Preparing for the “Suddenlies” of the Holy Spirit
We all want the "suddenlies" mentioned in the Book of Acts to happen in our children's ministry, don't we? We desire for the Holy Spirit to come and demonstrate His presence and power just as He did in Acts 2, 10, and 16 causing children to be empowered to fulfill their God-given assignments (Acts 2), bringing Holy Ghost interruptions to our ministries (Acts 10), and setting children free from chains and shackles (Acts 16). Have you ever stopped to consider that the "suddenlies" were only a time issue and not an if issue? Take a few minutes and reread these accounts. It wasn't a question of...
How to Initiate a Revival
The great revivalist Gypsy Smith was once asked about how to see moves of God or how to have a Spirit-filled ministry. He answered, “Go home, lock yourself in your room, and kneel down in the middle of the floor. Draw a circle all around yourself and ask God to start the revival inside that chalk mark. When He has answered your prayer, the revival will be on.”
Where’s the Beef?
In the 1980s, the Wendy's hamburger chain used a commercial shown across North America and Canada featuring an elderly actress named Clara Peller who receives a competitor's burger with a massive bun (the competitor's slogan was "Home of the Big Bun"). The small patty prompts the gruff Peller to angrily exclaim, "Where's the beef?"In evaluating children's ministry, we must ask Clara's question, "Where's the beef?" Have we become the "Home of the Big Bun"? Have we forgotten what it is like to have a "real" hamburger? What I am seeing is that we have all of the "fixin's" associated with the...
True Revival
Any student of revival has studied the great Azusa Street Revival that was led by William J. ("Daddy") Seymour, a black one-eyed preacher. Seymour "had the funniest vocabulary," records John G. Lake, "but there were doctors, lawyers, and professors listening to the marvelous things coming from his lips. It was not what he said in words; it was what he said from his spirit to my heart that showed me he more of God in his life than any man I had ever met up with up to that time. It was God in him who was attracting people." (John G. Lake, Adventures in God, pp. 18-19).Thank God for our...
It’s Not Too Late to Register
Are you longing for a children's service that allows the Holy Spirit to move mightily among your children? Are you ready to see your children fulfill Joel's prophesy (Joel 2:28) and begin to flow with the Holy Spirit?Let me encourage you to join people from all over the United States and other countries coming together for the 2008 Ignite the Supernatural Conference on January 31 - February 2, 2008 in Orlando, Florida. While many children's ministry conferences teach a wide selection of workshops covering puppetry, object lessons, discipline techniques, etc., this conference focuses every...
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