God has definitely been at work in the Children's Ministry at Crosspoint Church. Not only have we seen major growth over the past few months (we had 79 in attendance at the Kids Christmas party - the most we've ever had!), but there has been an overwhelming zeal from many of the children to learn about God.
Most recently we have begun a missions curriculum for the four-year-olds through third grade during Kids Worship and for the four and five-year-olds during Kids Connection. For the months of January and February the children will be learning about world missions. Each week we will be “visiting” a new country and will be learning about the country’s attributes and physical characteristics, as well as missions and missionaries associated with that country. The verse we will focus on is Matthew 28:18-20 - The Great Commission.
It's so neat already to see the kids' excitement each week as we visit a new country. And it's even more exciting to see them making connections between what they already know about God and what it means to do missions. It is our hope that as we continue to disciple these children and teach them more about who God is they will begin to recognize more about who they are, seeing their sin for what it really is, and ultimately, responding in worship to the holy God. It is worship that fuels a passion for missions. So it is a passion for God that we hope to instill in our children at Crosspoint Church.
"When the flame of worship burns with the heat of God’s true worth, the light of missions will shine to the darkest people on earth. Where passion for God is weak, zeal for missions will be weak." Let the Nations Be Glad, John Piper
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