A = adult
C = child
A: Does anyone have any questions about the story or any of the characters in the story?
C: I have a question about one of the characters in the book.
A: Oh yes, which character did you have a question about?
C: Who's God? They keep talking about him in the story, but I don't remember seeing him.
[Thankfully we no longer get this question, lol.]
A: That's an interesting drawing you're working on. What is it?
C: It's a virus.
A: What's an example of how you can show love?
C: Not running people over with your car when you're angry.
A: Because the opposite would be not showing love?
C: Yes
C: Jesus looks like a purple jelly bean
A: Um, o-kay.
C: Because he was wrapped in that thing [wiggles hand]
A: The swaddling cloth?
C: Yes
A: Ah
The highlight of the Noah's Ark Story: the children paused to comment and reflect on the dove flying back with an olive branch in it's mouth, signifying to Noah that land was near.
C: Ill, that is disgusting!
A: What?
C: The bird ate a leaf. Yuck!
C: That is disgusting.
C: Gross!
A: Can anyone tell me about self-control?
C: If you don't have self control, your mama will tap that *ss.
A: So boys and girls you can have self-control of your body, and of your mouths... Let's talk about the language we choose to use...
We learned that phrases like having a potty mouth or a dirty mouth, is passe.
C: That's bathroom language! He/she should not use bathroom language!
A: What's an example of a good attitude?
C: Not slinging my brother
Children's prayers:
C: Thank you God for putting me in my bed, letting sleep at night, not letting me pee pee in my bed, so I can get up in the morning to watch the Power Rangers.
C: Thank you God for toys. Toys God. Thank you so much for toys.
Life application: when Matt 5:4 meets Proverbs 30:5
A: Have you ever been sad?
C: I cry when I have to take a bath
A: But you feel better when your bath is over?
C: Yes.
A: See, we mourn for only a short time, then we feel better.
On David and Goliath:
A: Have you ever had a time when you felt like an adult wouldn't listen to you?
C: When my mama's mad at me she don't wanna hear nothing I got to say.
A: Who are the pastors of our church? What are their names?
C: I know! Pastors gray-n-glo-to-spread-love-on-earth
A: Pastors GRAY and Glo?
C: Yes, Pastors gray-n-glo-to-spread-love-on-earth
A: Well that's kind of how the song lyric goes...but their names are really Pastor Ray and Pastor Gloria
[In all fairness, who really knows their grandparents real names anyway?]
A: Who would like to pray to today?
C: Me!
A: Okay, go ahead.
C: Amen.
Kids thoughts on Communion:
- Jesus died so we can be healthy.
- God wanted to die for everybody's blood.
- You know when you're praying...that's when you' talk to God."
- We know the Bible is God's word.
K1: Miss XYZ, ____ is making a poop shower
A: What? [noted focused four year old coloring with a brown crayon in hand]
A: ____, what are you drawing?
K2: A poop shower
A: Why are you drawing a poop shower on a card for Pastor?
K2: Because I like poop.
