Welcome to the news and info page of Gateway Children's Ministry!
Here
you will find opportunities to view, learn about, and comment on
various aspects of GCC Children's Ministry. You can also access an
overview of the Children's Ministry schedule of events, as well as PDFs
of our Parent Handbook, Volunteer Handbook, and Child Protection
Policy.
We recognize that we are an ambassador of God's love to your children
and we take seriously our responsibility to them. Our goal is to
provide a safe and nurturing environment where all children can
experience the love of Jesus and the joy of fellowship in His family.
If you have any questions about GCC Children's Ministry,
please don't hesitate to contact us at gcckids@gccchurch.org.
Thank you for your support and prayers as we seek to reflect the love
of Jesus Christ to the children of Gateway and our community!
David and Madalyn Rogers
Children's Ministry Directors
June 01, 2011
What's Clogging the Pipes?
Hey kids!
Join us this Sunday for fun and excitement downtown at the City-County Plaza. We'll have kid's ministry, fun, prizes and learn about Jesus! And to top it all off, as soon as we're done... the fountains come on! So come on down for worship and fun. 10:30 am to 2pm. See ya there!
October 29, 2010
Do you have a secret identity?
Hello fellow heroes!!
Almost all super heroes have a secret identity. Superman is Clark Kent, Spiderman is Peter Parker, Batman is Bruce Wayne. Did you ever wonder why they have a secret identity? Most of the time it's to protect their loved ones from the bad guys. Did you know that some times we Christians have secret identities? We like to do great and wonderful things for others without their knowing about it. If I see a car parked at a meter in the city and the time is about to expire, I'll put a few coins in. If I see something on the floor of a store that has fallen off the shelf, I'll put it back up. Now, I'm telling you these things, not because I want to brag. No, I'm telling you as examples for you to follow. There are many accounts of this in the bible. One really good one is the poor widow in Mark 12.
41 Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. 42 Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites, which make a quadrans. 43 So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury; 44 for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, her whole livelihood.”
She did not put in her money to impress who ever was watching, she did this because it was right and her heart and spirit told her to. You can practice your "secret identity" work this week by doing something without being asked. Now that doesn't mean do something your not SUPPOSED to do or have been told NOT to do. No, it means help your mom with laundry by picking up your own clothes and taking them to the laundry area and then find your own clean clothes and fold and put them away. Help dad by picking up the yard or sweeping the walk or driveway. Help grandma by asking if you can help with some chores around her house. Any time you see a need, do it. Load the dishwasher, clean the bathroom, make your own lunches for school, do all your chores before you are asked to. Any way you can, be a hero. Well, that's it for this week. Remember this Sunday is FAMILY SUNDAY! No kids celebration. We all get to worship together in big church. I'll have some activity booklets for everyone.
With much love,
Mr. David
October 22, 2010
Special guest appearance. Karina Escalante October 24
Hello, heroes. This week we will be having a special guest appearance by fellow heroine, Karina Escalante. She will be talking to us about the wonders of God's sky at night. She will present some really neat stuff that you may not know about the stars and planets. Please give her all of your attention and let's show her how heroes really behave.
With much love,
Mr. David
October 14, 2010
Who is Your Hero ? David
Hello, fellow Heroes.
First off, some important news. We will not be meeting in the Fortress this Sunday as usual. Instead, we will be downtown in the square, where all heroes seem to do battle. Although, we won't be doing battle exactly in the super hero manner, we will be doing battle in the Christian way. That is we'll be battling in the spirit through prayer and worship. I've taken a page from the 40 days with Jesus book and applied one of its missions here.
Our next Bible hero is David. We often think of the account of when David killed the giant Goliath. We don't see too many real giants any more, but giants don't always have to be people like Goliath. A giant can be a big problem in your life. Ask God to show you the biggest problem in your life and at your school. Here's a list to help you identify those.
Lying
Cheating
Anger
Fighting
Disobedience
Divorce
Problem with a friend
Parents out of work
Problems at home
Ignoring God for the world
Stealing
Now these aren't the only ones by far. Pray for the things listed or make your own list. As you pray, believe that God is sending His angels to work in your school and at home and your city.
Here is a practical and neat way to remember to pray every day for these things. Find a rock. Not a big one, just one in your driveway or yard that is about the size of your fist or smaller. Set it beside your bed or bathroom sink or somewhere where you will see it often. Like the rock that took down Goliath, it will serve to remind you that your prayers are taking down all the giants in your life. Prayer can change things! Read 1 Samuel 17:45-47.
Much, much love
Mr. David
October 06, 2010
Who's Your Hero Week 6 Hannah
Fortress of Fortitude
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Hello, fellow Heroes.
Let’s pretend that there is something you want really, really bad. Let’s say it’s a bicycle, or an Xbox. You’ve asked for it before, but you’ve never gotten it. Then one day you decided to make a promise, (we talked about that word last Sunday) to your mom and dad that if they gave you an Xbox that you would keep it for 1 week and then give it away to another kid. They said yes, and now the only way you can play it is to go to that other kid’s house and play it there. That would be kind of tough.
Well, this week we’ll be talking about a woman who made a promise to God if He would give her what she wanted. Do you know what that something was? Hmmm, I could tell you right now but I’d really like you and your parents to go and look it up yourselves. You can find it in 1 Samuel of your bible. In the meantime this week, I’d like you think on things that you do have. Do you have a home, food, family and a bed to sleep in? Sure you do. Do you think we should be grateful for these things? Yes. When you say your prayers this week at bedtime or before your meals, be sure to thank God for His wonderful blessings. And be sure and thank Jesus for keeping His promise to take away our sins
Much love,
Mr. David
September 22, 2010
Who is Your Hero Week 4 Joshua
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Welcome to the Fortress of Fortitude
Hello fellow Heroes!
This week we’ll be talking about responsibility. You’ve probably heard from the movie and comic book world the saying, “With great power, comes great responsibility.” It’s usually said by some old dying uncle or the girlfriend of the hero or some other meaningful person in the hero’s life. This is really true of our hero this week, Joshua. Joshua was given the task of taking over leading the Hebrew people into the Promised Land after Moses died. As we learned a couple of weeks ago, Moses had it all. God had given him all kinds of abilities to lead the Hebrews out of slavery with the Egyptians. Now, the power was going to be passed on to Moses’ most trusted friend.
It was probably very scary for Joshua but God sent help and comfort to Joshua to let him know that the Lord would not abandon him. He did this in the form of He that is known as Captain of the Lord’s Hosts. Whenever you see this name in the Old Testament, it is believed that this is Jesus himself, come to earth in heavenly form, long before He came down as a man. Wow! What better way to receive you gifts and orders than from the very physical presence of Jesus Himself! How do you think this affected Joshua’s confidence and his responsibility? How about his obedience and faith? As always don’t take my word for what happened here, go ahead and read about Joshua in the book of Joshua Chapters 1-6. Take particular note of the woman named Rahab. You’ll be hearing more about her later in our hero lessons.
With much love,
Mr. David.
September 15, 2010
Who Is Your Hero Week 3 Joseph
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Fortress of Fortitude is now open.
Hello Fellow Heroes!
We started our unit on heroes of the Bible last week with a study of Moses. This week we'll be doing a bit of time-travel to just a little before Moses' time. This week we'll be studying about Joseph. Joseph is a good example of someone who can obey God. He's also a good example of someone who can persevere. Persevere is just a big word that means, “keeps on going”. Sometimes in movies and comic books a hero will be beat down by the villain time and time again but he keeps getting back up. Then, just when you think he's got nothing left, he gets a surge of renewed power and is able to overcome the villain who then screams, “NOOOOOO! That's impossible.” Joseph just kept trusting God to take care of him.
Joseph is also one of the best examples of integrity (in-teg-ri-tee). Now, that's another fancy word that means being truthful and honest in everything you do. He was thrown in prison for something he didn't do. But he didn't seek revenge, he looked to God and God not only saved him but blessed him and made him the second most powerful man in the world at that time. Don't take my word for it, get out your handy-dandy Bible and look it up. It's in Genesis 41-47. Have your mom and dad help tell you the story.
I want to give you a mission this week. Try to reinforce your integrity. That means that whatever your doing this week, be as honest and truthful as you can be. Whether it's playing a game, or obeying your parents or older siblings. Integrity also means not talking mean about other people or saying the words, “I hate....” Try it. I promise you it'll make things a lot better.
With a lot of love,
Mr. David.
P.S. If you like this image, check out this website. http://bibleheroposters.com/magento/index.php/
And come by the hut each week where we'll be posting a new one every week!!!
September 08, 2010
Who Is Your Hero Week 2 Moses.
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Hello fellow Heroes,
Our new unit this quarter looks to be very exciting. Last week we studied about what kind of powers a hero needs to be super. Our kid heroes talked about powers such as super strength, invulnerability, flying, water control, time stopping, mind reading and many more. The kid heroes were all surprised to find that there were many people in the Bible that had these powers granted to them by God. (For a comprehensive list, come see me).
This week we'll be studying about who is chosen as a hero. In comics and movies it is the genius scientist or the super soldier. Sometimes, however, it is the meek and mild-mannered person who is granted with fantastic abilities. Our hero of study this week will be Moses. Moses is a little of all of that. God's ways are not our ways and He saw something in this man that could change the world. If you want to find out, come Sunday and you'll see the amazing things that God did through Moses.
If you like the above image, please visit the website and order some posters from this artist.
http://bibleheroposters.com
September 03, 2010
Who's Your Hero?
Hello Heroes,
That’s right! I called you heroes! This next quarter is all about the great heroes of the Bible and the extraordinary things they did through the power of God. We’ll be studying, Moses, David, Ruth, Esther, Jonah, Joshua, and many, many more. We’ll also be learning about the traits that each one displayed and how we can follow their example and become heroes ourselves. These traits will include, obedience, courage, and faith. I hope each of you will be able to make it on Sunday as we kick off the new unit. We’ll be calling our classroom the, “Fortress of Fortitude”. That means it is a safe place where one can learn and get stronger. I’ll see you there!! Up! Up! And away!!!! Whoooosh!!!
Mr. David
P.S. If you like the image above, go to this website and order some posters. This artist is awesome.
August 18, 2010
Rome, Paul's Final Destination
Ahoy, Ahoy,
Join us on Sunday as the Brewers and Cales take us on our last port of call. Our final destination in our Journey With Paul. ROME! This would be Paul's final destination as well. Despite his giving of overwhelming evidence of God's presence here on Earth in the form of Jesus Christ, the government of Rome would still have him executed. The Bible does not specifically mention Paul's execution but it is believed to have happened around 64 A.D. Now here are some facts about Rome.
From Smith's Bible dictionary --The city at that time must be imagined as a large and irregular mass of buildings unprotected by an outer wall. Neither the nature of the buildings nor the configuration of the ground was such as to give a striking appearance to the city viewed from without. "Ancient Rome had neither cupola nor camyanile," and the hills, never lofty or imposing, would present, when covered with the buildings and streets of a huge city, a confused appearance like the hills of modern London, to which they have sometimes been compared. The visit of St. Paul lies between two famous epochs in the history of the city, viz, its restoration by Augustus and its restoration by Nero. The boast of Augustus is well known, "that he found the city of brick, and left it of marble." Some parts of the city, especially the Forum and Campus Martius, must have presented a magnificent appearance, of which Niebur's "Lectures on Roman History," ii. 177, will give a general idea; but many of the principal buildings which attract the attention of modern travellers in ancient Rome were not yet built. The streets were generally narrow and winding, flanked by densely crowded lodging-houses (insulae) of enormous height. Augustus found it necessary to limit their height to 70 feet. St, Paul's first visit to Rome took place before the Neronian conflagration but even after the restoration of the city which followed upon that event, many of the old evils continued. The population of the city has been variously estimated. Probably Gibbon's estimate of 1,200,000 is nearest to the truth. One half of the population consisted, in all probability, of slaves. The larger part of the remainder consisted of pauper citizens supported in idleness by the miserable system of public gratuities. There appears to have been no middle class, and no free industrial population. Side by side with the wretched classes just mentioned was the comparatively small body of the wealthy nobility, of whose luxury and profligacy we learn so much from the heathen writers of the time, Such was the population which St. Paul would find at Rome at the time of his visit. We learn from the Acts of the Apostles that he was detained at Rome for "two whole years," "dwelling in his own hired house with a soldier that kept him," (Acts 28:16; 30) to whom apparently, according to Roman custom, he was hound with a chain. (Acts 28:20; Ephesians 6:20; Philemon 1:13) Here he preached to all that came to him, no man forbidding him. (Acts 28:30,31) It is generally believed that on his "appeal to Caesar" he was acquitted, and after some time spent in freedom, was a second time imprisoned at Rome. Five of his epistles, viz., those to the Colossians, Ephesians, Philippians, that to Philemon, and the Second Epistle to Timothy, were in all probability written from Rome, the latter shortly before his death (2 Timothy 4:6) the others during his first imprisonment. It is universally believed that he suffered martyrdom at Rome.
Wow! That was long and full of info. Now on to the fun info.
Now to the most important part... THE PARTY!!! Parents in case you weren't told yet we are having a POOL PARTY!!!! It will be held at the Lodge on the mountain. It will be on Sunday the 29th from 4-6. All Kids Celebration participants, volunteers and parents are invited. The only thing you need to bring is yourselves and your towels. There will be light snacks provided. If your child is attending but is getting a ride with someone else, you will need to fill out a permission slip, (we will have one loaded soon) and given to me, Madalyn or Rick Wolfe. Love ya!
Mr. David.
