All Younger children articles – Page 7
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IssuesThe greatest commandment
Meeting aim: To think about how we can love God and those around us.
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IssuesGod is love
Meeting aim: To begin to consider that our friendship with God is all about love.
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IssuesNew Year games
Whether you’re holding a New Year party or trying to get your group to think about fresh starts, you’ll need some games to get things going. Here are some suggestions to help your group think creatively or just to have a good time!
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IssuesJesus calms the water
Meeting aim: To explore how Jesus brought peace and showed God’s power wherever he went.
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IssuesJesus feeds a crowd
Meeting aim: To learn that we can ask Jesus for what we need because he cares for us.
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BlogJesus starts it all
Meeting aim: To think about how God’s powerful, rescue plan had begun with Jesus.
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IssuesJesus meets Levi
Meeting aim: To explore how Jesus came for the ‘sick’, how he came for everyone.
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IssuesNobody puts baby in the corner
Margaret Pritchard Houston challenges us to make the most of our crèche spaces
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IssuesAnnunciation: Session 1
Meeting aim: To hear the story of Gabriel’s announcement to Mary. To reflect on how God is with us on ordinary days, and on days with surprises
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IssuesJesus’ birth: Session 2
Meeting aim: To hear the story of the birth of Jesus. To think about how Joseph and Mary might have been worried but knew they could trust God.
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IssuesShepherds: Session 3
Meeting aim To hear the story of the shepherds (who were just ordinary people), who raced to find the newborn Jesus. We too can share the Christmas story with others.
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IssuesWise men: Session 4
Meeting aim: To hear the story of the arrival of the wise men coming from afar, and to reflect on yet more surprises in the Christmas story.
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IssuesThe writing on the wall: Session 3
Meeting aim: To discover that God sees injustice and works to right it.
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IssuesThe lions’ den: Session 4
Meeting aim: To think about how God is faithful, and we can trust and rely on him.
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IssuesPeter and John: Session 1
Meeting aim: To explore what it means to follow Jesus’ example, just as Peter and John did.
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IssuesStephen and friends: Session 2
Meeting aim: To discover how the disciples shared Jesus in both word and deed, and how we can do the same.
