Here's a great CD full of fun songs for Easter.

They're wonderful for schools, assemblies, childrens clubs and church - and especially good just for kids to enjoy at home!

The Apostle Paul said "what I received I passed on to you as of first importance, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures" (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)

- and that's what this CD is all about. From Palm Sunday through Good Friday to Easter Day and beyond. What happened to Jesus, what did it mean, how does it change us today? 12 new Easter Songs that kids love singing.

You can get it from the Kid's Bible Song site - Maynard's Groovy Bible Tunes - www.mgbt.co.uk and iTunes

Here's the track list - click a song's name to hear it on the MGBT website:

Whats in the Bible? :: We Sing Hosanna :: Forgiveness :: Good Friday::Fifty Three Verse Six :: Bothered?! :: He's Alive! :: So this is how! :: Most Important :: I want to know (Jesus Christ) :: Luke 19v10 :: Will you sing?

Come with us on a journey through the bible, singing about Jesus, the King of Kings!

This CD is has got FIFTEEN great new songs to get your feet tapping while you sing about our Lord Jesus Christ! It's an Audio CD, with both FULL TRACKS and BACKING TRACKS - but it also works as a CD-ROM with Acetate and Sheet Music PDF files.

Click Here to Buy It Now - on the MGBT website!

Do you sing Children's songs at your church? No - I mean, in the main service, when everyone's all together?

I'm always amazed how few churches make a real effort to include their children in their main service. Often the kids are in for the first 10 minutes, when they're only really engaged with during the "kids slot", and then they're kicked out to Sunday Club.

Don't get me wrong - the Sunday Club is vital, so that children can be taught the Bible in a way that's relevant for them; but for those few minutes when children are with us in the main meeting, we need to make more effort to include them, and engage with them (as well as everyone else).

There are all sorts of ways of doing this - and one important way is to sing a children's song (or two) as a congregational song, with actions!

Why not take off your Beatles / Lady Gaga / Pink Floyd CD, and instead put on a CD of some Christian Children's Songs? Change your iThing playlist from "Dad's Faves" to "Kids Fun"!

Within no time your children will know the songs off by heart, and they'll love singing along. And all the time you'll be helping them to know and love our Lord Jesus Christ more.

Ah - of course, that'll only happen if they're decent songs! That's where "Maynard's Groovy Bible Tunes" comes in - OK, the recordings are amateur, but they're pretty good, and the songs are full of great Bible verses and themes.

Have a listen for yourself on the website - you'll find a jukebox-style player where you can try out all the songs, and see the lyrics and actions / motions - www.mgbt.co.uk/jukebox
Hint - listen with your children!

Once you know which ones you like, go to the store, and you can buy them on CDs, or as Album or Individual downloads.

Hope that helps you to enjoy your vacation driving!

Often we'll use a pre-packaged scheme: a Vacation Bible School, Backyard Bible Club, or Church Holiday Club will use an "off-the-peg" book of plans and ideas. It saves us time, and often brings us ideas that we'd never think of on our own.

BUT: there are pitfalls! Here are some things to think about when adapting a pre-packaged scheme for your situation:

Theme vs Content

Get ready for Christmas 2014, with 12 contagious child-friendly songs!

"Jump with Joy" is the latest Christmas Compilation from Maynard's Groovy Bible Tunes.

Includes the YouTube Hit "Hush, shhh, there's a baby!"

Also includes the latest songs from MGBT - "Let's Jump with Joy" and "Go-Go-Go-Go Gold",
as well as 9 other popular new songs.

Great for children up to and above age 11, and for adults ttoo

Get it now - in time for the great day! Click here.

Also available as a download album - click here.

That great - but the trouble is, so many "Children's Worship" have words that say so little about God. How do you get around that? How do you find songs for your children that say something meaningful, and yet are still really fun for them (and you) to sing?

Don't worry - you've come to the right place. We've got some brilliant children's Bible songs! They're all available on CD, and each CD has the backing tracks as well as the full version of the songs.

MGBT - "Maynard's Groovy Bible Tunes" - has been publishing children's bible songs for over 10 years, and all our songs are tried and tested on real live children!

If you're hoping to encourage children to live for Jesus in a way that goes against the selfish and prejudiced ways of so many today, then you need to help them hear about how God can be at work in them. By the power of God-the-Holy-Spirit in children (and adults) who trust in Jesus, we can be changed by him to be more loving and self-less.

What are those 'fruit' that the Holy Spirit can work in us? Paul gives us a great list in Galatians 5:22-23, 

"...the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control." (NIV)

And there's a song about exactly that called "O Holy Spirit..."

Here's a video of an unplugged version:

There's also a lyrics version here: 

And on the songwriter's webpage you can download video files, mp3 files, sheet music pdfs

Here are the lyrics:

O Holy Spirit!
Work in me,
Won't you make me more like Jesus?

O Holy Spirit!
Form in me
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness!

Goodness, faithfulness, oh yes -
Gentleness and self-control...

Fruit of the Spirit, O Holy Spirit!
Won't you make me more like - Jesus?

By David Heath-Whyte
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