I’ve also set up just for you a KIDS CENTRAL VIDEO CHANNEL on Right Now Media. There are loads of fun videos for you to watch. Parents just need to login. If you don’t have a login you can create one here. RightNow media link
Children’s Ministry – Forgiveness and Healing Pt 2
Jesus and the sinful woman – Luke 7:36-50
Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead – John 11:38-44
Woman with the issue of blood – Mark 5:24-34
Hi kids!
Hope you are all enjoying the wonderful healing miracles Jesus is doing amongst our church family as well the healing miracles in the Bible!
This week we have more exciting miracles that Jesus has done for us! It’s been fantastic hearing about some of the miracles Jesus has been doing amongst our church family as well as the healing miracles in the Bible! This Sunday we’ll be hearing from Luarna about her miracle babies! We are also looking at stories in the Bible about Jesus healing people.
If you would like to be a ‘Memory Verse Champion of the Term’, just recite the verses we’ve had each week to your teacher this Sunday! We have something special in store for you!
Week 9 Bonus Memory Verse (24 Sept) Ephesians 4:32 “Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.”
I’ve also set up just for you a KIDS CENTRAL VIDEO CHANNEL on Right Now Media. There are loads of fun videos for you to watch. Parents just need to login. If you don’t have a login you can create one here. RightNow media link
Jesus heals the blind man – John 9:1-41
Parable of the unforgiving servant – Matthew 18:21-35
Jesus and the sinful woman – Luke 7:36-50
Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead – John 11:38-44
Woman with the issue of blood – Mark 5:24-34
Hi kids!
Hope you are all enjoying the wonderful healing miracles Jesus is doing amongst our church family as well the healing miracles in the Bible!
This week and next we have more exciting miracles that Jesus has done for us! We’ll be hearing from Luarna about her miracle babies. Wendy is sharing a miracle Jesus did for her 6-year-old daughter. We also get introduced to Janyne’s goats as she shares about how Jesus healed her.
We are also looking at stories in the Bible about Jesus healing people.
Don’t forget, you can still be a “Memory Verse Champion of the Term!” You just need to learn the verse each week and be able to recite them all at the end of term.
Week 8 Memory Verse (19 Sept) Psalm 119:105 “Your word is a light to guide my feet and a light for my path”
I’ve also set up just for you a KIDS CENTRAL VIDEO CHANNEL on Right Now Media. There are loads of fun videos for you to watch. Parents just need to login. If you don’t have a login you can create one here. RightNow media link
Video testimonies – Next week we’ll be showing you some more videos of wonderful testimonies of God’s healing miracles! Miracles that Jesus is doing today; just as he did in bible times.
If you have experienced a miracle, please make a short video of your story so we can share it with others. You could use a cell phone and record yourself in selfie mode. (Landscape is best for our screens).
Children’s Ministry – The Miracles of Jesus continued
Jesus Heals the Paralysed Man – Luke 15:17-26
Jesus Heals the Blind Man – John 9:1-41
Jesus Heals the Man with Leprosy – Matthew 8:1-4
Hope you all enjoyed a fabulous Father’s Day last Sunday and the miracles we heard about from Grandma Maybeth and Luarna earlier. These were miracles of God’s protection of a family in hiding with a young baby in China and a miracle of God supplying the money needed for Luarna to go on a mission trip to Romania.
This week and next we have more exciting miracles that Jesus has done for us! Our church family is sharing with us their stories of Jesus healing people! We’ll be hearing about a miraculous story involving Iain’s brother falling off a cliff and breaking so many bones in his body, including his skull, neck, back and leg! Judy will share with us how she and some friends prayed for a lady who was about to have an operation to save her life. Plus, Luarna will share her miracle story after doctors told her she would never have a baby.
We are also looking at stories in the bible about Jesus healing people. There will be cartoon bible stories for Junior Primary and scenes from ‘The Chosen’ for Senior Primary!
Don’t forget, you can still be a “Memory Verse Champion of the Term!” You just need to learn the verse each week and be able to recite them all at the end of term.
Week 7 Memory Verse (12 Sept) Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.”
I’ve also set up just for you a KIDS CENTRAL VIDEO CHANNEL on Right Now Media. There are loads of fun videos for you to watch. Parents just need to login. If you don’t have a login you can create one here. RightNow media link
Video testimonies – Next week we’ll be showing you some more videos of wonderful testimonies of God’s healing miracles! Miracles that Jesus is doing today; just as he did in bible times.
If you have experienced a miracle, please make a short video of your story so we can share it with others. You could use a cell phone and record yourself in selfie mode. (Landscape is best for our screens).
Children’s Ministry – The Miracles of Jesus continued
The Parable of the Prodigal Son – Luke 15:11-32
Today is Father’s Day! So don’t forget to say Happy Father’s Day to the dads out there! They also love it when you make them a card, write them a letter, or even draw them a picture.
You know we all have a father in heaven who is just the best dad you could possibly imagine. So as today is Father’s Day we’re going to celebrate your and my Heavenly Father as well! And his love for us is so miraculous! It’s unlike any love we could ever experience on earth.
This week we are looking at the passage in the Bible where Jesus told the parable of the prodigal son to a crowd of people. Luke 15: 11-32.
Jesus told this story as a way of explaining God’s love for us and I’m not just talking about the imagery of our Heavenly Father running toward us with outstretched arms; before we’ve even said sorry. Yes, the father in this parable was waiting and hoping for his son’s return.
We were told he spotted his son way off in the distance. Yes, the father called out immediately for the best robe to be put on his son and for the fattened calf to be used for a great party celebrating his son’s return. The son was also given a ring which is like giving his son a credit card today. The ring was used as a seal and was binding in financial transactions. But this is not all that I mean when I say Jesus used this parable to explain our Heavenly Father’s love for us. Please read on…
In this crowd listening to Jesus were Pharisees, tax collectors and others of questionable moral character. Remember the Pharisees were the people who taught the Jewish law from the Old Testament. They also judged other Jews for how well they kept the Jewish religious law. Remember there were over 500 laws the Jews had to keep. The Pharisees walked around in priestly robes and believed they were better than the regular Jewish people.
The tax collectors were outcasts and were hated by their own Jewish people. They were seen as traitors. They worked for the Romans collecting tax money from the Jews to give to the Romans. This made the Romans wealthier while the Jewish people often suffered in poverty. Tax collectors also had a reputation for not being honest and charging their own Jewish people more than was required in taxes and then
keeping the extra money for themselves. So, tax collectors were wealthy and known for being dishonest traitors of the Jewish people. Roman guards would guard their tax booths to protect the money and the tax collectors. The Jews really hated tax collectors.
So, the crowd whom Jesus was preaching to have both Pharisees who followed the rule of law and those who didn’t. So how does Jesus talk to such a diverse crowd?
He uses a parable. A parable is a story, or analogy which explains what Jesus wants us to know about the Kingdom of Heaven and God. This parable is teaching us about our Heavenly Father’s love for us. This parable is often referred to as ‘The Prodigal Son’ but I think it could be called ‘The Prodigal Sons’ (plural), because there are two sons in this story we can learn from. One son represents the people who keep the rules, like the Pharisees and the other son represents the rule breakers, like the tax collectors and those of questionable character.
It’s good to try and put ourselves in the story while we watch. Some of you will see yourself like the lawbreaking son and others of you will see yourself like the son who keeps the rules. Jesus has a lesson for us about both sons and therefore you. No matter whose story you relate to better.
Let’s take a look.
It’s not good to behave in a bad, unrighteous way, like the younger brother. However, it’s also not good to behave in a self-righteous way, believing you deserve the best of everything from God, like the older brother. Self-righteous people can fall into the trap of believing God somehow owes them blessings for their good behaviour and that others should be punished. (Like the older brother) They find it difficult to celebrate the blessings of others.
God’s miraculous love is for all of us, no matter what we have and have not done! God’s goodness draws us to repentance, which means turning from our bad behaviour and following him. Our Father in Heaven loves you more than can be described. Our Heavenly Father’s love for you in miraculous! …and he wants you to turn away from things you know are bad for you. God wants you to follow him and live forever with him, your Heavenly Father, in Heaven.
Don’t forget, you can still be a “Memory Verse Champion of the Term!” You just need to learn the verse each week and be able to recite them all at the end of term.
Week 6 Memory Verse (4 Sept) John 3:16 “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
I’ve also set up just for you a KIDS CENTRAL VIDEO CHANNEL on Right Now Media. There are loads of fun videos for you to watch. Parents just need to login. If you don’t have a login you can create one here. RightNow media link
Children’s Ministry – The Miracles of Jesus continued
Jesus Feeds the 5000 – Matthew 14:13-21
How is the second week of lockdown going for you?
This week we are looking at the bible stories of when Jesus performed the miracle of feeding thousands of people at once with just a few loaves and a few fish! There are two times noted in the bible where he did this. Jesus fed 5000 men, plus women and children on one occasion and on another he fed 4000 men, plus women and children. It was a miracle of multiplication and both times there was food left over!
Don’t forget, you can still be a “Memory Verse Champion of the Term!” You just need to learn the verse each week and be able to recite them all at the end of term.
Week 5 Memory Verse (29 Aug) 1 Peter 4:10 “God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.”
I’ve also set up just for you a KIDS CENTRAL VIDEO CHANNEL on Right Now Media. There are loads of fun videos for you to watch. Parents just need to login. If you don’t have a login you can create one here. RightNow media link
Children’s Ministry – The Miracles of Jesus continued
Jesus Calms the Storm – Matthew 8:23-27
Hi guys! How is lockdown going for you? Some people love it. You get to stay home with family and perhaps do some things together like baking, playing games, reading books or watching movies. For others, it can be unsettling, but one thing is for sure, we can always count on JESUS. He is always with us and will never ever leave us! That’s his promise to us.
This week we are looking at the bible story of when Jesus calmed a storm! He’s pretty powerful. Take a look at the fun videos at the bottom of this message. And here’s a link to lots of different online storybooks on Jesus’s Miracles and much more. https://bibleforchildren.org/languages/english/stories.php
“Let me tell you why you are here. You’re here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavours of this earth. If you lose your saltiness, how will people taste godliness? You’ve lost your usefulness and will end up in the garbage.
“Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colours in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I’m putting you on a light stand. Now that I’ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven. See more …