Give "The Word"

Give "The Word"

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, 

and the Word was God. John 1:1 

Bibles, Children's Bibles, Bible Storybooks

and Devotional Guides make

great gifts. 

When you give the gift of God's Word,

you're planting seeds of faith.

When you read God's Word to a child,

sing a scripture songs or otherwise

share God's word, 

you are feeding that child's faith.

And what you are feeding them now,

could make a huge difference 

in how they spend eternity.

 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing 

by the word of God. Romans 10:17

For this reason, I always preferred

rocking my babies and grand babies 

to sleep. That time we spend rocking

is a special time in which I sing

scripture songs. 

I am bonding with them, but more

importantly, I am feeding their faith.

As John 1:1 tells us, THE WORD is GOD,

so as I sing scripture,

I am planting little God seeds in 

their hearts. 

In time these seeds will take root

and grow. And if I do nothing 

else in my lifetime, I want to see

my children and grand children come

to know Jesus!

And the Winner Is........

Katrina Detherow

Katrina - if you will contact me,

I will happily get this sent 

your way!

 

Maybe We Should Measure Success, A Little Differently

How do you measure success?

A good job, a nice house, a car?

Or.... is it just being happy?

Sometimes.... success just can't be measured.

But - those who walk with the Lord

will always be successful.

ONE SOLITARY LIFE

He was born in an obscure village. He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty. He then became an itinerant preacher. He never held an office. He never had a family or owned a house. He didn't go to college. He has no credentials but Himself. He was only thirty-three when the public turned against him. His friends ran away. He was turned over to his enemies and went through the mockery of a trial. He was nailed to a cross between two thieves. While he was dying, his executioners gambled for his clothing, the only property he had on earth. He was laid in a borrowed grave. Nineteen centuries have come and gone, and today he is the central figure of the human race. All the armies that have ever marched, all the navies that have ever sailed, all the parliaments that have ever sat, and all the kings that ever reigned have not affected the life of man on this earth as much as that ONE SOLITARY LIFE.

Author Unknown

Submitted by Debbie Thompson

 

 

HE is the REASON for the SEASON Hershey's Kisses Jars!

 These are adorable little jars

filled with Hershey's Kisses.

 The tag on the front says

HE is the REASON for the SEASON.

 And on the bottom of each kiss is a

sticker with one of the various

names of Jesus!

I uses pint jars for these,

and I used the generic jars because I

like the fact that there is no

lettering on them - as the lettering

would take away from the message

I am wanting to send.

And - the stickers and tags

even work on Baby Food Jars.

We plan to make these for

Grace's class at her Home School

Classical Conversations Coop.

To make the jars:

Print names and lid cover on sticker paper.

Print tags on white card stock.

Punch out stickers with a 3/4" punch

and stick on the bottom of

Hershey's kisses and place carefully

in the jar. I put bottoms out, so names 

would show. Cut out the sticker for the lid

and stick it on. Cut out the label

and attach with a piece of color 

coordinating ribbon. 

 I bought the sticker printables here. 

They're cheap and can be used

over and over again,

year after year.

A Birthday Cake for Jesus!

Jesus' Birthday Cake

You will need:

1 Chocolate Cake Mix (eggs, oil and water)

1  Can of White Frosting

Make a round cake - chocolate to symbolize our sin.

Cover with white frosting

White to symbolize His purity that covers our sins.

Add 12 Red Candles

12 Candles symbolize that Christ is our light through the 12 months

And the color red stands for His blood, shed for us.

Encircle the cake with green frosting.

Green symbolizes everlasting life.

submitted by BJ

at Sweet Nothings blog.

Give the Gospel

When preparing gifts this season,

consider a gift that shares the gospel.

This movie is a great choice!

I watched it myself, and then took

it to Texas to watch with Grace and Olivia.

It's a great family movie.

They liked it, and wanted to share

it with their Daddy, so we

watched it again.

Olivia, who is three, lost interest 

the second time around, but Grace,

who is 5 loved seeing it twice.

  

I watched this movie

three times in one week and 

enjoyed it each and every time.

It's not a CHRISTmas movie,

but most people enjoy CHRISTmas

movies before CHRISTmas

and if you're giving it as a gift,

it will be watched after

CHRISTmas.

And while I find a lot of 

Christian movies a bit boring

this one was not!

Check it out. It's inexpensive

and will be a gift that keeps on 

giving, as many will find it

to be a great witnessing tool.

Watch THE JESUS FILM!

Gather your family and

watch The Jesus Film!

(Image is my own - not from the film)

There are even Jesus Film aps for

your phone and iPad.

Keep the REAL meaning 

of CHRISTmas the focus 

in your home and share with others.

If we all do so, I'm sure we will

see a positive change in our world.

THANK YOU, Rajeev Mahan 

of India for sharing.