Here comes the Holy Spirit is a devotional for 8-11s on Acts 1-4.
Engage your kids in the Bible in just five minutes a day!
If you're looking for daily Bible readings for your 8-11 year old which:
• are short and manageable
• help them delve into the Bible
• encourage them to connect with God
• allow them to discover how the church was born
• get them thinking about the Holy Spirit
...then Here comes the Holy Spirit is for them!
Here Comes the Holy Spirit
A devotional for 8-11s on Acts 1-4
Here's the thing...
Here comes the Holy Spirit is a deep-dive into chapters 1-4 of Acts. Nothing is missed out. Children are led through the familiar and the less-familiar parts of this passage. They're not bored by material they've heard thousands of times before!
Church kids often know a lot about God and Jesus.
Here comes the Holy Spirit teaches them about the lesser-known part of the Trinity: the Holy Spirit. How and why it came, what it looked like, what it resulted in and how it's relevant to us today.
Children in the 8-11 age group often still need help to read the Bible regularly - but are increasingly voicing their own questions and opinions.
Here comes the Holy Spirit allows space for children to question, doubt and be honest about their own walk with Jesus. It also gives parents and carers vital tools in processing faith stuff with their kids.
It's a digital download, which means no waiting for the post to arrive: you can print it out or send it to your teen's phone immediately.
Who's behind this resource?
Hello! I'm Lucy, a parent just like you. My vicar husband Al and I live in York, England, with our four kids aged 10-15.
Discipling our children has been the greatest privilege of parenting - but also the biggest challenge. Often, it has been hard to find resources which give our children not only a great grounding in the Bible, but the skills to unlock it themselves for the rest of their lives. And when we have found a resource to do this, it has required more time, effort and energy than we have had available.
I have been writing devotional resources for children since 2022 to try and combine depth of thought with shortness of commentary. I don't believe we have to find a spare hour - or even half hour - in our days in order to get real riches from Scripture. Even in a few minutes, we can connect deeply with the Jesus of the Bible.
All my devotionals has been written from my experience as a parent, teacher and Christian parenting blogger. I hope it serves your family well!
How does this devotional work?
There are 30 undated devotionals. Each one is numbered and can be coloured in when completed, so that children can easily see where they're up to.
Each devotional consists of a short Bible passage, followed by a succinct explanation of the passage, a question to help apply it, and a 'chat to God' prompt.
The short readings work through Acts 1-4.
Here comes the Holy Spirit is written in easy-to-understand language which makes sense to 8-11s.
It will help your child know more about the Holy Spirit, but also know the Holy Spirit more.
Best of all - it's QUICK (around 5min a day), making it easy to fit into a child's busy daily schedule.
After downloading, you can print it off or read it from a screen - whatever suits you.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What happens when I check out?
You'll receive an email receipt and access instructions. Look out for these emails. If they're not in your inbox, check your spam or promotions folders. Can't see them? Get in touch: lucy@lucyrycroft.com
Will anything be shipped to me?
No, this is an entirely digital product. That means no waiting for the postie to come!
I don't have a printer! Does this matter?
No! You can download onto your device and share with your child from there.
How do I access this devotional?
Once you've checked out, you'll receive an email with access instructions. Following these instructions will take you to the resource dashboard, from which you can easily download or print it - but any problems, just give me a shout: lucy@lucyrycroft.com
How much time is this Devo going to take?
I reckon around 5 minutes a day (but more if your kid wants to connect with God for longer!).
My kid doesn't usually read the Bible - will they cope with this?
Absolutely! Each day's Bible reading is really short, and so is the commentary that comes with it. It doesn't assume a prior knowledge of the Bible, but will also engage children who know the Bible well from Sunday school and any previous discipleship input in the home.
Can I make multiple copies for my church kids group?
The price has been set deliberately low to ensure easy accessibility and affordability for regular families. If people start to print these resources in huge quantities then, as their creator, I lose out financially. I'm not trying to make millions, but this is my livelihood.
By all means photocopy as many as you need for the number of kids you have in your household - large families are very welcome to copy as many resources as they need! But if you'd like to make copies for people outside your home - e.g. for a church children's group or a bunch of friends' kids, then please email me at lucy@lucyrycroft.com as I'd love to bless you with a good deal. I'll always try and work with you to come up with something fair :)
What if I'm not happy with this resource?
As this is a digital product, it's impossible to 'return' in the same way as a physical product. However, do email me any feedback on lucy@lucyrycroft.com, as I'm always keen to hear how I can improve my resources.
What are you waiting for??
If you'd love your child to get stuck into the Bible but aren't sure where to start, make sure you grab this devo today!
