For the concept of dealing with sin to become real to children, they need to. From the bestselling author of Kingdom Man and Kingdom Woman, Raising Kingdom Kids equips parents to raise their children with a Kingdom perspective and also offers practical how-to advice on providing spiritual training as instructed in Scripture. It’s all water, just in 3 different forms. They are an opportunity to explore the Bible together while building knowledge that strengthens their faith. Customarily, we teach Scripture through fragmented stories, in ways that aren’t linear. That is the nature of the Trinity–God.”. Your description sounds so good for little ones! I said, “what are these things?” as I pointed to the three kids. She didn’t know she was going to be the mom of God when she was little, but she did know she loved God very much. Where is the Trinity found in Scripture?In the beginning * God created the heavens and the earth. Is God what you make Him to be? Share the highs and lows from the day and then take time to pray for each other. There might not be a better time to talk about faith than at bedtime. St. Patrick used the shamrock, three leaves one shamrock. It is simple and a modified form could be used for muslims. But she has only one outfit, and she wears it all the time so it’s torn, stained and has an awful stench. (Matthew 11:27) I tried starting a similar conversation with an older son, but had less success. But we don’t need to feel lost. As I tried to explain how this sometimes happens, she interrupted to announce that we should just feed him. If God doesn’t exist, miracles are not possible. If God was a single Person, in order for Him to love someone, He would have to a) create someone, and then b) create love. Some children may be wired to connect with God through nature. I have a son who follows me around when we’re at home. Few street signs. The Son is God Do you know Jesus enough to know what He was like? Used by permission. “But,” then I said, “the persons of the Blessed Trinity always agree because God is perfect.”. Confessing our sin and asking Jesus to save us means that the stains and smells are gone. How do the Father and the Son cooperate?But * the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. Winner of the 2018 Award of Merit from the Evangelical Press Association. One way to explain the need for a Savior is to ask your child to think about a child meeting someone important, such as the ruler of a country. “What does his sign say?” my daughter asked. This doesn’t have to be elaborate—simply listen to a few contemporary Christian songs and take some time to give thanks for the time you’ve spent together. And night to night declares knowledge. Natasha Crain offers practical advice for strengthening your children’s faith and equipping them to defend it in a discussion based on her book Talking With Your Kids About God: 30 Conversations Every Christian Parent Must Have. As parents, we’ve all noticed how small the world of a child is. In addition, be certain of your own commitment to Christ, and ask Him to help you be an example of His love and truth to your son. And then from this point, the Creed will be handy. God is LOVE, a LOVE sooo big He needed someone to love in his infinity, and there was the Son, who is also God, infinite and eternal (He has been since before time and He will always be until after the end of time). But since evil exists, does God exist? The story’s application ought to be, “Make sure you are on God’s side.”. In my 3rd grade class, I placed three kids in the front of the room. Then take a moment to pray for the event that you’re headed to next. In the big story, good and evil war with each other, evil seems to overtake the world, but then Jesus shows up and conquers sin and death, and those of us who recognize Him as Lord and Savior are saved. Few street signs. No maps. Some people believe; some don’t.”. One mom had a view of faith very different from my own. Ask your child, “Why do you think Christians believe Jesus came back to life when we know that all other people who die remain dead?” Clarify that the Resurrection is a miracle claim and that miracles are events with a cause from outside of nature, so they don’t necessarily follow natural laws. God was their only parent, and we know how important it is to obey our parents don’t we? The Holy Spirit is not the Father or the Son. With teenagers you can ask, “What’s on your schedule tomorrow that I can pray for? Next, consider the same scenario but take all the good away — all presence of God gone from a situation or place. As your children grow, take note of their life stage and adjust your spiritual training accordingly. Although your child may have a combination of these seven temperaments, you’ll find that one or two of them may stand out a bit more than the others. God uses nature — weeds, gardens, pets, clouds and people — to draw these children closer to Him. In order for children to put their faith in Jesus, they need to understand several basic truths: One powerful way for these truths to be conveyed in the home is for parents to talk about them and live them out each day, so kids can learn from both their actions and their words. While this principle seems obvious, parents often neglect to tell their children the basic story of the Gospel, assuming they already know that Jesus came to earth as a baby, willingly shed His blood on the Cross, and died and rose again to pay the penalty for sin. And when Jesus was baptized, he went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened and he saw * the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and alighting on him; and behold, a voice from heaven, saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:16-17) I have the 1st yr kids and none, I mean NONE even know how to pray the Our Father nor the Hail Mary. I know it worked for me. How do the Son and the Holy Spirit cooperate?All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Often, kids only see pieces of this heroic tale. One day in the spring, as I drove my car, I told my 4-year-old son, “The grass was dead all winter, but now it’s coming back to life. And their words * to the end of the world. Take the story of David and Goliath for example. But God always had a better plan for forgiveness. We laughed, but that little moment led to a good discussion about how faith in God is based on good reason. It’s all water, just in 3 different forms. It is only as they mature that they begin to see the world as much bigger. They need to see you trust in God. And in order to create things like space, time and matter, that cause would be outside of space, time and matter. We can help them understand their sin and need for a Savior and teach them that God loves them and is always available to them. When your children sit in a classroom of Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims and atheists, will their faith in Jesus stick? You can say that people were resurrected from the dead by the power of Jesus, but only Jesus had the power to resurrect himself. So to grow in wisdom, your children must first learn God’s Word. The Father is God Do you know how He did that? * (Psalm 19:1-4) He read her the parable of the good Samaritan, and then, before leaving for work, told her, “Today, I want you to look for somebody who needs your help. But the day someone commented that there was no evidence Jesus even existed, I knew I had to be better informed. Ethiopian eunuch (accepted Jesus after Philip ran alongside his chariot), Priscilla (who opened her home to Paul and learned about Jesus from him), Bible passage to read together: Acts 8:27-38. Even parents who did not experience a relationship with God as children or teenagers can share how the events of their lives led them to faith or how they could have benefited from knowing a God who loved them and had a place for them in His big story. Their selfish nature will battle it. Unfortunately, many parents agree with this false dichotomy between faith and reason. The Divinity of Christ seems to be one of the problem areas of this text: catholicculture.org/reviews/view.cfm?recnum=2298&repos=2&subrepos=&searchid=71440. Whatever your story is, it gives your kids insight into life and faith in the concrete context of the here and now.