 You're welcome to class everyone hope you'll had a good Refreshing weekend and ready to face another week Okay, were you able to go through the notes? Yes, no You're able to go through the notes. I can't hear any response Okay, sort of okay Okay, so We began a last class Okay, by looking at the importance of ministering To children and then we began looking at the biblical basis and the mandate Mandate means an order or a command for children's ministry We also looked at God's plan for children that God has a plan for children at his plan includes Family okay that they're part of the family life the importance We saw that God plays in teaching children from scripture We also saw that the children were an integral part of the Covenantal community of the Israelites. They were part of the corporate worship They were part of praising and worshiping God prayer and fasting Repentance also the public hearing of and reading of scripture and also salvation So we see that you know today's children are also part of the Covenantal community And when I mean coming Covenantal community, I basically mean the church. So children are An integral part of the church of today and hence They should be included in various aspects of church life and should also be trained and taught How to meaningfully participate in various aspects of church life. So that is what We saw in class one We'll continue today. We'll look at you know, the ministering to children was a priority for Jesus and We'll also look at some more reasons as to why children's ministry is important Okay, so we'll begin by looking at You know that the ministering to children was a priority for Jesus, so Was it a priority for Jesus? Yes, no, and if it's an yes, how can you establish the fact that yes, it was it was a priority for Jesus If it was no, why do you say so? Can anyone share your thoughts? At least a yes or no was ministering to Jesus Priority or importance to him. Yes, it was Okay. Yes, it was. Okay. Erin is also saying yes. That is saying yes Thank you. Why do you say yes? How do we know we can see the incident when when the kids came to Jesus and the disciples were stopping them and Jesus said let them come to me for for the kingdom of heaven is Of children, so we can see Jesus a late mother minister to children Yes, thank you, Dave So we see this in like Dave rightly said, you know in my to chapter 19 we read that People or parents bought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and to pray for them But the disciples rebuked them Okay, the disciples did not think that the children should be ministered to but we see that Jesus did He made time to minister to children and hence we see that You know, let me just point out to those Slides Okay, so we see that children are precious in Jesus sight. He loves them He wants children to be brought to him and we read this in Matthew chapter 19 was 14 so can somebody read Matthew chapter 19 was 40 I've put the scripture versus on the slides so you can read it out from there, please Anyone can read Matthew chapter 19 verse 14 Jesus said let the little children come to me and do not hinder them for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as this Yes, thank you And can somebody else read Matthew chapter 18? Worst three unless you become like almost Yes, go ahead and Unless you come like little children, you never you will never enter the kingdom of heaven Yes, so here we see, you know Jesus saying that You know, let the little children come to me and do not hinder them for the kingdom of heaven Belongs to such as these and he says unless you become like little children You will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Now. What did Jesus mean by saying this? What did Jesus mean by saying that unless you become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven So should we become small and act immature? Like children I think about that. I think humbling ourselves Thank you. It's humbling yourself. Okay, like little children It's basically Jesus is valuing a childlike nature and Character, you know, what is a childlike nature and the character of a child is they're basically very vulnerable that means they you know, they're they're so prone to You know their weaknesses to difficulties and they're so dependent on their On their parents and they totally abandon themselves the trust and the care of their Parents and so, you know, Jesus is saying that we need to have this childlike Faith and trust and total dependence total surrender to our heavenly father totally just Abandoning ourselves to him trusting him depending on him at all times and being led You know by him and so here Jesus is upholding a childlike approach to life as an essential quality for all Believers now just like parents felt that the children need Jesus so also Children of today need help in learning how to you know navigate in today's world They need more of Jesus because you know, they have Long life ahead of them. They have so much of life ahead of them and also they're living in very difficult Times, okay, so today's children are faced with war terrorism Divorce of their parents, you know crime rape the pandemic itself is so Difficult for them abuse. There's pressure of friends pressure of the world Social media that's telling them so much. They're so confused with what is right and what is wrong And they have so many other different anxieties and hence children of today You know need the touch of Jesus in their life. They need the help of Jesus They need so much of Jesus in them So they need his help to cope and they need his help to deal with the situations They face just as we adults also do we need so much of Jesus We need so much of his help his guidance and the same way children also we think sometimes, you know The children don't need Jesus as much as we adults do but they do need Jesus So when Jesus gave the command To preach and teach the gospel The great commission and to baptize people he did not specify just one particular age group or He it was not a command just for one People group it was a command that was across all ages and for all people groups and we read this in mark chapter 16 verse 15 and also we read this in Matthew chapter 28 verses 19 to 20 so some can somebody read mark chapter 16 verse 15. It's on your screen, please And he said to them go into all the world and fix the gospel to every person Thank you. Can somebody else read Matthew chapter 28 verses 19 to 20 Oh, therefore and make disciple of all the nations baptizing them in the name of the father and of the son and the holy spirit Teaching them to the observe all things that I have commanded you and I am with you always even to the end of the age. Amen Yes, thank you. So here we see that, you know, Jesus is giving this command to go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature It's not just Specific one people group or it's not specific just one age group But it's also spit. It's it's you know mentioning You know preach the gospel Teach the gospel to every creature and this is inclusive of children as well So we need to preach and teach to children and the great commission Here it says go and make disciples of all nations Baptizing them in the name of the father of the son of another holy spirit Okay, so here also we don't see any specific age mentioned So even children are inclusive of this. So we need to teach them make them disciples baptize them And help them and teach them to observe all the things that God has commanded us to do Okay, and we also see that the promise of the holy spirit is You know is also for people of all age groups So can somebody read acts chapter 2 verses 38 and 39 please And the Peter said to them repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins and your Will receive gift of the holy spirit for the promise for the you and your children and for all who are Far off everyone Whom the Lord God calls to himself Thank you. So here we see that the promise of the holy spirit Is for you that is for adults and also for your children and for everyone who are far off Everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself That means all of them who receive Jesus Christ and accept him as their lord and savior and receive Salvation so hence we see through these scripture passages that it was Jesus's priority That children be ministered to The gospel be preached to children and adults as well That children also be baptized and they receive the promise of the Holy spirit. Okay, sometimes we think you know Should children be baptized and we think no they Wait for the baptism, you know for them to be baptized because they won't understand But we have for children, you know, I know children in third standard in children's church You know, they're very eager to be baptized. They tell their parents they want to be baptized So the parents came and spoke to me and we said we'll have a class and The parents also took a step forward and took the child when we had a baptism At church to you know to just listen to what pastor is saying to see how you know Baptism is done and also to make sure that their child You know has accepted Jesus Christ as their personal savior And I'm just so glad to say that so many children In our children's church are baptized recently a couple of Sundays back, you know We had a baptism and I think four or five of Of them where children from our children's church, you know, so children can be baptized We can share salvation. We can lead them to the Lord, you know, and also You know, teach them about the holy spirit the person in the work of the holy spirit And also get them to be baptized in the holy spirit and move and flow in the gifts of the spirit Now since children were such a high priority for Jesus They should be for us as a church as well By this I mean that you know children's ministry in a church should be well planned It should be well executed. It should have a team of committed and trained teachers The children's church also should have a relevant Curriculum that is relevant for children in today's time And in today's age where it is, you know matching to their intellect To the standard of what they are learning in school how much they can grasp how much they can understand You know and present it in a way that You know Is equal to how they are presented in in social media and other platforms Okay, and also have a good worship team And activities and programs Not just for them to have fun, but you know in all of these things to enhance Or help them to grow and mature in their relationship with God And to grow in the things of God, okay So since children were a priority for Jesus It might have not been for the disciples But it shows us that children should also be a priority for the church today And we need to focus on developing the right curriculum And teaching the children and taking them just beyond some stories into deeper theological Truths and I will just Talk on that in a little further as we move on in the Class, okay Now we look at a few more important reasons why ministering to children Is important, okay Why ministering to children is important? We look at a few more points The first thing we look at is children are the greatest Mission field, okay, what do I mean by When I say that children are the greatest mission field Of all the people that have made a decision for christ 85% did so by the age of 18 So these are teenagers children You know teens adolescents So basically 85% of them who made a decision for christ This is statistics that show that you know It was before the age of 18 and hence It's so important to for us and as a church to invest our time and resources Where we will see the biggest harvest and the biggest harvest is Children, okay, when when children, you know when they are Attracted to church or they're they love children's church. They love coming to church You know, they automatically will a kind of Pull their parents or their older siblings to church Now if a if a child has to come to church, then one parent has to bring that child to church So we see that many times, you know, we've seen that children Love coming to children's church. They don't want to miss even one Sunday And because of that the parents are forced to come to church And so, you know, even if they are forced to come to church and this they sit and they listen to God's word We know God's word is powerful. God's word will work in their lives. So we see that, you know Younger children when they're attracted and they love to attend children's church Or they learn about more about the love of God. They want to know more about the love of God It'll have an impact on attracting Older children their older siblings and adults as Well, okay now Barnas research on faith development and discipleship has found that the moral development of a child Is complete by the age of nine Okay, I've already mentioned this and you know moral development means what is right? What is wrong? What I understand as truth what I believe as truth what I accept what I don't accept Now all this kind of moral development, you know, kind of comes to Not a full completion, but a kind of completion when a child is at the age of nine And hence we see that it is so important for us to ground children in the truths in God's word So it would be the foundation on which, you know Child will build their moral values and standards now Just imagine if a child does not come to children's church Then you know their moral values will be based on what their friends say What the world says or what social media says and so It's so important for us to teach children at a very young age and ground them in the truths in God's word The principles in God's word so that the foundation on which these children build their moral values and standards Will be God's word and nothing will shake that. Okay. It was Said, you know, uh that D. L. Moody the famous evangelist, you know, um, he just finished a revival meeting And when he came back he reported that two and a half people were saved Now whoever was talking To D. L. Moody replied saying do you mean it's two adults and one child? And D. L. Moody responded. No, it's not it's not two children it's not two adults and You know One child, but it is two children and one adult and D. L. Moody said something very important He says when you save a child you save a life a whole life Now, you know, uh an adult Uh has already completed half their life and they have kind of, you know, half Life to live but when we invest in a child when I mean, uh invest with You know, when a child has accepted Jesus Christ as a lord and savior, you know, uh, you know And they're on fire for god and um We teach them and train them how to share about Jesus to others. Just imagine a child as a whole life To live and a whole life to share and talk about Jesus a whole life to build the kingdom of god compared to an adult so When you save a child the child has a whole life to impact and influence others In the kingdom of god and hence we see that, you know, children are the greatest Mission field the next thing is that children Need a firm Foundation children need a firm Foundation now can somebody read a proverbs chapter 22 verse 6, please Proverbs chapter 22 verse 6 Anyone's ready proverbs 22 verse 6 Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it Yes, thank you. So it says train up a child or direct a child on the right path And when they are older they will not leave it. Okay. So, you know, childhood Is an important time And the time we spend with children at a young age Impacts the rest of their lives because the things that Are instilled as a child won't be forgotten when they grow older. Okay And so we see that children's ministry allows us to pour out these core Values into children while they are still growing so that when they grow older They will know these values and as we teach them bible verses to remember They're able to recall Those later in life and in times of trouble not just bible verses, but you know Even as we give them life examples Even as we talk about missionaries even as we talk about various characters in the bible You know, we see that the holy spirit will bring back to remembrance all that they have Learned so we see that children's ministry gives a firm foundation in a child's life wherein, you know It allows us to pour in godly values You know and scripture and The love of god the grace of god the mercy of god the goodness of god Even when they are small so that when they grow old they will not depart from The values that has been taught to Them okay, and the next thing why children's ministry is important is because there's a season In a person's life when they are most Open to learning what it means to trust god. There's a season Okay in a person's life When they are most open to learning what it means to trust god Okay, and this season which i'm referring to where in a person in a person's life where they're most open to learning and to trusting god is A season between Age four and fourteen years old, you know when a person is four years to fourteen years old So basically we're talking about people. We're saying children who are four to fourteen years old They are easily moldable and they will you know Whatever we instill into their lives. It will be Make a lasting impression for a lifetime and during the season of life is when children are Forming their understanding of the world of relationships of love of god And so it's a season where children are easily influenced as well And we should be very very intentional about ensuring That they get the right impressions And they learn the truth and also we need to be very intentional in targeting these This age group because this is a season where You know, they are building up their basic foundations on various things on various aspects and We can be intentional about Ensuring that they get the right impressions and they're learning the truth And I say learning the truth the truth of god's word And their relationship with god and god's love for them Okay, the next thing white children's ministry is important is because what is rooted in the heart of a child Is almost impossible to uproot in the life of an Adult, okay So when god said for everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven We read this in ecclesiastis. I think he really did not he really did mean Everything Okay, hence it is during this season When a child is four to fourteen years old When we need to focus our efforts on helping them Place their trust in jesus and have a personal relationship with Him and people call this a season as the four By 14 window it's a four by 14 window And what we do during this window or this season or this time frame or this time period Maybe the most important thing a church does in the life of a Person and why do I say that now, you know, how many adult problems would be solved If when they were a child, you know, they left their primary section You know When they attend in Sunday school or children's church with this deep assurance that they have a heavenly father who Loves them, okay How many adult problems will be solved if when there were a child in maybe the junior level They left children's church or they left Sunday school knowing that they can place their trust in jesus for in every area of their lives Okay, how many of our adult The problems that we are going through the difficulties the challenges that we are going to Can be solved or resolved or we can have this confidence if you know, if we went through high school In children's church and left knowing that you know, that we have a place in god's story and We left making a lifetime commitment to serving Christ so what i'm saying is you know Uh When children in any age group, you know, when they are grounded in god's love and in You know in their relationship with god and they know that they have the heavenly father who they can trust They can depend on who holds them who never leaves them No forsakes them who is not just god But is their father their savior their helper They have this relationship with the holy spirit Who who they know is their guide their counselor their helper Somebody who teaches them guides them, you know, uh What a different approach it would be when they grow into adulthood and they face more difficult challenges and circumstances They can face it better Because they're grounded in the truths because they have taught this and grounded Uh, uh when they are Children, okay So what if everything we did for children focused on winning them for? Christ saving them and them having a personal relationship with Christ the next thing is, you know, why children's ministry is important and also what children ministry is not Is that children's ministry is not? child care Okay, children's ministry is not Uh, child care. Let me just present that Children's ministry is not a child's care. It's a ministry Uh at the most critical time in a person's life in the early years that are the most Formative, okay So when I say children's ministry is not child care. What I mean is, uh, that you know, uh Children's church or Sunday school is not just about Telling stories to children or teaching them some action songs giving them some Sheets to color And then send them away. No, no, it's not just child care But it is about teaching them truths or more theological truths deeper truths in God's world and that is what we ensure and that is what we do in Children's church at apc. So even if they are Adolescents or even if they're you know in grade one and two we ensure that you know The story is not just communicated to a child But you know a deeper truth about God about You know about his grace his love About salvation is taught to the child And children will understand and that's why I said you know last class that When children come to grade two or standard two, uh, you know, they are taught the children's church curriculum Which is all basically comprising of the courses that we teach in bible college So a child in grade two is learning about Covenants the holy spirit doctrine of God You know, uh, it's it's learning about prayer and various other topics So we are making sure and ensuring that you know, uh, children Uh are taught deeper truths in God's world not just give them milk But also give them solid food and meat. Uh, so what do I mean by this? I'll just give you an example Uh, now for example, we're teaching them about telling them on a rating Zacchus's story to them We can just you know, narrate Zacchus's story and stop and we can just say that you know Jesus loves us very much or we can get into deeper theological truths What do I mean, you know Saying that you know, um Now why did Jesus go to Zacchus's house? You know, nobody liked Zacchus. Zacchus was a sinner. Nobody liked him Zacchus was cheating everybody He uh, hence nobody, you know acknowledged Zacchus But why did Jesus choose to go to Zacchus's house? Now Jesus loves all of us Whether we are good or bad, but he does not like the sins that we do Okay, so children know that Jesus loves all of us whether we get good grades We don't get good grades whether we are naughty whether we are You know, uh good in class, uh, whatever Jesus loves all of us But Jesus does not like the sins that we do and when Jesus went to Zacchus's house Did Jesus tell him all the bad things that he did? No, Jesus did not narrate or You know, uh spell out all the bad things that Zacchus was doing the way he was cheating people and people were Waiting when Jesus will Confront uh, Zacchus and tell him all the bad things that he's doing and teach him a lesson But Jesus does not say anything So we can also teach children that you know, we have God we have a father We have a God who's very loving who's not waiting to You know condemn us not waiting to punish us not waiting to judge us But he is longing to correct us so that we can change And we see that Jesus does not Say anything to Zacchus But what happens, you know after sometimes Zacchus Realizes all the bad things that he has done now How did Zacchus realize all the bad things that he's done? They didn't he realize it before didn't he see that as sins does doesn't he see that as things that It was not pleasing in God's side. Now. Why did Zacchus all of a sudden realize was he acting? Oh No, he wasn't because he said Jesus you stay here. I'll go back and give back Everything that I've taken From people Now why why did this sudden change come about in Zacchus's life when Jesus did not confront him Did not tell him of the sins that he did So we can you know bring in a theological truth saying that very Presence of Jesus in Zacchus's life or in Zacchus's home changed Zacchus Okay So telling the child that you know when You have Jesus in your life when you accept Jesus into your life The very presence of Jesus if you Will change your life will transform you So we can go on to tell the children that you know Many of you are trying not to disobey your parents back answer your parents tell lies use bad words And you're trying but you're failing and you're wondering why you're not able to Overcome this sin You know be good, you know, we cannot be good on our own Zacchus could not be good on his own But the very presence of Jesus in his home changed Zacchus the same way the very presence of Jesus in your life Can change you now see this is very It's a deep theological truth that we're bringing about but we're saying it in a very very A simple way for a child to understand and we're Telling the child that it is important for him or her to have Jesus in their life And we're also telling the child what is the importance of having Jesus in their life that you know having Jesus in their life will really transform and change their life so I hope you're understanding what I mean by saying that you know, uh, we Uh children's church or children's ministry is not child care. I've seen this in many churches, you know Often, you know, the teachers don't come or the person who's leading is late the children are on time They're waiting for the worship team to come they're waiting for the leader to come and start And the person is 10 15 minutes late or the teacher doesn't turn up and you know, we just That narrate a story or show them a video put it on our mobile show them a video And give them some old coloring sheets and get them to color or give them a plain sheet and ask them to draw something and color But the children's ministry is not child care. It's taking them deeper into God's word. Okay. Any doubt so far? Any questions you have? any comments Anything I want to share Yes pastor. Uh Yeah, I have a question So, uh, yeah once I was uh, it's a three years back. I was uh helping in Sally school teaching the students but uh pastor most of the Students are not from a Christian background Uh, most of them many of them are from Muslim background in hindus So it was very difficult for us to teach those stories from the bible so Yeah, how can we reach out those? You know those background Yeah Good question. Erin. So Erin is asking that You know when she was teaching But these children used to come to Sunday school Erin Yes, they they used to come every Sunday. Yeah, that's so nice Okay, so they're from a hindu and a muslim background So what I would suggest is to have a separate class you know for Children from a hindu and a muslim background and a separate class for children who are You know already being taught in the sunday school who understand You know God and his word who've also been trained But for uh, you know, we also have something called Catalyst APC school outreach ministry where we minister to children in schools and basically all of these children are Uh from hindu background and for muslim background and uh, you know, we teach them You know We tell just tell them them stories in god's word and also like I just narrated these truths To you I've I even thought the same thing to Children in school and they're able to understand that you know when god is in their life God will help them god will help them to change So yeah, we can use basic simple bible stories and then move on to uh, you know more You know bigger Narratives in the bible where we can teach them and I am sure children Will understand because even as we minister In schools we You know, we also talk to children. We give them the basic Truths who god is first our first You know segment That we have first section is who is jesus? So we teach them that jesus is a creator. We Teach them about jesus that jesus tells the storm. Uh, what jesus created on each day that jesus is our Healer he's our helper You know, so various aspects of jesus and then we move on to sin salvation right attitudes wrong attitudes Where we talk about various old testament and new testament stories. So yes children Uh, you know can understand but basically ground them in the basics and then you know Lead them into salvation and talk about salvation and all of those things and they will understand. Yes Okay, so children's ministry is not child care We'll move on to the next one. Children are not the church of tomorrow. They are the church of Today Okay, children are not the church of Tomorrow they are the church of Today, okay, so we see that you know churches comprises of families and individuals And when you say family it's a family is made up of parents and children sometimes grandparents As well So, uh, you know since children are also part of the family and the family of the church They're part of the communal community We need to involve them in the life of the end of the church in different aspects of the Church, okay, uh, children are also the Now generation Okay, they are the now generation can somebody read Sam's chapter 78 was four, please Sam's chapter 78 was four. Can somebody read that? Can somebody read that it's on the screen We will not give them from our children We will deal the next generation about the Lord's power in his great deeds and the wonderful things he has done Thank you. Uh, you know, we often call children as I refer to children as the next generation and here also we see that You know, the bible says that we will not We will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord, but if children's ministry can equip children to see their calling On their life and make a difference now Then we can see the children as the now generation. Okay, where they can make an impact for Jesus Be influencers be impactors in God's kingdom now in the present So what an impact they would make, uh, you know in the church at school and among their friends if we Give them this mindset that you know, uh as a child. They are not to just, you know Just learn stories and keep it to themselves But you know, they are also involved. They can also be involved in evangelism They can also share about Jesus to others. They can also You know, uh, he pray for healing for others Flow in the in the gifts Release prophetic words, you know, can children release prophetic words? Yes, they can You know how many children release prophetic words many children laying hands on others and praying In faith and you know, uh, the holy spirit works through them God hears their prayers and answers So we can train children basically children's church is a training place to train children in evangelism and You know In them identifying their gifts their talents and how to share the gospel with others And also how to flow in the gifts of the spirit and how to minister to Others so children are the now generation. Okay Um They are just as much as the Belong to the body of christ as adults Do and if they know jesus as their lord and savior, uh, you know, they can make an impact for the Kingdom of god and that is why jesus even said the kingdom of god belongs to such as These of course in a different sense But also that you know, uh, children can also do the work of the kingdom They can minister in the kingdom of god and they can impact the kingdom of god So as you look at the greatest command And uh, you know, what is the greatest commandment? What is the greatest commandment? Yes to love the lord your god with all of your heart soul minus trying to love your neighbor as yourself And what is a great commission go the world and make the disciples Yes, um So the greatest uh commission is in matthew chapter 28 versus 19 to 20 Where says go therefore and make disciples of all nations Vaptizing them in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy Um spirit. Okay. So we read in these two passages of scripture Uh, uh, and we also see Uh other passages in scripture concerning the church where we read in roman's chapter 12 That you know Though we are all in christ We are one body and each member belongs to all the others In verse six of verse 12 of chapter 12 we read we have different gifts according to grace given to each of us So if your gift is prophesying then prophesy in accordance with your faith Verse seven if it is serving then serve if it's teaching then teach if it is to encourage then Give encouragement if it is giving then give generously if it is to lead do it diligently if it is to show marsy do it Uh cheerfully and if you see this A passage in roman chapter 12 if you read this passage in roman chapter 12 And also the great commission and the great commandment We see that no one is excluded You know all age groups are included in this Um first quarentines chapter 12 where it talks about the spiritual gifts We we also see that no one is excluded that everybody is included in this that even children are included And you will not find degrees to which this is happening based on age or any other criteria But we have the holy spirit who works in all of his power In in an adult in the same power. He will work in the life and minister through a Child okay, uh, we'll move on Children are the future leaders of your church now the values we instill in them now Will spread on for a lifetime and allow them to raise up the generation after them as they grow Older so these children could be the next Children ministers or the next children leaders. So it's important to give them a good basis for that from now on Okay, the next one is uh, children need to feel god's love. Okay children's ministry may be the only time where you know They will where we can teach them about god's love where we can instill in them god's love Where they truly will experience god's unconditional love and just accept it and just believe it as As a truth. Okay. So it's so important to raise up a generation of children that know They're worth in christ jesus know that they are loved And so important for us to instill this in them because we do not know the background That each child is coming from What are their difficulties? What are their pains? What are their anxieties? What are their worries? Um, but you know, we can make an impact uh in a child's life By just instilling in them that god loves them that god is their good friend. He's their savior He's their father. He cares for them Uh by just doing this, you know, uh grounding this truth Will just help them in their future to be assured Of who they are their identity in christ That they are loved by god and they will do everything Or their life will reflect the love of god and everything that they do will be based on Their relationship their love relationship with God, okay So we'll stop here. Uh, do any of you have any questions? Comments doubts anything you all want to ask or say Any doubts any questions? No, yes Okay Okay, fine. So we saw the importance That You know that Children's ministry the importance of children's ministry how important it is for us to minister to the children the children and you know that The truths that are instilled in them at this young age will help them The life to come and we can also build them up. Um, you know at a very young age to To build god's kingdom To share the good news with others and also to impact People around them other children around them and to impact the kingdom of god to build the kingdom of god Okay, we'll stop here if you all don't have any doubts Um We'll end plans Okay