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One of our colleagues in The Faith Mission, Mabel Brush of the North Irish District, has originated a brief Christmas talk, which is illustrated on PowerPoint.

Based on the people who gave something on the first Christmas, and speaking of what they gave, this Bible-based presentation, like all the resources here on Effective Childrens Ministry,  is free to download.

There are also notes with suggestions as to how you might present the teaching. You can download these separately and see if the presentation suits your needs.

To download, RIGHT-CLICK on the links below and follow the dialog to save the file to your own computer.

If you have any difficulties, feel free to contact  us (Catherine and Lin). Details are on our contact page.

Download Christmas Gifts Powerpoint
Download Christmas Gifts Notes (PDF)

Are you looking for something simple for your pre-schoolers to present at your Christmas service? 

Here is an idea for a charming little song to the tune of Are you sleeping Brother John (also known as Frere Jacque).

It is ideal for your Sunday School or children’s club Christmas pageant or nativity presentation.

It can acted out with non-speaking parts for the following characters: Mary,  Shepherd(s), King(s) and Angel(s) and you can use as many or as few children as you wish to present the scenes that accompany the song.

Follow the link to dltk-kids.com, where you will find this and other great ideas.

Baby Jesus Song Performance details are here.

We made this PowerPoint teaching available a year ago. It was one of the first items we uploaded onto this blog.

Since then, many more visitors have joined us here, so it seems apt to flag it up again, as older blogs can sink to the bottom of the archives!

Myth or Truth? is a  PowerPoint presentation which may be used as one element in a service, or as the basis of a small group Bible study.

It is a brief introduction to the main areas of evidence which prove that Jesus is the promised Messiah, Saviour of all who trust in him.
Develop this as you wish. It is absolutely free to download.

A script is provided in PDF format, to guide you through the slides. 

Download the “Myth or Truth?” PowerPoint Presentation

Download the script for “Myth or Truth?” (PDF)

Just in time for Hallowe’en (though useful all year round), this free PowerPoint presentation for children, deals sensitively with with how to cope with fear. It begins:

We have all felt fear at some time or another.
Some fears are good. They keep us safe. For example, fear of being hit by a car will help us watch out when crossing a street. Fear of being burned will help us to be careful when we are near camp fires or barbecues.
But sometimes there are fears which are harmful to us. They can take over and spoil our lives and even control what we do, so that we are held back form doing good things we would enjoy and are compelled to wear ourselves out doing other things which are not helpful.
But fears can be zapped, so that will no longer upset us or spoil our lives.

Using scenarios that children can identify with, (including “spooky stuff”, creepy-crawlies, the dark, bullying and others sources of fear)  this presentation gives you visuals and full presenter’s notes. It suggests how you might lead the children in discussion, as well as give the biblical answer to the question “What can I do when I am afraid?”

It focuses on the mighty power of God and shows in very practical steps how we can use the Bible effectively, and how to rely on Christ at all times.

By the end of this session, the children will have learned how to zap some fears by themselves, how to ask for help when they need it and how to trust God to zap the fears that only he can deal with.

Right-click on the links below and save the files to your own computer.

Download the presenter’s notes for When I am Afraid (PDF)

Download the free PowerPoint presentation for When I am Afraid. (8MB)

For anyone who has contact with young Chinese people this new online daily comic, Little Fish,  will be of interest. As the Digital Evangelism Issues says: “This story-telling approach is designed to redemptively engage with Chinese young people. Tell your Chinese friends (in appropriate sensitive terms)”

It certainly seems to have characters which encapsulate the problems and attitudes of modern young people. There is an English version too. Perhaps there are youngsters in your group that would enjoy and benefit from this thought-provoking series.