Helping you see Jesus as the Good, the True, and the Beautiful
If I were to ask you what country is America’s oldest ally, what would you say? You’d probably guess Morocco because it’s in the title, and you would be right! We have a 232-year-old unbroken treaty with Morocco leading all the way back to 1786, but our relationship goes back…
Question: “How and why did God create us? Answer (Kids in bold): “God created us male and female in his own image to know him, love him, live with him, and glorify him. And it is right that we who were created by God should live to his glory. “ Memory…
Hausa is the largest ethnic group in Africa. They have been known for centuries as traders and are well established in all cities on the Hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage route, in Sub Saharan Africa. They have a population of about 70 million. The vast majority are in Southern Niger and Northern…
There are about 7.6 billion people on earth. Roughly 25% of those people are what we would call Frontier Peoples. Among Frontier People Groups there are no known Gospel movements and statistics show that there are less than 0.1% of Christians of any kind. I’m going to focus on one…
Question: “How many persons are there in God? Answer (Kids in bold): “There are three persons in the one true and living God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. They are the same in substance, equal in power and glory.” Memory Verse: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ…
It’s nearly impossible to escape it in the news, entertainment, and social media. The conversations bubble up around the water cooler, at family gatherings, and during school functions. We live in a highly charged political arena and current events, like the partial government shutdown and the battle over border security,…
Question: “What is God?” Answer (Kids in bold): “God is the creator and sustainer of everyone and everything. He is eternal, infinite, and unchangeable in his power and perfection, goodness and glory, wisdom, justice, and truth. Nothing happens except through him and by his will.” Memory Verse: There is none like you…
Question: “What is our only hope in life and death?” Answer (Kids in bold): “That we are not our own but belong, body and soul, both in life and death, to God and to our Savior Jesus Christ.” Memory Verse: For none of us lives to himself, and none of us…
See all of our New City Catechism resources in one page! During 2019, We are going to go through the New City Catechism one question a week. This post is intended to introduce you to this catechism, show some of the features we’ll see, and give you some ideas for using…
I grew up Baptist and catechism went hand in hand with baptizing babies and we didn’t even talk about it. It still makes people think of heartless orthodoxy and pompous rituals. However, there is a whole wing of Jesus lovers that have used the catechism as a tool for Christian growth…