9 November 2025
Bible readings for today
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CollectE te Atua kaha rawa
nāu i tono mai te Wairua o tāu Tama ki roto i ō mātou ngākau me te whakawātea i ā mātou i herea i ngā hara; Hōmai tōu atawhai, hei tāpae ā mātou mahi, ki tōu rangatiratanga, kia meinga mātou me āu iwi, kia tae atu ki te korōria herekore, o āu tamariki; Ko Īhu Karaiti tō mātou Ariki. Āmine. Almighty God, you have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts and set us free from the bondage of sin; give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service, that we and all your people may be brought to the glorious liberty of the children of God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. |
The Resurrection and marriage (Luke 20:27-38)
In today's gospel passage, Jesus is having an argument with the sadducees about the resurrection. The Sadducees relied heavily on the Torah, and believed that this world would be the only one that God inhabited. Their argument isn't serious, they're trying to ridicule the resurrection.
Input for leaders
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Gospel Conversations 2022: Following the week in which we celebrated All Saints and All Souls, it is appropriate that we should be listening to Jesus talking about the life to come. It's complicated, though! Is it really something that we can begin to understand?
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Intergenerational worship
Ordinary Time Year C 2025 Part 2 Intergenerational Worship Series
(Angela Blundell, Auckland Dio Intergenerational Ministry) This resource has 8 weeks of worship ideas to help your community connect to God and each other through worship, sharing and creativity. 27th Sunday Ordinary Time to Reign of Christ Sunday 
A collection of resources and ideas (Intergen Australia)
Written and compiled by Rev Sandy Brodine. Bible references: Luke, Psalm. TalksHe loves ME
Do you ever get referred to as someone’s brother or sister? Or as so and so’s friend? (pause for answers) Well, growing up, I was always called Bill and Jill’s daughter, or Hannah's sister and it wasn’t often that people knew me for me. In today’s story, the Sadducees asked Jesus whose wife the woman would be in heaven. What did Jesus say? (pause) Jesus said that she would be known as herself and not in relation to anyone else. You have been created by God for a unique purpose, and God loves you because of who you are, and not who you are related to or friends with. Isn’t that amazing? The Sadducees try to trick Jesus (Rfour) - a helpful approach to explaining this passage to kids.
In heaven forever (Sermons 4 Kids) - includes riddles. Jesus answers hard questions (Sermons 4 Kids) - Luke 20:36 Questions
Pray it!Try this prayer from the Methodist Prayer Cards which offer 52 different prompts for creative prayer.
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ActivitiesActivities to go with "Jesus answers hard questions" talk - crossword, decoder, word-search. (Sermons 4 Kids)
What would you ask Jesus? You will need a box with a slit in the top, some paper and pens/felts. Got your kids to think about what 'hard questions' (or any questions) they would like to ask Jesus if they had the chance. Get them to write them down and post them in the box. They can be anonymous. Let them know what will happen to the questions. Some suggestions:
Have a riddle contest Print out some riddles. Either split your kids into groups and see how many they can solve in 5 minutes. Or stay together and take turns to read out a riddle and try to answer it. Try these funny bible riddles (Riddles Twist) or some general riddles here (Homemade Gifts Made Easy) Preschool playTell the story: God's Forever Family
You'll need: A small “crowd” of soft toys (at least one for each child), a scarf for the storytellers head.
Playdough people Invite children to make little figures of themselves, family, or friends. Or use these fabulous playdough mats (Picklebums). Talk about how God loves every person and is always with them. Parachute play You will need: a parachute or large piece of cloth. Play some simple fun parachute games like these(Early Impact learning). You might like to bounce some of your soft toys around on the parachute too. At the end finish with everyone sitting on top of the parachute and say “We are part of God’s family. God is with us and loves us right now!” This can be a nice lead in to prayer time at the end. Encourage them to hold hands and make a circle, imagining God’s love wrapping around everyone. 
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Thankful (2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17)
Memory verse
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Don't lose your balanceAre there times in your life when your faith feels a little unbalanced, or shaken? Are there things you read in the paper that make you doubt someones character or testimony? In today's letter to the Thessalonians, Paul reminds them to "not to become easily unsettled or alarmed".
"They must be calm, composed and clear-thinking despite the upheaval around them. He also wants to comfort them with reassurance of the future hope that lies in the Gospel." - Rev Tina Kemp (Church of Scotland). Paul's confidence doesn't rely on himself or people, but on the God they worship. |
