve to change something in their lives.  It’s not always that what they are doing is bad – it usually means that they can simply do better.

One thing we resolved to do better is to promote respect:

• Respect for God
• Respect for one’s self
• Respect for those in authority
• Respect for others

For Parents:

• Talk to your child about the promise of the new year – what areas can they do better in?  Remember to be honest about what areas you can do better in.
• Pray with you child about this time of change, and that you will make the most out of what God has planned for you in 2010.

Hallelujah Night is Coming!

October 27, 2009

This Saturday we will hold our annual Hallelujah Night celebration, from 7-10 in the sanctuary at 222 Charles Street. 

All children 4-12 are invited, and there will be a hospitality for parents in the KidzPort building, hosted by Pastors Pedro and Amy.   Hallelujah night is a safe, Christ-centered alternative to Halloween, and is annually one of the best children’s events we have.   Why not join us?

 

KidzPort March 1 – Family

March 2, 2009

Interesting topic of conversation today – the family.  Specifically, the relationship that a familty has to each other, and how that relates to the Gospel and to salvation.

We read today the story of Paul and Silas, as they found themselves in jail.  They had been in Phillippi, and drove a spirit out of a girl.  For this “crime” they were beated and imprisioned.  While in jail, they were singing and praying to God, and a great earthquake shook the building and damged the door.  The jailor feared that they had escaped, but instead, found them sitting there, being obedient to the law. 

The jailor asked them what he must do to be saved.  Paul replied “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved – you and your whole family.”

It is often the case that faith comes to a household through one member.  Rarely does a whole family receive Christ at once.  But that one person can have such a profound imact on the others, that eventually they will come to a place of faith in Christ as well.  In fact, we often claim that promise – that our whole household will be saved.  

For Parents:

• Discuss with your child how your household came to faith in Christ.  Who was first?  A parent? The child?
• Reread the story of Paul and Silas in jail.  (Acts 16:25-34)  Relive what happened so they can understand it.
• Discuss how important it was that Paul and Silas obeyed the civil authorities and did not try to escape.  If they had escaped, would the jailor’s household have been saved?