TV programmes dealing with rescuing abused pets and injured wild life are also helping kids understand the need to care for animals in danger, and also our pets. It is suitable for any lesson containing an animal. For example Jesus with the donkey and foal; Noah’s Ark; Elijah and the ravens that fed him; Balaam’s Ass… and so on. Or it could simply be a stand-alone favourite.
Reinhardt Bonnke, an evangelist with Christ for All Nations, wrote about faith in these stirring words. When Spartan mothers sent their sons to battle, their parting cry was, “Come back with your shield or on it.” In other words, “Come back victorious or die honourably.” The Spartan king, Demaratos was once asked why it was…
Do you sometimes feel dragged down by your past failures?
Do you have painful memories of missed opportunities, mishandled situations, or wrong choices?
This weight from the past need not prevent you from moving forward into a bright future.
When I saw this photo of the rooster I felt that warm glow that comes with good memories.
One way to make a lesson or talk memorable is to remember to SMILE. Of course, our facial expressions are an important way of engaging with our audience, but the “SMILE” in this case is a means of remembering some helpful points.
In the Anglican church, each service begins with a greeting. The officiating clergyman says, “The Lord be with you.” The congregation used to respond, “And with thy spirit.” But since the modernising of the liturgy, the wording is now, “The Lord be with you.” And everyone responds, “And also with you.”
Steve McQueen starred in over thirty movies, including Le Mans, Towering Inferno and The Great Escape.He was a wild and troubled man, and something of a loner. His early life was very traumatic. As one friend stated, “Steve knew what it was like to be dyslexic, deaf, illegitimate, backward, beaten, abused, deserted.” But God rescued him.