I'm sure many of you give Bibles to children at your church. It's a great way to say "This is what we value... children and the Word of God." At my various places of ministry, I have been giving Bibles out to children for 30 years. Sometimes to Kindergarteners, sometimes 1st graders, and sometimes 3rd graders. In most cases, the children lined up in front of the church during a morning service, and as their names were called, they were handed their new Bibles. Sometimes it looked a little different than that (like the year that the Sr. Pastor wanted to ask each child what his/ her favorite Bible story was... GREAT answers, and very funny, but much more time consuming than some churches have available to them.)
So here are some thoughts and some QUESTIONS for you to ask when planning Bible Sunday at your church.
1. Who is the Bible from? The church or the parents?
- you might want to choose the Bible so that each child has the same Bible during Sunday School, which makes it easy to find Scripture passages together.
- you might want to have each parent purchase their own Bible for their child, especially if you are trying to communicate that each parent is the spiritual leader in the home.
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