Pastor Bonnie's Notes

It's time to dance! It's time for our annual Kingdom Kids Party where we celebrate a child's decision to become a Christ follower.

Little Sarah will be at the party. She's four years old. She came up to me at the Christmas Eve service to tell me she had asked Jesus to forgive her sins and that she was going to love and follow Jesus the rest of her life. Her proud parents and have been a part of our church family for the last four years. Her mom is one of our preschool storytellers who later told me later the details of Sarah's decision to follow Christ.

On November 30, Sarah's mom had been on the computer and got up to check on her. She found Sarah in the other room with a princess dress on. Sarah told her mom, "I am dancing for God, and I have decided to follow Jesus all the days of my life. And when I get older, I am going to be bathtized."

Her mom asked, "Did you ask Jesus to forgive your sins and thank Jesus for letting you live in Heaven forever?" Sarah put out her hands saying, "Stay close, Mama." Sarah ran to her room, dropped to her knees, then thanked Jesus for forgiving her sins. She continued dancing and said, "I need to dance for Jesus, Mama. Take a picture, so I will always remember this day."

Has your child experienced the rejoicing dance? Let us rejoice with your child. Our Kingdom Kids party is for the family of any child who became a Christ follower sometime during 2007 (or previous years if you have missed our annual celebration) See the ad on this page for more details.

Perhaps as you read this, you are thinking, "I don't know how to help my child become a Christ follower." If you would like to know how to guide your child in this decision, contact me at baldrich@pulpitrock.com. I would love to be a part of preparing you as you ask the Holy Spirit to lead your child into a personal relationship with Jesus.

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Kirsten, Leah, Elizabeth, Joe, Audre, Hannah, Jory, Shelby, Alexia, Brooke, Katherine, Gracie, Jaden, Andrew, and Kristiana…

I saw these children and others smile as the sage opened his scroll and read their names. These were the children dressed as princes and princesses who attended our Kingdom Kids Celebration. These were the children who became Christ followers in 2006. These were the children who will hear their names read from the Lamb's Book of Life when they stand before God. These children will spend eternity in heaven.

Every January we host a Kingdom Kids Celebration to honor the children who have decided (sometime during the previous year) to become Christ followers.

Important events are celebrated in a family. As a church family, we love to celebrate together the most important decision a child will ever make.

When the Lord returns and He opens the Book of Life to read the names of those who have trusted in Him, will your child’s name be read?

How can your help prepare your child to have a personal relationship with God?

1. Pray for your child. You do not want to push your child into making a decision to follow Christ. Pray that your child will listen to the conviction of the Spirit of God.
2. Make sure your child understands what he needs to do to be a Christ follower:
   • Admit he is a sinner. (Romans 3:23)
   • Believe Jesus loves him and died for his sin. (John 3:16)
   • Confess his sin to God. (1 John 1:9)
3. Look for opportunities to talk with your child about his sin and about Christ’s forgiveness. Be sensitive to when the Holy Spirit may be talking to him.

One more thing… if your child responds by confessing his sin to God and making a decision to be a Christ follower, will you let me know? We will definitely celebrate in January 2008, but I would like to share this joy with your child right away.

Praying with you for the salvation of your children,

Bonnie

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