Today we’re going to be looking at another encounter 2 disciples had with Jesus after he had come back to life. These disciples had come to Jerusalem to celebrate – the festival of passover. But they never expected what actually happened that week. They are travelling home – the weight of the world on their […]
Author: Linda Galpin
April 2021 Messy Church
Happy Easter. Wow! what a rollercoaster the disciples have been on for the past week… They had been part of the celebration of Palm Sunday … could Jesus be the King they had been waiting for many many years? Been surprised and puzzled by the events of The last Supper. They had watched in disbelief […]
Sunday 11th April
Today we’re looking at one of the encounters Jesus had with his disciples. Many didn’t believe that Jesus was alive but he appeared to Mary, the disciples, and over 500 people. He ate with people, he walked and talked with people, he really was alive. Today we look at one of the disciples, Thomas, who […]
Easter Sunday
Wow what a rollercoaster of emotions the disciples have been on this week. The celebration of Palm Sunday, the shock and confusion of Jesus’ actions in the temple. The last supper was full of surprises – Jesus washing their feet.. really?- but that was the job of a servant. The pain, sadness, shock and horror […]
Palm Sunday 2021
Today is Palm Sunday and the beginning of Jesus’ last week. This week will be full of excitement, joy, wonder, expectation, utter sadness, disappointment, pain, suffering, despair, confusion, guilt, unbelief, exhilaration … and so many other emotions. We begin the week with Jesus entering Jerusalem, a celebration of Jesus, the coming King. But Jesus is […]
Sunday 21st March
Today is one of the most well know stories in the bible. The story of Daniel and the lions. It is found in Daniel 6. After the writing on the wall predicting the downfall of Belshazzar, that is exactly what happened.. that very evening. A new King is now in post, King Darius and Daniel […]
Sunday 14th March
Our story moves on, The people of God had been in Babylonian captivity almost 70 years. More than twenty years had passed since King Nebuchadnezzar died. Daniel is still in Babylon, Belshazzar is in charge. Nebuchadnezzar learnt that Daniels God was the one true God.. but Belshazzar thought he knew better. He threw a massive, […]
March 2021 Messy Church
Happy Mothers Day. Today we’re exploring the story of Ruth and how we all can belong to God’s family. It’s hard to believe that March 2021 was the last time Messy Church were all able to meet in person. What a year it has been. You may feel that you want to mark this time […]
Sunday 7th March
Today’s story is about Daniel’s three friends, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, it is from Daniel chapter 3. We find out that Nebuchadnezzar has built a huge gold statue that he expects everyone to worship. The friends tell the King that they will only worship God and not him. The King is furious. See what happens […]
Sunday 21st February
Today we find out King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream and Daniel, with God’s help, is able to tell him what it all means. You can find all the details of King Nebuchanezzar’s in Daniel 2: 24-47. Here are some questions to think about together: What do we find out about Daniel in this passage? I wonder which […]