Childrens Ministry

**dogfood** · 08-10-2009, 09:23 PM

Hey all, just a question about your childhood memories.

which female bible character do you remember the most?

im just writing a series for our kids church and need a few ideas.
if i had my way i would tell the kids about Ehud and Jael. but no apparently theyre too bloodthirsty for the kids.

OiBoyz · 08-10-2009, 10:04 PM

Ruth and Esther.

**MtlMom** · 08-10-2009, 10:11 PM

Mary

**thesteve** · 08-10-2009, 10:57 PM

Delilah...

Probably because I remember the story of Samson moreso than any of the other Bible women.

**dogfood** · 08-10-2009, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MtlMom

Mary

which one?...there was heaps

**MtlMom** · 08-10-2009, 11:17 PM

The Virgin Mary. The Christmas story and all that. She is the woman that I remember most from Sunday School.

Giga Hertz · 08-11-2009, 01:23 AM

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Ruth and Esther.

+1

Esther is pretty memorable, especially if you can incorporate the Veggietales video with it. :P

**tmlfan123** · 08-11-2009, 05:21 PM

Esther and Mary.

nards · 08-11-2009, 06:32 PM

There's heaps of female bible characters you could use. Depends what age group you're working with as to how in-depth you can go. Check out the smaller books in the Old testament (Ruth, Esther etc), women who helped Gods people do amazing stuff e.g. Rahab (Book of Joshua).
Mary (mother of Jesus) would be a good example in the New Testament.

**dogfood** · 08-11-2009, 06:38 PM

i want to do Jael....the one who invited her enemy into her tent, then while he was sleeping, whacked a tent peg through his head. im sure the kids would love this.

**Skeeter** · 08-11-2009, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by dogfood

i want to do Jael....the one who invited her enemy into her tent, then while he was sleeping, whacked a tent peg through his head. im sure the kids would love this.

I think you and I have similar ideas about what's cool for teaching kids. I definitely told the kids at summer camp the story of Ehud when I was a camp counselor.

The females I remember most from Sunday school were certainly Ruth, Esther, and Mary the mother of Jesus.

nards · 08-11-2009, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by dogfood

i want to do Jael....the one who invited her enemy into her tent, then while he was sleeping, whacked a tent peg through his head. im sure the kids would love this.

Depends what age group you have. i.e. five year olds would have nightmares for weeks about that story, but 10years+ would probably love it, providing you give a useful application to the story. A story for stories sake is a bit of a waste of time.

Guitar4God · 08-11-2009, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by dogfood

i want to do Jael....the one who invited her enemy into her tent, then while he was sleeping, whacked a tent peg through his head. im sure the kids would love this.

In the same realm, would you consider writing about Delilah. The lesson there could be about deceit.

mattslope · 08-14-2009, 06:42 PM

Jael, Ehud and Shamgar should be taught before Noah, Abraham and Moses. Kids need to learn the importance of obedience.

alen26 · 08-15-2009, 12:20 AM

Mary