Our theme today was the Temptations of Jesus in the Wilderness.
In the big hall, we had lots of games which were tests of skill, daring or choices, including the most splendid and messy obstacle course which ran the whole length of the hall and into the vestibule. There were various craft activities in the small hall all related to the theme, including making an invitation to our Easter Messy Church on 19th April.
We acted out the story of the three temptations of Jesus in our worship time – keeping the score between his choice for God and his choice for the devilish powers of darkness and cheering mightily when Jesus’ choice for God won the day!
All the children and adults had a stone which symbolised their prayer that they too would choose for God and holding their stone repeated the following prayer.
Lord, we come to you, with our messy lives.
Lord, you come to us and share in our mess.
Lord, who on the cross was messed up for us,
Help us with your love, heal this messy world.
Then we all quietly put our stones to make the shape of the cross, as a symbol of our prayer.
In the big hall, we had lots of games which were tests of skill, daring or choices, including the most splendid and messy obstacle course which ran the whole length of the hall and into the vestibule. There were various craft activities in the small hall all related to the theme, including making an invitation to our Easter Messy Church on 19th April.
We acted out the story of the three temptations of Jesus in our worship time – keeping the score between his choice for God and his choice for the devilish powers of darkness and cheering mightily when Jesus’ choice for God won the day!
All the children and adults had a stone which symbolised their prayer that they too would choose for God and holding their stone repeated the following prayer.
Lord, we come to you, with our messy lives.
Lord, you come to us and share in our mess.
Lord, who on the cross was messed up for us,
Help us with your love, heal this messy world.
Then we all quietly put our stones to make the shape of the cross, as a symbol of our prayer.
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