Thought Quotient

Bruce Carroll - ‘Elm Street’ (MP3 Sample)

Saturday night in Plainville, lots of local people go
To the downtown corner movie for a late night picture show
And it’s ninety mindless minutes of the best in blood and gore
They all come out laughing, just can’t wait for more

While on the other side of town a child four years of age
Huddles helpless in defense against his father’s rage
And as we spend our time and money for life’s moments’ cheapest thrills
In our city there’s an Elm Street where the nightmare is real

God have mercy on us please
For the times that you’ve shown the need
And we’ve refused to see
Give us all a heart like yours that grieves
For the lost souls on Elm Street who need to be released

Complacency’s a poison taken one drop at a time
Fools our minds in thinking that everything’s just fine
Desensitize our spirit with nothing left to feel
Till we never hurt for Elm Street where the nightmare is real

Lord you’ve got to send me where it is I need to go
Put me on their street Lord, cause they all need to know
That’s there’s a God who’s so much bigger than anything they’re going through
They need to know that there’s a place where nightmares don’t come true

Here’s an interesting ‘alternative’ you can use to teach the kids about Jesus.

Salvation Pumpkin

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Things you will need:
1 Medium to Large Pumpkin (Works best with the taller ones since the cross is tall)
A Bible (To read the scriptures)
A candle (To put inside of the pumpkin)
A knife (to carve the cross)
Newspaper (to cover the surface you will be working on, or do this activity outside)
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1. Cut off the top of the Pumpkin (just as you would for a Jack-O-Lantern)
Let the children help you clean out all the gooey insides. Talk to the children about how the stuff you are pulling out of the pumpkin is like sin that is in the heart of an unsaved person. When Jesus saves us He cleans all the sin away, just as we are doing to the pumpkin.
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2. Cut a large Cross out of the side of the Pumpkin.
(Just like you would cut a face on a Jack-O-Lantern)
Talk to the kids about Calvary, Tell them about how Jesus died on a Cross so that we could be saved and go to Heaven! Read Romans 5:8
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