J.R. Spencer develops curriculum resources for Christian educators
Joy R. Spencer has taught in both public and private school systems over more than two decades. She particularly enjoys developing curriculum to meet the unique demands of today’s students in the areas of Bible and music. Joy lives with her husband David and their flat-coated retriever Shiloh in a small town just north of Toronto, Ontario.
Latest Resource
The Romans Road:
A Devotional Activity Book
by J.R. Spencer
Written to accompany morning devotions for middle-school students, The Romans Road is an activity book that can be used for almost any age. Each of the 40 devotional pages invites participants to begin by reading a portion of scripture from the book of Romans, to continue with a time of prayer based on one of five different prayer models, to respond to some devotional questions on the readings, and finally to respond with a time of worship with the rest of the group. The pages are set up so that participants can write out their answers or draw them if preferred and each page includes areas that can be coloured in and decorated should time permit.
The original song that accompanies the book can be found below.
Everyone Who Calls
A song by J.R. Spencer to accompany the Romans Road study.
Verse 1
All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. (3:23)
The wages of sin is death. (6:23a)
Yet while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (5:8b)
Chorus
Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. (10:13)
Suffering produces endurance;
Endurance produces character;
Character produces hope. (5:3-4)
God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit,
who has been given to us. (5:5)
Verse 2
The gift of God is eternal life in Jesus. (6:23b)
God shows his love for us in (5:8a)
That, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (5:8b)
Verse 3
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord (10:9)
And believe in your heart that (10:9)
God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (10:9)
Sheet music for this song may be downloaded in PDF format here.