Me Want Cookies....Awww Nom Nom Nom!

Don’t you just love the cookie monster? I know I did when I was little. I love the way he’s always hungry and when it came to cookies, forget about it. Some children seem to be a lot like the cookie monster. They can devour food almost as soon as it hits the plate. I thought I ate fast but when my boys want to they can inhale food at alarming rates…seriously! I am sure most kids have this amazing ability when it comes to things they really want to consume.

Check this out. Children also get that hunger for God just like you do. Children, just like you, get that hunger through the week too. That’s right. Kids think about God through the week. Wow right! Kids get just as hungry for God during the week as anyone else. Truth is many kids only get to hear and talk about the Lord on Sunday’s. How sad=(

Over the years I have talked to so many children where God was non-existent Monday through Saturday. Yet they were there every Sunday morning. Moms and Dads sometimes don’t realize that their children desire much more about God than they may get. That their children can sometimes go hungry for God all week long but not say anything.

Here is word of encouragement. First, if you are hungry for God during the week. Grab your bible and go…”Awwww Nom Nom Nom”. Eat it up, read it up, and live it up. If you have children or there are children in your life, they will see this and it will feed them too. Many times the key for children is just seeing the bible being read during the week. This will make the message on Sunday so much more real for them. It’s important that the special people in a child’s life take the bible and God serious, not just the people at church. Second, if you sense or see a hungry child, read to them or have them read to you. It will fill you both so much.
You don’t have to read a hundred books to know that the best investment a person can make is the investment of your time with God each and every day. This principle is just as true for our children. Take a closer look at the children in your life. They just might be standing by, ready, eager, and hungry, to hear more about God?

Inauguration Day!!!

The first ever Crossroads Community Church Children’s Ministry Blog! Woo Who! We have so much going on at Crossroads in Cinema 2 and 3…it is time to blog about it.

We have seen so much in the past year it’s incredible. I have such a unique perspective right now having just gotten back from overseas. I will tell you it’s been amazing these last six weeks I’ve been back.

So many things; The Filling Station is amazing! So much excitement, suspense, and energy really pumped me up. We have a black light puppet team that totally rocks and a stage setup that I know rivals anything in the southeast.

I was floored when I saw the size of our Peek-A-Boo Nursery and Big Wheels Preschool. I still can’t believe how much work goes into transforming that cinema into being an awesome place for the little ones. From the hallway lights and balloons, to banners and carpet, signs, lights, toys, tables, crafts…. It goes on and on. It all looks amazing.

The entire operation has grown out of site. Praise God!! Praise God for the awesome, steadfast, dedicated and committed service from our Children’s ministry leaders: Hollie, Kimber, and Jesse…you guys rock hard! I can’t leave out Ivy, or Ashleigh, or Harleigh, Jennifer, Erica, Jared, Tyler, Lyndsay, Rob, Yogi, Brandi, Becki, Greg, Justin, Kathryn, Chad, Michelle, Bethany, Becky, Nikki, Marita, Caitlin, Sam, Mikaelah, Justin, Noah, Alex, Nia, Shelby, Tyler, Ben, Cody, Billy, Caleb and Cameron. Whew! I am most likely leaving out some that have pitched in right where it counts, or even some that may have moved away from Enterprise. For that I am sorry. These are just the ones I have seen serving in the past few weeks. May I say that ‘WE HAVE A HUGE AWESOME TEAM’ serving God each week! I can’t believe it. That’s 38 people committed to what’s going on at Crossroads. 38 people who have capitalized on the awesome opportunity to serve in the children’s ministry at Crossroads. God has provided this amazing blessing. It truly humbles me. I only hope and pray that I can serve each of you adequately now that I am back.

Why blog you may say? I will tell you why. Cause Children’s ministry is FUN! We have so much going on in the children’s ministry. This will be a great way for everyone to be aware of what God is doing in Cinema 2 and 3. It will also be a great way for our children’s ministry to get connected to other great children’s ministries around the country.

So, I hope you are excited. I know I am. I hope you check in as often as you can to see what’s up. I promise to keep it real and relevant. No soap boxes, just lifting up the Lord together with you. Take a sec and comment to let me know your there.

Pastor Matt