35:31 minutes (16.26 MB)
Sermon text: Matthew 18:1-6
Riverside believes that the spiritual development of children is one of the most sacred tasks of a church. And we thus invest a great deal of resources in the development of children. Promiseland advertises that it wants to be the best time of your child’s week and we take this seriously. From intentional teaching to brightly colored classrooms and teaching aids we want to communicate the Gospel in clear and age appropriate ways. (check out the hallways downstairs that continue to be transformed) And we purchased the white house (or as the LT likes to refer to it following the Riverside theme – the boat house) to free up more space for our growing Children’s Ministry.
If you don’t know how our Children’s Ministry is structured, we have two hours that they kids meet. Obviously, right now the kids are downstairs in what we call Promiseland Children’s Church. During this time kids sing songs, watch a video, do crafts, and play games, all with Christian messages. And actually starting next Sunday, Children’s Church will begin at 10:15am rather than after the offering. While we are singing up here, the kids will sing downstairs. This will help to ensure that we have enough seats for everyone. If you really value worshipping as a family during that time in the sanctuary though, please feel free to have your kids stay with you. You don’t have to take them downstairs, it is just an option.