No Pushover- Look, See, Pray
Life with God has a way of setting new shoots from what may seem to be sleeping or dead: just like the oak buds unveiling in the photo. … More No Pushover- Look, See, Pray
Life with God has a way of setting new shoots from what may seem to be sleeping or dead: just like the oak buds unveiling in the photo. … More No Pushover- Look, See, Pray
Two fab resources for you this week: As usual, your liturgy for next week’s lectionary readings can be found at the bottom of this post, but first, an interactive all-age talk based on Deut 6:4-9 and Jesus’ reference to this in Mark 12:30-31 and Matt 22:36-40 plus Luke 10:25-28. PDFs and video included as well. … More Deut 6 – Love the Lord Your God
They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do. … More Strength and Scars- Look, See, Pray
This simple illustration shows how power is not held by those with the most human strength. You will need a rope something very heavy and strong, preferably a fixture such as a font. Secretly, if possible, tie one end of the rope to the immovable object. Ask for teams for a tug-of-war and have all … More Activity – If God be for us …
We are going to illustrate what Jesus said are the greatest commandments. You will need a sheet of paper and a pencil, and some colouring pencils or highlighters. Draw three circles, one inside another, so that it looks like a target. You can cut round the largest circle if you like. In the outer circle write … More Activity – Priority Targets
Sticking to the letter is all very well if you’re a stamp, but otherwise let’s try to focus on the what Jesus, and the guy in our passage, said are important, not the peripheral issues. … More Mark 12:28-34