Lifeline Kids

Hey LifeLine parents, don't forget about this week's Devo's.

This week's Devo's and Weekly Verse. 9/9-9/14

Prize room ready for the kids this Sunday

LifeLine kids having a blast on Wednesday nights

Hey our Lifeline kids now have a game room...super hero style...but we need your help...we could use a couple of beanbag chairs, a computer keyboard, 2 PS3 controllers, 1 PS2 controller...any playstation 2 or 3 games and we are in need of at least a 32 inch flat screan TV for our worship room! Looking forward to a great new season with our kids here at lifeline!

Memorial Day Picnic...Hambugers and Hotdogs, bouncy and games for the kids...raffle and a silent auction to raise funds for our youth! No cost for food or games, so bring your family and a side dish and have fun! Winners of Auction will have a week to pay and collect thier item. Please invite friends and family...this will be a fun day. Come and go event starting @ noon and over at 4. Food served at 12:30. Can't wait to see you all their!

Learn about God and enjoying our friends!

Armor of God for Kids QUESTION: Armor of God for Kids - How can I explain it? ANSWER:... Explaining the armor of God to kids can be simple. As with all Scripture, the best way to explain it to children is to keep it simple and to avoid deep theological discussion that would confuse a child. Keep it fun by providing information that gets their imagination into the process. For example In the days of the Roman Empire, soldiers wore a protective suit called armor when they went to war. They wore helmets to protect their head, a breastplate to protect the front of their bodies, and they carried swords to fight with in battle. As Christians, we are given a spiritual armor. You cannot see it, as it is invisible, but it works the same way as the armor that the Roman soldiers wore. God has an enemy, the devil, who does not like those who love God. To protect ourselves from the devil we are given this invisible armor. We put it on every day by praying, worshiping, and by reading the Bible. It works and you can keep it on all the time by always living for God. When we pray, we can ask God to place on our head the helmet of salvation so that our head is protected from the bad thoughts that the devil tries to give us. We can also ask God to place on our chests the breastplate of righteousness so that our heart stays clean. After that, we can pray for the belt of truth to be buckled around our waste so that only truth enters our thoughts. Then, on our feet, we can pray that we are ready to go wherever God leads us and that we will always be safe and peaceful when we go. The armor is not complete without a shield, so the next thing we pray for is the shield of faith. Our faith, which is our belief that Jesus will do what He says He will do, protects us from the bad things that the enemy tries to do. Lastly, with the armor on and the shield of faith in one hand, we must have a sword in the other. To carry the sword we must read our Bibles every day. The knowledge we gain from reading our Bibles teaches us how to use all the other pieces of the armor. Learning from the Bible also gives us the ability to live our lives so that the devil can never win and so that God always stays number one in our lives. Armor of God for Kids Concentrate on Application Remember, keep it simple when explaining biblical topics to children. The Armor of God can be a fun subject to learn if it is kept simple and the child can use their imagination as they learn. Concentrate on how the children can apply the concepts to their lives.

Go over these with your kids today...these are the two pieces of Armor we learned about Sunday! The Belt of Truth...We need to put this on first to be truthful and remember the truth we know about God. We can know the truth by reading the Bible, the Spirit telling us (giving us a conscience), or learning from other people who believe in God the same as us. Next is the Breastplate of Righteousness. If you play hockey you probably have something that protects the part between your neck and tummy. This piece also protects your heart. We can protect our heart by confessing any sin we have, or saying sorry to God for things we've done wrong.

The Battle Text: Ephesians 6:12 - For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.Also read Ephesians 6:10-13 Good Verse to talk over as a family Today!

13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Challenge verse for kids for the next 5 weeks! 2nd grade and up.