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Pray for Peace "Proclaim
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Are Your Children Getting A Balanced Spiritual Diet? The Ultimate Goal: A Healthy Disciple Jesus’ command to us in Matthew 28:19 is clear: "Go and make disciples of all nations... teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you" (NIV). A healthy disciple of Christ is a spirit-filled believer who reflects the character and goals of the Lord. Disciples of every age should be growing more like Christ in their everyday lives at home, at school, and at work. Our goal at Curwensville Alliance Church is to build disciples and equip them to go and make disciples also... and children are no exception. Even the youngest of children can understand the love of God and experience the life-changing power of the Holy Spirit. Studies show that 80% of adult Christians accepted Christ as their Savior before they were eighteen. Children who have come to Christ need to learn more about God and His ways, and discover how they can serve Him. Our Children’s Ministries Team is committed to providing that nurturing in the faith. A Balanced Spiritual Diet To live a healthy lifestyle, a person needs a balanced diet. Likewise, to become a healthy disciple of Jesus Christ, we need balanced spiritual diets. Hebrews 5:13-14 says that "Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil" (NIV). Our purpose, therefore, is to provide children’s ministries that contain a wide range of nutrients necessary for growth to spiritual maturity. The Four Food Groups When we think of what a mature disciple looks like, we can identify twelve distinct areas of necessary development in his life that fall into four categories. We intentionally provide these twelve building blocks of growth in our children’s programs and monitor their long-term "menus" to ensure that children have opportunity to grow in each of these areas. A chart of the four spiritual food groups might look like this: Win Salvation Build Bible Knowledge Equip Gifts/Talents/Skills Multiply/Send Service Getting Fed Children’s ministries occur in a variety of times and ways during the week, but they all work together to provide a balanced spiritual diet. Children who are involved in these ministries from nursery to grade six will be nurtured in all the twelve areas to become healthy followers of Christ in their everyday lives. You can make sure your children are getting a balanced spiritual diet by getting them involved in the following ministries here at Curwensville Alliance:
Plus a variety of children’s activities, projects, and special events throughout the year! Nutrients for Growth
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