Why Missions Matters For Kids

10/09/19 • 28 min

The Confident Parent

What is missions?
- Fulfilling the mission Jesus sent us on to reach our world for Christ
What is a missionary?
- Someone who dedicates their life to sharing the Gospel with others, usually in foreign countries.
BGMC (Boys & Girls Missionary Challenge)
- The Assemblies of God kids missions program
- Accessible funds for missionaries to use for ministry
Why should missions matter to your kids?
- Obeys Christ (making an eternal impact)
- Builds compassion
- Develops a generous heart
- Creates entrepreneurial drive
- The church working together, we do this together

What is missions?
- Fulfilling the mission Jesus sent us on to reach our world for Christ
What is a missionary?
- Someone who dedicates their life to sharing the Gospel with others, usually in foreign countries.
BGMC (Boys & Girls Missionary Challenge)
- The Assemblies of God kids missions program
- Accessible funds for missionaries to use for ministry
Why should missions matter to your kids?
- Obeys Christ (making an eternal impact)
- Builds compassion
- Develops a generous heart
- Creates entrepreneurial drive
- The church working together, we do this together

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Using Halloween For Spiritual Growth

Scary stuff is everywhere and we can't avoid Halloween. So let's leverage it for spiritual growth!

WHERE I’M COMING FROM BIBLICALLY

God is a god of peace and joy
Jesus came to bring people back to life from death and sin
Jesus is described as the hope and light of the world
If you’re a follower of Jesus, then our worldview should correlate with Jesus
- Jesus came to bring healing, not glorify sickness
- Through His death we gain eternal life, the end result being the focus not his death
- Eternity is real and the missions of every Jesus follows is to get people to Heaven, not Hell

HOW TO TALK ABOUT THIS HOLIDAY

Decide with your spouse, by yourself where you stand
You can talk about these things without adding a spooky factor to it
Death is the main topic of Halloween
- Give a Christian understanding of death
- God didn’t want us to die, but sin caused death. Jesus came to save us.
Fear
- Try and identify fear
  - What is scary about it?
  - What is the concern will happen?
- Bible stories (Lazarus mummy, Daniel and being afraid)
- “Goodbye fear, God is here!”
- Prayer with and for

SAFE ACTION STEPS FOR YOUR FAMILY

Protect their innocence as long as possible
Pass out Jesus loves kids cards to Trick or Treaters
Illustrated sermon
It’s ok to avoid scary aisles, houses, etc.
Can do activities without adding the scary/death factor
- Pumpkin carving, painting.
It’s ok to not watch Halloween themed tv episodes
- Right Now Media (oakcreekag.org/rightnow)