In chapter 3 of his letter the Apostle James discusses the Power of Words. According to James our words, though small, hold the power to build up or destroy. James illustrates his message using the examples of fire, ships and wild animals throughout this exciting passage of Scripture! I wonder have you ever said something […]
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Oasis: Sadness
This month the theme for our Oasis service is Sadness. The journal ‘Jesus and Emotions’ is a really good resource that families can work through together. If you would like a copy please let me know. Let’s meet SADNESS! Some questions to think about together I wonder what does sadness feel like in your body […]
Christmas Messy Church
I know there will be lots of families unable to join us in person this year for our Christmas Messy Church so I’m including as many of the activities here so you can join in from home too. Our theme for our Christmas Messy Church is Come and See. Come and see what God did […]
Advent 2: Joseph Dec 5th
It’s the second sunday of Advent and our service today is focusing on Joseph and his role in the Christmas story. I wonder what you know about Joseph….
Oasis: Joy.
This month the theme for our Oasis service is Joy. It is also the first sunday in Advent and one of the themes of the candles is Joy. Advent is a time of waiting and getting ready for the birth of Jesus…. a really joyful celebration! The journal ‘Jesus and Emotions’ is a really good […]
Remembering: Nov 14th
Many of our children will have been involved in Remembering this past week. As our kids take part in Remembrance Day events, we can also help them get a glimpse of God’s heart. How do you talk to your kids about Remembrance. Rachel Turner has a podcast that helps us explore this topic with our […]
Oasis: FEAR
This month the theme for our Oasis service is FEAR. At this time of year it’s getting darker earlier and some of our fears about the dark begin to surface. I wonder what you’re afraid of? I wonder what makes your mum or dad feel scared? Why not ask them… you might get a surprise. […]
Sunday 18th July: Silence
Today is the last in our Cheeky Pandas series on Prayer.. I hope you have enjoyed exploring all the different aspects of prayer with them. Today we are thinking about SILENCE! Sometimes we need to be quiet so that we can listen to what God is saying to us. In the Cheeky Panda treehouse they […]
Sunday 20th June: Pray
Prayer is the way we communicate with God. How do we pray? We can talk to Him with words, pictures, music, silence and lots of other ways too, and He communicates with us in different ways to. How do you communicate with God? How does God communicate with you? The Cheeky pandas are going to […]
June 2021 Messy Church
This month we’re looking at the story of Jairus’s daugher. A story about holding onto Jesus when things are really hard. These past 15 months have been really hard and have, at times, really been challenging to have faith. How do we ‘just have faith’ when times are difficult? As we explore the story of […]