Father’s Day for Jairus (This story was written to be presented as a monologue for Father’s Day) (based on>Matt. 5:21-43, Mark 9:18-26, Luke 8:40-56) ‘How’s your father?’ I heard our neighbour Zac ask my daughter Rachel. I’d been feeling ill for a couple of days, but now at last I could eat again. ‘He’s on [...]
A child sat in his grandfather’s arms as both of them looked in a mirror. “Did God make us both?’ he asked. “Yes, of course.” “Well, He does a much better job now days. He’s had lot’s of practice! Now He doesn’t put wrinkles on faces.” God- improving? The fact is, that God has given [...]
Bible Buzz- Bible Reading Activity for Children Make some enlargements of a Bible passage (e.g. the storm on Lake Galilee, Luke using a photocopier and paste onto large sheets of paper or cardboard. Read the verses dramatically or get the children involved in drawing or dramatising it. The children then use coloured pencils or crayons [...]
Then Jesus took his disciples up to the mountain and gathering them around him, he taught them saying: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the meek, Blessed are they that mourn. Blessed are the merciful. Blessed are they that thirst for justice. Blessed are you when [...]
Pentecost Rap by Nick Clarke Pentecost Rap from 77 Talks for 21st Century Kids by Chris Chesterton Breath and Spirit – children’s talk What a Gift! – a puppet talk Ideas for celebrating Pentecost. Mother’s Day on Pentecost- Worship ideas LaughingBird.net Paraphrase of Acts 2:1-21 Scripture Union “Xstream” LIGHT Sunday School downloads
For all those who attend vestry or church council meetings… I’m on a committee, Which means that from morning to night We attend, and amend, And contend, and defend, Without a conclusion in sight. We confer and concur, We defer and demur And reiterate all our thoughts. We revise the agenda with frequent addenda And [...]
Half of British parents never read their children a bed-time story, a survey has found. Parents said they were too tired to read stories to their children or did not have time due to work commitments. ‘Parents spend more time watching TV than talking to their children’ The decline in the tradition is apparently because [...]
Easter Reflections 1. When a tree is cut through you see the ring pattern that runs right the way up and down the trunk. Good Friday is a slice through history that allows us to see the pattern of God’s love stretching forwards and backwards to infinity. 2. “Nails were not enough to hold God-and-man [...]
I’ve posted a short story titled “The Son” at my Christmas blog . This story could be told as an introduction to a talk or sermon on Christ being the “reason for the season”.
Christmas-1st Corinthians 13 Style If I decorate my house perfectly with bows,strands of twinkling lights and shiny baubles, but do not show love to my family, I’m just another decorator. If I slave away in the kitchen, baking dozens of Christmas biscuits, preparing gourmet meals and arranging a beautifully adorned table at mealtimes, but do [...]
THE BIBLE IN 50 WORDS God made Adam bit Noah arked Abraham split Jacob fooled Joseph ruled Bush talked Moses balked Pharaoh plagued People walked Sea divided Tablets guided Promise landed Saul freaked David peeked Prophets warned Jesus born God walked Love talked Anger crucified Hope died Love rose Spirit flamed Word spread God remained. [...]
This prayer was originally posted on my other website at http://eliab.com. I wrote the prayer after thinking about how hard it is for some people to find time (or take time) to be alone with God. I thought having some kind of pattern to this “quiet time” might help someone get back to praying as [...]
Do you sometimes find it hard to get children to read the Bible or even to have it read to them? Please read this excellent Blog -’In all honesty’ by Jean. Jean has loads of interesting thoughts and reflections on being a mother, a Christian and raising children to love Jesus. when a child isn’t [...]
JAILHOUSE ROCKS! ( Acts 16:22-34) Drip, drip, drip. The weary jailer watched the water slowly run into the green slimy puddle at his feet. He slumped on a stone seat, deep in the basement of the Philippian jail. It had been a hectic day. At least now the troublemakers were under lock and key in [...]
Listen to an original story by Don Stott based on the healing of Jairus’daughter (shared as a monlogue at an all-age worship service). (Matthew 9:18-34) Click here to listen.
“Two heads are better than one: but this only refers to asparagus.” W.Pitt Ridge “The old man asked the little boy how he liked school. ‘Closed” was the reply.” Lutheran Education “Never try to tell everything you know. It may take too short a time.” Norman Ford ” I dunno” Arthur said, “I forgot what [...]
“To our forefathers, faith was an experience. To our fathers, faith was an inheritance. To us, faith is convenience. To our children,faith is a nuisance.’ (author unknown) F.A.I.T.H. RESPONSE (Romans 4) All: (chorus after each verse,while holding up hands) Father I’m always in Thy hands Father, Always In Thy Hands Leader:1. Give me faith, faith [...]
Rahab (Joshua 2) Realized the Lord was the true God. (v. 9) Accepted the spies.(v.4) Helped the spies. (vs.5,15) Acted on the spies advice. (v 21 Believed in the Lord. (v.11, 6:17)
DISCIPLINE & CONTROL WITH CHILDREN A definition of DISCIPLINE Discipline is the guiding of behaviour so that learning can occur. The aim of good discipline is to : (1) effect learning ( learning should be promoted and enhanced). (2) help children to acquire the ability to exercise SELF-DISCIPLINE. Good techniques of class management and discipline [...]
A prayer written for our church’s Dedication Service of our new buildings. Great BIG GOD! 1. Children form a circle around the outside of the seated congregation. The children reach out their hands to try and touch the finger tips of the child next to them. 2. The seated adults place their hands out in [...]
Blessed are they who love children with all their heart, for they shall be rewarded with big smiles. Blessed are they who have planned and prepared, for the children will be interested and pay attention. Blessed are they who arrive early, for they shall be able to welcome the children at the door with a [...]
One hundred years from now It will not matter What kind of car I drove, What kind of house I lived in, How much I had in my bank Nor what my clothes looked like. One hundred years from now It will not matter What kind of school I attended, What kind of computer I [...]
Last Sunday we had an “all-age worship” service. The theme was “Living Stones & Chosen People. We used 1Peter 2:4-12 as the basis for the liturgy. I’ve included a couple of the things from the worship service here for you if you’re interested. 1 Peter 2:4-6 animated Bible Reading 1. (This file is an .exe [...]
Read 1 Thessalonians 5:12-18 together and then share this poem. God of colour, God of light, God of darkness, God of night, God of laughter, joy and tears, To you I dance. I share my fears. Majestic God; Father dear, to you I come, keep me near. (author unknown)
There’s the story told about a family who was woken by their smoke detector in the middle of the night to discover that their house was on fire. The father ran into the upstairs bedroom of his children and carried his eighteen-month old baby in his arms while dragging his four-year old by the hand. [...]
Generation Z are possibly the most informed, technologically advanced and socially aware kids of all time. This generation is the first generation born into the digital world. There is some debate amongst the experts as to when this age group began. Some researchers claiming as early as 1995, (so the oldest are now hitting 13), [...]
Check out this very humorous look at family life by Ian Frazier. Household Principles, Lamentations of the Father
The Lord is my helper; I shall not fear in guiding these pupils. He leads me to the heart of the truth and prepares the mind of the pupils for the truth. He gives me a vision of the immortality of these lives. He leads me to see the sacredness of teaching His book. Yea, [...]
Blessed are they who love children with all their heart, for they shall be rewarded with big smiles. Blessed are they who have planned and prepared, for the children will be interested and pay attention. Blessed are they that arrive early, for they shall be able to welcome the children have time to talk to [...]
