{"id":23962,"date":"2017-07-11T15:49:05","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T22:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharefaithblog.wpengine.com\/?p=23962"},"modified":"2018-10-08T15:27:45","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T22:27:45","slug":"12-sunday-school-rules-for-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sharefaith.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/12-sunday-school-rules-for-success\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Sunday School Rules For Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">Is your Sunday School successful? Well, that depends on where you are going. Perhaps this exchange from Alice In Wonderland says it best:<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Alice:<\/strong> Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The Cheshire Cat:<\/strong> That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">Do you know where your Sunday School is trying to get to? If you are not sure, or could use some fresh ideas, here are 12 Sunday School rules for success.\u00a0These guidelines will help point you in the right direction, provide strategies to help get you there, and give plenty of encouragement along the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"element-19\" class=\"page-element widget-container page-element-type-headline widget-headline \">\n<div class=\"contents\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #04adf5;\">1. God\u2019s Word Is Your Foundation<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><i>\u201cIf you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock.\u201d \u2014 <b>Jesus<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"element-21\" class=\"page-element widget-container page-element-type-text widget-text \">\n<div class=\"contents\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The Word of God is your most powerful Sunday School resource. It saves, transforms and inspires. With it, you have everything and without it, you have nothing.\u00a0To bring Scripture to life with your kids, there are 3 essentials: listening, responding and sharing.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><b>Listen:<\/b>\u00a0To understand the Bible, first hear what it has to say.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><b>Respond:<\/b>\u00a0As God\u2019s Word speaks, respond in prayer.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><b>Share:<\/b>\u00a0Give others what God has given you &#8211; it&#8217;s how you make disciples.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharefaith.com\/category\/12-Sunday-School-Rules-For-Success.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23988\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sharefaith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/12-Rules-Button-1.jpg\" alt=\"12 Sunday School Rules Button\" width=\"500\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogrouting.sharefaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/12-Rules-Button-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogrouting.sharefaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/12-Rules-Button-1-300x58.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogrouting.sharefaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/12-Rules-Button-1-768x148.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogrouting.sharefaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/12-Rules-Button-1-1024x197.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is your Sunday School successful? 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