Issue #26 - July 26, 2011              For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them. ~ Jesus  

 

Ideas? Questions? Opinions?

When replying, highlight the text that is pertinent to your response, then hit reply. Title your message to reflect the content.

Scroll down to view articles.

1) Eyes to See, Ears to Hear - Children's Message
2) Unchurched Kids' Activity
3) Past SSTN Issues
4) God's Undeserved Favor - Game & Lesson

Support the Network--learn how--Click here.

Invite your friends and coworkers to join us. CLICK HERE!

Search for Ideas

Ministry Resources
Bible-4-Life Curriculum 
Gospel Fun Activities
Holidays & Holy Days
Make N' Take Downloads
E-books
Affiliate Bookstore
Creative Teaching Seminar

F-R-E-E Resources
Bible Games
Christian Crafts
Christian Skits
Missions For Kids
Object Talks, Sermons
Recycling Ideas
VBS & Bible Clubs

NEED PRAYER?  
Visit our Prayer Board.  
Scroll down.

1) Eyes to See, Ears to Hear - Children's Message

Props: An un-baked potato (so it still has the brown skin on it), and an ear of corn. 

Have any of you noticed the gardens growing around our area? Do any of you have vegetable gardens at home or your grandparent’s or friends homes? (Ask the children to share about the gardens their family or friends have and what has been grown there.) Some people are growing potatoes like this one. (Show the potato)
We have a lot of fields of corn around us. Some gardens have corn growing right now, too. The plants are SO tall. How many of you have eaten fresh corn this year? (Show the ear of corn) Those really tall plants have delicious corn we can cook and really enjoy eating right off the cob! Guess what! If you are ever near a garden you should be very careful what you say and do! I’m warning you! You really can’t do anything or have any secrets if you are in a vegetable garden. Do you know why? (Say with secretive suspense) Because…

...to get the rest of this message, visit our Anytime Bible Talks & Lessons page, and then follow the link to Eyes to See, Ears to Hear @
http://www.sundayschoolnetwork.com/sermons.html 

2) Unchurched Kid's Activity Lesson

This 15-25 minute lesson is designed for use with about 50 non-Christian children at an outdoor camp, but it could be used with a group of any size or stage. Indoor or outdoor setting is fine, but because of nature-focus, outdoors is better.

Blindfold activity – get one blindfolded child to reach into a bag and pull out an item. They must describe it to the seeing children. Then get seeing children to help with descriptions. Remove blindfold – was this what you’d imagined the item would look like? Repeat. (Can be done in small groups, swapping items.)

(Choose odd looking items for the bag – ones that children won’t be able to fully describe by touch. I had colorful bottles with bright pens inside, posters, homemade crafts, etc)

Nobody has seen God. In some ways it’s like He’s here but...to get the rest of this lesson, visit our 
Bible Lessons with Special Activities page and look for "God is Like..." http://www.sundayschoolnetwork.com/lessons-Bible-activities.html

3) Past SSTN Issues 

All past issues of SSTN have been loaded to the website and can be searched topically or by keyword from the following page:
http://www.sundayschoolnetwork.com/archives.html

4) God's Undeserved Favor - Game & Lesson

This lesson focuses on God's underserved favor. 
http://www.sundayschoolnetwork.com/game_vineyard.html

Do you have a lesson, craft, or game that you've created to help children understand God's underserved favor? Then please send it to SSTN.

Keep SSTN going, become a Support Partner today!

 

One dollar a month helps provide the Christian educational resources in our website and newsletter. To learn how you can partner with me, and have access to a few special projects in the site, visit the following webpage: http://www.SundaySchoolNetwork.com/ministry_support.html 

Or, write your US check or US Money Order to:
S.A. Keith - Creative Imaginations (d.b.a.)

Mail to:
SundaySchoolNetwork.com
438 East Ilex Drive
Lake Park, FL 33403
USA

(In the memo section of your check write: "SSTN Subscription." Please include your email address.)

Your webservant,
Sarah Keith <><

Prayer Board: "Enter his gates with thanksgiving, enter his courts with praise!" 

Need prayer? Come in and submit your requests, but while you're there, pray for others too! We ask that you guard the prayer board and monitor it for abuses that could arise--it is not a place for gossip or for marketing products. Please respect this area. It has been set apart for you. Follow this link to begin posting your prayer requests and praying for your brothers and sisters in Christ:  http://sstn.org/corkboard/index.html

SSTN Joining and Posting Guidelines: http://SundaySchoolNetwork.com/SSTN_guidelines.html 

Copyright 1997 - 2010 / d.b.a. "S. A. Keith of Creative Imaginations
Reproducing in any medium, commercial or noncommercial, is strictly prohibited without prior written permission. SSTN has contributors from all over the world who share their ideas. If you reprint any of the ideas from SSTN, SundaySchoolNetwork.com or ChristianCrafters.Com in any medium (websites, magazines, newsletters, etc.), you must contact the submitter, and website for reprint permissions. Any materials used must also include the submitter's name and where the ideas were gleaned from. The opinions expressed or advertisements displayed in the SSTN e-Newsletter are not necessarily endorsed by SundaySchoolNetwork.com or any of its affiliates. SSTN reserves the right to edit and or exclude information from the SSTN e-Newsletter.

SundaySchoolNetwork.com | SSTN.org | ChristianCrafters.com | Bible-4-Life.com
ChristianTeachersNetwork.com | Sunday-School-Lessons.com | Bible-Lessons.net | FreeCraftsAndGames.com