{"id":1972,"date":"2020-08-18T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T09:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onehopecanada.ca\/?p=1972"},"modified":"2020-11-04T21:33:06","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T21:33:06","slug":"childrens-ministry-and-what-the-bible-has-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onehopecanada.ca\/fr\/childrens-ministry-and-what-the-bible-has-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Children&#8217;s Ministry and What the Bible Has to Say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1972\" class=\"elementor elementor-1972\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e02b0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e02b0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04e2401\" data-id=\"04e2401\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af2325e elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af2325e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cJesus called the children to him and said, \u2018Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it\u2019\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+18%3A16-17&amp;version=NIV\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luke 18:16-17<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b66e00e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b66e00e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f963b0a\" data-id=\"f963b0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af4257c elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af4257c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cJesus called the children to him and said, \u2018Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it\u2019\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+18%3A16-17&amp;version=NIV\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luke 18:16-17<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e7aaee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e7aaee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13a4aab\" data-id=\"13a4aab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-853be33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"853be33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This verse may be one of the best-known concerning children. Yet remarkably, it\u2019s just one of about 1,700 Bible references that mention God\u2019s love for children, His concern for uncared for or mistreated children, the roles or responsibilities of parents, and the particular ways in which children are essential partners in God\u2019s kingdom plan.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So what does the Bible say about children\u2019s ministry? Here are 15 key texts from the Bible that capture the essence of children\u2019s ministry:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcf2eed\" data-id=\"fcf2eed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-064566f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"064566f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/onehopecanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blog-Post-08.18.20-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1977\" alt=\"children&apos;s ministry\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ceb72a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ceb72a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d9e279\" data-id=\"7d9e279\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8991fa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8991fa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>It\u2019s seeing children as a gift from God.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cChildren are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=psalm+127%3A3&amp;version=NIV\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Psalm 127:3<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s welcoming children.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cSee that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=matthew+18%3A10&amp;version=NIV\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matthew 18:10<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s pointing children in the right direction.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cStart children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=proverbs+22%3A6&amp;version=NIV\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proverbs 22:6<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s engaging children with God\u2019s Word. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cImpress them (the Scriptures) on your children\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=deuteronomy+6%3A7&amp;version=NIV\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deuteronomy 6:7<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s drawing children to Jesus. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cJesus said, \u2018Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these&#8217;\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=matthew+19%3A14&amp;version=NIV\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matthew 19:14<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s encouraging children to praise and worship God.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cFrom the lips of children and infants you, Lord, have called forth your praise\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=matthew+21%3A16&amp;version=NIV\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matthew 21:16b<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s training children to follow Jesus. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cParents, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=ephesians+6%3A4&amp;version=NIV\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ephesians 6:4<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s teaching children to honour their parents.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cChildren, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. \u2018Honour your father and mother\u2019\u2014which is the first commandment with a promise\u2014\u2018so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth\u2019\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=ephesians+6%3A1-3&amp;version=NIV\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ephesians 6:1-3<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s exercising God-patterned discipline to correct foolishness. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u201cAll children are foolish, but firm correction will make them change\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=proverbs+22%3A15&amp;version=CEV\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proverbs 22:15<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> CEV).<\/span><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s protecting children.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cBy faith Moses\u2019 parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king\u2019s edict\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=hebrews+11%3A23&amp;version=NIV\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hebrews 11:23<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s considering children as examples of humility.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cTruly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=mark+10%3A15&amp;version=NIV\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mark 10:15<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s helping children develop an informed and active faith. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from of old\u2014things we have heard and known, things our ancestors have told us. We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=psalm+78%3A1-4&amp;version=NIV\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Psalm 78:1-4<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s including children as dynamic participants in God\u2019s mission.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cAssemble the people\u2014men, women and children \u2026 so they can listen and learn to fear the Lord your God and follow carefully all the words of this law\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=deuteronomy+31%3A12&amp;version=NIV\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deuteronomy 31:12<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s appreciating the insight and understanding children have about the things of God.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cJesus said, \u2018I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children\u2019\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=matthew+11%3A25&amp;version=NIV\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matthew 11:25<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s valuing how God uses children for special ministry tasks. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThen Eli realized that the Lord was calling the boy. So Eli told Samuel, \u2018Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, \u2018Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.\u2019\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+samuel+3%3A8-9&amp;version=NIV\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 Samuel 3:8-9<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a39400 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a39400\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9adc1c\" data-id=\"b9adc1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a36173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a36173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And three children\u2019s ministry concerns:<\/span><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s recognizing that children are frequently exploited.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cThe fatherless child is snatched from the breast; the infant of the poor is seized for a debt\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=job+24%3A9&amp;version=NIV\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Job 24:9<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s knowing that children can be victims of hunger and poverty.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cLacking clothes, they go about naked; they carry the sheaves, but still go hungry\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=job+24%3A10&amp;version=NIV\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Job 24:10<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p><p><b>It\u2019s decrying the fact that children are sometimes abused. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey cast lots for my people and traded boys for prostitutes; they sold girls for wine to drink\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=joel+3%3A3&amp;version=NIV\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joel 3:3<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In regards to these three concerns; there are many passages of Scripture that indicate how God acts in defense of children. God says, \u201cEven the captives of the mighty shall be taken, and the prey of the tyrant be rescued, for I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=isaiah+49%3A25&amp;version=NIV\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isaiah 49:25<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, ESV).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though we live in the now but not yet, we find comfort in God\u2019s promise of the future kingdom where children will be safe. \u201cThe wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=isaiah+11%3A6&amp;version=NIV\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isaiah 11:6<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a9 Scripture Union, 2019\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; background-color: var(--backgroundcolor); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">This post is reprinted from the <\/span><a style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; background-color: var(--backgroundcolor); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); font-weight: var(--fontWeight); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\" href=\"https:\/\/childrensministrybasics.com\/\">Children\u2019s Ministry Basics <\/a><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; background-color: var(--backgroundcolor); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">blog and is used with permission.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73333bab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73333bab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3ed054\" data-id=\"c3ed054\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af0b7f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3af0b7f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/onehopecanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Murray-Lawson.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1976\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onehopecanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Murray-Lawson.jpg 840w, https:\/\/onehopecanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Murray-Lawson-600x533.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3455bfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3455bfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Dr. Lawson Murray is the president of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/scriptureunion.ca\/\">Scripture Union Canada<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e00bbc4\" data-id=\"3e00bbc4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bible has a lot to say when it comes to kids and faith. 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