3 November 2024

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Bible readings for today

• Ruth 1:1-18
• Psalms 146:1-10
• Hebrews 9:11-14
• Mark 12:28-34

Liturgical Colour: GREEN

Collect

E Īhu Karaiti, nāu mātou i ako ko ā mātou mahi ki tētahi atu,
ka rite ki a koe; meatia kia kakama mātou ki te awhi,
whakaroa hoki ki te tūkino, me te mōhio ko te hoa tata,
ko koe tēnā e pā kaha atu ana ō mātou aroha,
​ō mātou arokore rānei.
Whakarongo ki tēnei īnoi i runga i tōu ingoa.
Āmine. 

Jesus Christ,
you have taught us that what we do to each other,
we do to you; make us quick to help and slow to hurt,
knowing that in our neighbour it is you who receive our love or our neglect.
Hear this prayer for your name’s sake.
​Amen. 

The Greatest Commandment (Mark 12:28-34)

Today's story encourages us to think about how we can love the Lord with all of our heart

Gospel Conversations

One of the most familiar passages in the Gospels is when Jesus tells us the "most important" commandments of them all. They're all about love. Simple? Not really! Join David Tombs, Kelvin Wright and Diana Abercrombie as they discuss with Rev Mike Godfrey some of the many sides to these central words of Jesus.

Activities

• Colouring in Poster (Lutheran Church)
• Colouring in Poster (Flame Creative)
• Pipecleaner Moses Craft (Bible Story Printables)
• Folding Optical Illusion (Jesus Without Language)
• One God Hand Craft (Catholic Icing)
• Paper Plate Heart Weaving (Red Ted Art)
• Heart Craft (True Aim Education)
• Water Colour and Crayon Messages (Flame Creative Kids)

Who is your neighbour?

The greatest commandment is to love God, and the second commandment is to love our neighbour as ourselves. It is so easy to get swept up in our own lives, and to not get to know our neighbours.

• Have you heard about Neighbours Day, an initiative to build community where you are? 

Can you organise a family friendly missional event in your street? Ideas could include:

• a community football match
• Christmas bbq
• Spring seed swap
• Can collection - where you drop off a note saying you're collecting cans for the city mission in each of the letterboxes, and will collect them from their letter box on a certain day - if they want to be involved. 
• Community picnic

The Faithfulness of Ruth (Ruth 1:1-18)

Ruth was faithful (Ministry Ark)
Free Ruth Bible lessons for under 5s (TrueWay kids)

Overview of Ruth

Here are some resources for leaders, who are looking for context and background information to share about the book of Ruth

BibleProject Overview: Ruth

BibleProject: Ruth Overview poster, free download here