Many of us believe that children are our future. Children are the church’s future. Therefore, the church, parents and teachers have the responsibility to nurture and train them to become strong future members and leaders. How about the present? Should we not begin our training now instead of pressing the pause button on children? Research shows that if people do not accept Jesus as their Savior before they reach their teenage years, the chance of accepting Him later is very slim.
Children’s Ministries engages children in their formative years not only will build a strong church today, but will keep the church strong into the future.
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The Realness of God
“The Realness of God” is the theme of this year’s Children’s Day program scheduled for October 3rd. All parents of children in Children’s Church are asked to meet for a brief 10‑minute gathering immediately after church on Sabbath, September 12, 2026.
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“Pink Out Day” Potluck
Atlanta Belvedere celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a “Pink Out Day” Potluck on October 31st.
- Have you ever been in a store or at a park, and when you looked up you couldn’t see your parents? Did you feel lost? Did you cry? You probably felt like the sheep in a story Jesus once told “[Jesus says,] ‘You can be sure that I will be with you always.’
- Have you ever felt really sad about something? So sad that you cried? That’s how the mother in our story today felt. “God has come to help his people.” LUKE 7:16, NIV. We serve God when we help people who are sad.
- When something wonderful happens to you, whom do you tell about it? A long time ago something wonderful happened to a blind man. Whom do you think he told? “One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!” JOHN 9:25, NIV. We serve God when we tell others
- Some things you just can’t do by yourself. And when you need a friend to help you, you’re always glad when one is there. But would your friends cut a hole in the roof for you? “There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” PROVERBS 18:24, NIV. We s
- Have you ever had a high fever? Do you remember how it felt to be so hot and sick? A long time ago Jesus helped someone with a high fever. “I was sick and you looked after me.” MATTHEW 25:36, NIV We serve God when we help sick people.
- God keeps His promises. “ ‘The Lord will do what he has promised’ ”(Isaiah 38:7, NIV).
- Because of God’s grace, my sins are forgiven when I ask Him. “ ‘Your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for’ ” (Isaiah 6:7, NIV).
- When we help people who serve God, we serve God too. “God . . . will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them” (Hebrews 6:10, NIV).
- I can serve Jesus at home. “Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men”(Ephesians 6:7, NIV).
- “I serve God when I willingly help others. “ ‘As the Father has sent me, I am sending you’ ” (John 20:21, NIV).
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