gcr church of christ

children’s worship at gcr
by Tim Dobbs
Children are important!  They have feelings of joy, pain, laughter, and tears and they are young for such a short time.  Let’s start by bringing them up in the Lord now!

Just one of the many opportunities we offer at GCR is Children’s Worship.  It takes place each Sunday morning during the 2nd worship service for 3 to 6 year olds.

They don’t understand baptism for the remission of sins at this young age, but they learn love, joy, and hope.   By teaching when they are young we will equip these kids with a strong faith in God, Jesus, and the hope of Heaven.  They readily believe that Jesus loves them and that all little children need and long to be loved.

We reinforce many things, such as learning to share, to play fair, to not hit people, to put things away, to clean up your own mess, to not take things that aren’t yours, and to say you’re sorry when you hurt someone.  Children learn the key reason for behaving correctly is not just to please parents but also to obey God.  They are taught to be quiet and respectful during prayers and Bible lessons.

We are presently developing Godly traits by teaching the following series:

Ø  Daniel and the Lions - Have a good attitude

Ø  Joshua and the walls of Jericho - Do my best

Ø  David and Jonathan - Love others

Ø  Gideon - God knows me

Ø  Abigail - Be strong

Ø  Ruth - Be kind

Ø  Paul’s trials - Obey God

Ø  Great Supper parable  - Celebrate Jesus

Our efforts with children do make a difference and will pay off now and in the future.  If you would like to help with Children’s Worship, please contact Tim Dobbs.