<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="0.92">
<channel>
	<title>Called to Kids</title>
	<link>http://www.calledtokids.com</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:05:40 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs>
	<language>en</language>
	<!-- generator="WordPress/3.0.1" -->

	<item>
		<title>THE Key to Effective Teaching</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What makes a lesson effective?  Certainly there are many factors: preparation, planning, adding &#8220;wow&#8221; effects to hold the attention of the kids and, most definitely, prayer.  Sometimes it seems overwhelming&#8211;the task of preparing an effective lesson that will not only connect with the minds of the children, but will reach into their hearts.  I&#8217;ve found [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.calledtokids.com/the-key-to-effective-teaching</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Super Christian</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Narrator: In a small town near you lives a boy who is born again and has abilities far greater than those found in the average Christian.  He can memorize and quote hundreds of Bible verses and sing every song in the book without missing a note.  Who is this superhero?  What is his name?  (enter [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.calledtokids.com/super-christian</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Sunburn!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[…let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be alert and self-controlled. 1 Thessalonians 5:6 (NIV) Props: red blush  Brush the red brush on the person teaching the lesson before he/she walks on stage.  For an even funnier effect, brush around a pair of sunglasses, leaving a “raccoon” look.  As you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.calledtokids.com/sunburn</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Stuey Sticky Fingers (skit)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Props: duct tape, signs reading “bad reputation,” “guilt,” “sin,” “criminal record” “You shall not steal.” Exodus 20:15 (NIV) He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need. Ephesians 4:28 (NIV)             Have a helper [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.calledtokids.com/stuey-sticky-fingers-skit</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Strong in Spirit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[God&#8217;s Spirit doesn&#8217;t make cowards out of us. The Spirit gives us power, love, and self-control.  2 Timothy 1:7 (CEV) Props: bowling ball, “nerf” style ball, small lightweight ball, six or ten 2 liter soda bottles (You may need to fill the bottles with a little water to achieve the effect). God has given each [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.calledtokids.com/strong-in-spirit</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Strong Bond</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;But at the beginning of creation God &#8216;made them male and female. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.&#8217; So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.&#8221;  Mark [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.calledtokids.com/strong-bond</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Street Signs to Guide Us</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Props:  a variety of street signs I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. Psalm 119:10 (NIV) I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me. Psalm 119:19 (NIV)             This week we continue our series on the Ten Commandments.  God gave the Ten [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.calledtokids.com/street-signs-to-guide-us</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Steer Clear of Danger by Paying Attention</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now then, my sons, listen to me;        pay attention to what I say. Do not let your heart turn to her ways        or stray into her paths. Many are the victims she has brought down;        her slain are a mighty throng. Her house is a highway to the grave,        leading down [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.calledtokids.com/steer-clear-of-danger-by-paying-attention</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Stay Close to the Cross</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.  Matthew 5:8 Props: a line drawn on the floor and a cross positioned several feet away in the opposite direction             Often Christians want to know how much they can get away with and still go to heaven.  Maybe you’ve wondered that yourself.  “How [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.calledtokids.com/stay-close-to-the-cross</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Starting Over</title>
		<description><![CDATA[…it keeps no record of wrongs.  1 Corinthians 13:5 Props: video game and system, television Begin by playing three or four minutes of the video game in front of the children.  Make a few mistakes along the way.  Then, start the game over and pause it.             I love playing video games.  If you play [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.calledtokids.com/starting-over</link>
			</item>
</channel>
</rss>
