29 September 2024
Bible readings for today26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Liturgical Colour: GREEN
St Michael and All Angels
Season of Creation continues. Resources here. Daylight Saving begins at 2am this Sunday - the clocks go forward! |
CollectE te Atua atawhai me te pai,
e mōhio ana koe i tō mātou ngoikoretanga e ngaro ai mātou; meinga mātou kia ū atu ki raro i āu manaakitanga, ā, arahina mātou ki ngā rawa katoa e ora ai mātou; ko Īhu Karaiti hoki tō mātou Ariki. Āmine. God of grace and goodness, you know that by reason of our frailty we cannot but fail; keep us always under your protection and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. |
Stumbling (Mark 9:38-50)
A challenging passageThis week, the lectionary gives us a chunk of text with several scenes or teachings - all of which are really challenging to present to kids—or grownups, for that matter... That makes it a little hard to do a coherent lesson on the passage as a whole. In fact it can be tempting to skip it entirely and head for the Old Testament passage, but there are some good conversations to be had here. I wonder what you find hardest in this week's reading?
Kids TalksGames to get you thinkingExaggeration Circle
A good warm up game to get you moving and thinking about exaggeration!
Hello Hyperbole On pieces of paper, write out the following phrases (a simple sentence and a matching but exaggerated one) and cut them up. Hide them around the room and get the kids to find all the sentences and then work together to match them up. Think about:
Alone or together A classic blindfold obstacle course is a great way to get kids thinking about helping each other versus causing each other to stumble.
Visio Lectio
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Leaders InputGospel Conversations 2024: This is a tough reading. None of us wants to hear the words of warning and judgement that Jesus utters in such a vivid and daunting way. Yet we cannot ignore passages like this simply because we don't like them. We need to grapple with them and see if we can hear them anew, as the words of the Jesus we have come to know. We have an ideal team to do this work: Bishop Kelvin Wright, retired educator Alec Clark, and school chaplain/pastoral priest Peg Riley. Listen to how they engage these issues with Michael, and look again at how you thought you understood this Gospel reading.
Gospel Conversation 2021: Some of the words of Jesus are simply hard. When he speaks of cutting off hands, or millstones around necks, what do we do with that? How about the question of our approach to those outside the church who are clearly doing as Jesus would have us all do? Or the blessings connected with the simple, unheroic act of giving someone a glass of water? Bishop Steve, Gillian Townsley and an Auckland-lockdown-ring-in, Jonathan Gale, bravely tackle these and other questions in this week's discussion with Michael Godfrey on Mark 9:38-50.
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The Prayer of Faith (James 5:13-20)
Today's passage from James urges us to pray.
Prayer Fidget SpinnersA fun prayer wheel to get kids praying, using the a popular toy craze! Download the Fidget Spinner prayer and a new kids worksheet worksheet to go alongside it, to draw or write your prayers
Prayer Ideas
Our friends at Flame Creative have some wonderful prayer ideas. Check out Creative Prayer or Prayer Stations by Children, or look for prayers specific to your theme using the search bar. |
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Esther (Esther 7)
Kids TalksEsther: Finding Courage - object lesson talk
Prayer ActivityGod can strengthen our hearts prayer activity
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Leaders InputAn overview of the Book of Esther from BibleProject - a great resource for leaders wanting more context on the book.
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