Wise as Serpents, Harmless as Doves

The truth is the truth. You and your audience will always be better off when your message is founded on the truth. Your audience will also be grateful however if you make sure to make the truth memorable for them. There are innumberable ways of making a single truth memorable!

The classic parable of the potter's pot. Though it may take a bit of imagination, this short message from the Children's Institute serves to illustrate God's sovereignty and care.

“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles . . .” (Isaiah 40:31). Many young birdwatchers may already be familiar with the analogies between the phenomenon of flight and the Christian life.

In the midst of life's everyday circumstances, can you and your children identify basic Biblical principles at work? God's ways are often just the opposite of our ways, and yet with determination, we can learn to find His best.