Children's Ministry at Mountainview

The B-I-B-L-E, yes that’s the book for me.  I stand alone on the Word of God.  The B-I-B-L-E. This month we will be teaching the kids about God’s Word.  Imagine what the next generation would be like if they really stood alone on the Word of God.  If they used that to guide them.  To [...]

Our theme for the Early Childhood kids for the month of February is to Love one Another. This isn’t always an easy thing, whether you’re 2 or 72. Sometimes like a 2-year-old who doesn’t want to share, or expresses their frustration with a friendly shove, we also have a hard time with Jesus’ command to [...]

I cannot read the book of James without seriously considering how my lifestyle is reflecting my faith. James 2:26 is constantly knocking at my door. James says, “If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless.” Can everything we believe [...]

“First this: God created the Heavens and Earth — all you see and all you don’t see.  Earth was a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, and inky blackness.” Genesis 1:1, The Message. We have the wonderful opportunity to teach our little ones a fundamental truth this month. God created everything we see and everything [...]

I met Jesus tonight! You might think this statement came from someone who went through a near-death experience or from a small child. It was actually my almost 18-year-old daughter. She had been out to dinner downtown and had an unexpected divine appointment where she was given the opportunity to give dinner to a homeless [...]

I have a confession to make.  I love Christmas songs. I manage to hold myself back until after Thanksgiving, but first thing on that Friday, my car radio plays nonstop Christmas music, and it makes me oh so happy. I was listening last night as I was running errands when O Come All Ye Faithful [...]

Last weekend, we started our new series called Advent Conspiracy. In this series, kids, students, and adults will all be learning the same general topic. I love it when we do this because it is a perfect opportunity for families to grow together and continue talking about the message long after they walk out the [...]

I have really enjoyed this series on faith for our Early Childhood kids. It is so cool to look back at the way heroes of the Bible stepped out in faith and obedience even when it made no logical sense–when everything they could see and everything they understood was contrary to what God was asking [...]

This Week’s Story: Joshua 6:1-23 Memory verse: Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. This is one of those stories where I put myself in the character’s shoes: Joshua, and the rest of the Israelites for that matter. “You want me to do what?!” would [...]

This month we have the privilege of teaching our little ones a fundamental truth for their relationship with God: Faith. I like the definition in Hebrews 11:1 — Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This one little line can be so hard to [...]