Lent 3

3 March 2024

Bible readings for today

Exodus 20:1-17
Psalms 19:1-14
1 Corinthians 1:18-25
John 2:13-22

Collect

God of Moses,
you guide us with your law,
you welcome our worship on the mountain and in the temple;
we worship you.
Draw us deeper into you
that we will reflect your love and faithfulness
and serve your kingdom with holiness.
Through Jesus Christ Our Redeemer,
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen

Turning tables (John 2:13-22)

Activities

Quiz Question & answer sheets and word searches for different ages from the Calvary Curriculum website
Crossword puzzle about Jesus clearing the temple
Colouring page can be downloaded from the Kids Sunday School website here

Can you buy or sell God?

A fun activity makes this creative retelling a fun story with a serious point:

Without knowing the story or being given any context, the children help compile a list of words which will be put into the story, e.g. an animal, man's name, amount of money. The teacher then reads the story, filling in the words, making a (hopefully) amusing version of the story. The story is then explained in its correct context and the learning point(s) discussed.

The full instructions are found on the Ministry-To-Children website here

The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17)

Today's story describes when the Israelites were given the 10 Commandments, after Moses climbed Mt Sinai to speak to God. God gave Moses instructions for how the Israelites should obey him, and were written on two stone tablets which Moses took back down the mountain.