ACTive Bible Play


Book Description

Here are 26 creative activities to engage students with meaningful and exciting Bible play! Correlated with Bible-in-Life and Echoes curricula for Units 1-12, this book is loaded with innovative ideas, as well as Scripture references and teacher tips. It provides great alternatives for Bible-in-Life Step Three activities. This handy resource fits well with any curriculum or can be used for stand-alone activities. Help preschooler’s imaginations soar as they act out Bible stories with fanciful dress-up, finger puppet, and role-play activities. Dramatic play helps little ones explore feelings and new ideas. It also gives you opportunities to teach preschoolers how to express themselves and act in social situations. Most importantly, children master age-appropriate Christian values and concepts too. So pull out the dress-up box, dust off your imagination, and don’t be afraid to act a little silly! Designed as a David C Cook disciple-shaping resource, these exciting new Bible FunStuff books include 26 fully reproducible activities guaranteed to keep classrooms buzzing with creative fun.




The Play-Along Bible


Book Description

Young children will love taking part in acting out favourite Bible stories with movement, sounds and actions. From the moment children open their eyes at the start of creation to the final shout "Hooray!" in Revelation, encounter hundreds of fun ways to actively engage with the Bible and enhance children's understanding of familiar verses. Imaginations will come alive, chirping as birds, twinkling fingers for stars, roaring as lions, waving, marching and jumping around. A lively, fun and interactive way to help children become familiar and recall special Bible moments.




Play Through the Bible


Book Description

Get your toddler moving, crafting, and playing through fifteen favorite Old Testament stories! Inside you'll find ideas for all learning styles - sensory bins, games, crafts, and more! Plus tips for teaching the Bible to little ones. The best part about the activities is that they keep you and your toddler reflecting on God's Word all day long as you incorporate the ideas into your everyday life!




Pray & Play Bible 2


Book Description

Contains fourteen Bible stories, plus creative prayers, playtime activities, and songs to accompany each story.




Bible Games That Teach


Book Description

Inside each of these 10 new books children's educators will find twenty-six creative activities to engage kids with fantastic Bible-focused, high-energy fun! Correlated with Bible-in-Life and Echoes curriculum and covering ages preschool to middle school, these books are loaded with innovative ideas including scripture references and teacher tips and provide a great resource for alternative Step 3 activities. Or teachers can use it with their own lesson plans this handy resource fits well with any curriculum or can be used as a stand-alone activity. Learning is improved when it's coupled with actions, so Bible Games That Teach is just what you need for your youngest group. Inside you'll find fun games that kids will want to play over and over again while they learn motor skills, matching, sorting, and much, much more. Best of all, preschoolers also begin learning Bible stories while they play!




Playing with Fire


Book Description

“Provocative, insightful, and enlightening—a foray into an often-neglected topic that merits more attention than it typically receives.” --Lee Strobel, New York Times bestselling author of The Case for Christ What is Our Fascination with the Other Side? Join investigative reporter Billy Hallowell as he delves into the strange phenomena of supernatural activity. Themes of demonic possession, exorcism, and ghosts have overtaken Hollywood, with countless films and TV shows delving into the age-old struggle against evil. But the question is why? Even with so much focus on the topic, there seems to be very little public knowledge and discussion about the theology and real-life claims surrounding demons. Quite often, many people remain silent about their experiences or resort to quietly whispering about what they’ve seen, heard, or felt for fear of being labeled as crazy. The truth is, even pastors, priests, and clergy who have observed firsthand accounts of possession and deliverance can succumb to the strange and terrifying effects of intense spiritual warfare. For people of faith, Playing with Fire addresses these core questions: Are demons active today? If they do indeed exist, what are they? Fallen angels? Nephilim? Can demons inhabit human beings? According to the Bible, can people die and remain behind as “ghosts”? Playing with Fire explores the theological underpinnings surrounding the supernatural. Relying on firsthand accounts, newspaper reports, and Christian experts, Hallowell takes readers through the various views and perspectives surrounding supernatural activity.




The Activated Disciple


Book Description

Are you ready to take your faith to the next level? If you yearn for a life that moves beyond believing and practicing your faith, if you want to radically live your faith, if you want a more profound relationship with Jesus Christ, then it is time for you to become an activated disciple. The Foundation of discipleship is imitation. True discipleship requires such a close relationship with God that every area of your life is transformed. It is about opening yourself to God and inviting him to dwell within you, becoming holy as he is holy, loving as he is loving, disciples of Christ become the instruments God employs to transform the world. - Move beyond simply believing and practicing your faith and begin radically living it! - Overcome obstacles that keep you from being the disciple you are made to be.
- Be a positive influence and an instrument of transformation in the Church.




101 Great Games for Kids


Book Description

Children learn best when they hear the rich stories from Scripture over and over again. Just sitting and listening, however, can become boring. This volume, a collection of 101 active games for Christian education programs suitable for children ages 3–12, will help dispel any boredom. Divided into four sections, 101 Great Games for Kids brings Scripture to life through active games that get kids up and moving rather than sitting in their chairs. This is a book that mainline professionals and lay leaders can turn to for a quick idea or when they are creating lesson plans. Each of the 101 games are presented in ways that adults can use immediately. Key Benefits: Children are enabled to learn the rich stories from Scripture through fun and active games; Christian educators will find a wealth of new, flexible ideas that will easily fit their educational programs and Sunday school lessons




The Lands of the Bible


Book Description

From Genesis to Revelation, God revealed Himself and His story of redemption. He used people and animals in backdrops of mountains and valleys, rivers and seas, empires and villages. But how much do we really know about the places and customs where these stories happened? In The Lands of the Bible, Dr. John Beck engages us in the fascinating geography of Scripture and shows how we can discover new and exciting insights into the stories we thought we already knew.




Teen to Teen


Book Description

What more encouraging way to gain perspective than by talking to someone who has been there, especially when that someone is one of your peers. Written expressly for teens by teens, this unique 365 day devotional is filled with personal experiences that are relatable and heart-felt. In addition to learning teen to teen how to deal with difficult issues and maneuver the often trying path to adulthood, each devotion leads teens to move into a deeper relationship with Christ as they recognize that He is the answer to life's problems and strife. Through the stories of others, teens see how God works in our lives when we open ourselves to Him. The devotion includes hundreds of teen authors and teens love reading what their peers have written. This devotional creates a safe, social atmosphere for teens to learn that they are not alone and that God is at work in their lives. Teens learn from other's failures and triumphs how to make the right choices. The impetus for this devotional is to help teens understand how God can and does work in their lives.