21 Days of Fasting and Prayer
As we enter 2025, many are eager for a new beginning. Amid the chaos, there is a longing for answers and tranquility. This serves as a powerful reminder that true peace is found in God. Let’s make 2025 a year of deepening our relationship with Him like never before. This year, as we embark on a collective fasting journey, let’s come together with others to form a community that rejuvenates our hearts and minds. We invite you to participate in this year's Fast. Together, as we seek God, we can conquer any challenge.
Today's Kids Devotion
Renewed by the Spirit
Monday January 6, 2025
By the Spirit God makes all things new, including you and me!
By the Spirit God makes all things new, including you and me!
Today's Scripture
- Titus 3:5-7
- “He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.”
Activity
When God’s Holy Spirit works in us, He removes our sin and renews us—makes us new.
Let’s do a science experiment and discover how something tarnished can be renewed. Place one penny in each cup; cover the pennies with each solution. As you wait five minutes for the solutions to work, take guesses on which cups will best clean the coins. After five minutes, take out the pennies one at a time. Rinse them in the cup of water and place them on a paper towel. Compare the coins and make a conclusion about which solution best renewed the tarnished coin.
In today’s verse, we read that sin had once separated us from God, but Jesus’ death and resurrection healed this relationship. When we choose to follow Jesus, we are made new by God’s power—renewed by the Holy Spirit! Consider sharing with your children a way God’s Spirit has renewed you.
When God’s Holy Spirit works in us, He removes our sin and renews us—makes us new.
Let’s do a science experiment and discover how something tarnished can be renewed. Place one penny in each cup; cover the pennies with each solution. As you wait five minutes for the solutions to work, take guesses on which cups will best clean the coins. After five minutes, take out the pennies one at a time. Rinse them in the cup of water and place them on a paper towel. Compare the coins and make a conclusion about which solution best renewed the tarnished coin.
In today’s verse, we read that sin had once separated us from God, but Jesus’ death and resurrection healed this relationship. When we choose to follow Jesus, we are made new by God’s power—renewed by the Holy Spirit! Consider sharing with your children a way God’s Spirit has renewed you.
Supplies
- 3 Tarnished pennies
- 3 small cups, each with one experiment solution:
- Cup 1:
- 2 tbsp vinegar mixed with 1 tsp salt
- Cup 2:
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- Cup 3:
- 2 tbsp lemon juice mixed with 1 tsp salt
- A fourth cup filled with water
Reflection/ Prayer
- Reflect: As a follower of Jesus, you don’t have t0 try to become a new creation. You just are one! When you stay connected to God, the Holy Spirit will renew you and grow new life in you.
- Pray: Give each family member the opportunity to hold the renewed coin. Invite the person holding the coin to complete the following prayer: “God, thank you for . Please help me with…...”