14 March 2021

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Bible readings for today

• Numbers 21:4-9
• Psalms 107:1-3,17-22
• Ephesians 2:1-10
• John 3:14-21

Collect

God of Light and Love,
you come into the world
not to condemn but to redeem;
enter our lives, again, with your love,
bringing new life, eternal and abundant,
so we, your servants,
may show light and love to others.
Through Jesus Christ Our Redeemer,
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever. 
Amen

John 3:14-21

The gospel reading contains one of the most famous scriptures in verse 16: "God loved the people of this world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who has faith in him will have eternal life and never really die"

• WORDSEARCH: Sermons 4 Kids has word search, decoder and crossword puzzle pages here: (links in the right hand sidebar)
• OBJECT LESSON: An object lesson about the immeasurable love of God, using a measuring cup, a tape measure, and a watch. The talk is found on the Sermons 4 Kids website, here​
• GAME: The Scripture Lady has a fun game involving lollies, learning to give, and learning the verse (John 3:16) as well. See here
• ​MEMORY VERSE: Help children to learn John 3:16 using these colourful flashcards. They can be downloaded in colour or black & white from the Bible Story Printables website
• ​COLOURING PAGE: A colouring in page for John 3:16, from the Bible Story Printables website

John 3:16 Media

"For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life." - John 3:16

Silly Scriptures VEVO: John 3:16

Mina Munn tells the John 3:16 story

Numbers 21:4-9

Today's story describes when the Israelites were grumbling and complaining to Moses, and God sends snakes to bite their heals. God tells Moses to make a bronze snake, and when the people looked at it, they would live