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Christmas - Presentation of Christmas message through sounds
Looking for a new, fun way to tell the Christmas story? Here is an idea involving sounds and simple visuals, which could form part of your Christmas worship this year.
View ideaDramatic presentation of Christmas linked to Easter
This idea for a Christmas presentation links the miracle of Christmas with the mystery of Easter. It tries to put the Christmas story into the context of the bigger picture of God coming down to earth as Jesus, not just to be born but also to die for us.
View ideaChristmas - presentation of the real meaning of Christmas
Here is an idea for a Christmas presentation that can involve a number of people - children and adults - as they help the congregation to explore what Christmas is really about.
View ideaChristmas - Suffering world
An assembly or all-age spot on suffering and God's intervention at Christmas
View ideaThe Cross and the Crib
An outline for a presentation for Christmas that links the events of Bethlehem to the life, death and resurrection of Jesus
View ideaAdvent - Christingle / Christmas song
A Christingle / Christmas song - It's difficult to find singable songs for a Christingle service. With the reissue of Tony Christie's Amarillo, everyone knows the tune and this might be a fun way to finish a service - perhaps marching down the aisle in threes, arm in arm...
View ideaChristmas - New version of 12 days of Christmas!
A rewording of a traditional carol for the Christmas season.
View ideaChristmas - light and dark sketch
A one-person sketch on the theme of Jesus the light of the world
View ideaThe Story of the other Wise Man
A first-person story leading to a presentation about the meaning of Christmas to be used in an all-age service
View ideaChristmas 1: Mary meets an angel
This is the first of a series of ideas that you could use in sessions in the four weeks before Christmas.
View ideaChristmas 2: Mary and Joseph's journey
This is the second of a series of ideas that you could use in sessions in the four weeks before Christmas.
View ideaJoy to the World
An activity-based session drawing on Christmas celebrations from around the world
View ideaMake an Indian Christmas Star
Instructions for making an Indian star to celebrate Christmas
View ideaChristmas 3: Jesus is born
This is the third of a series of ideas that you could use in sessions in the four weeks before Christmas.
View ideaChristmas 4: The shepherds' journey
This is the fourth of a series of ideas that you could use in sessions in the four weeks before Christmas.
View ideaThe Light that lasts forever
An activity for a children's group or for use in an all-age service near to Christmas
View ideaEpiphany: The Wise Men's journey
Some ideas for an Epiphany session, on or near January 6th.
View ideaHave I got good news for you
The TV Guide to the Christmas story as written by Martyn Payne of the Barnabas Team
View ideaActivities for the big surprise
Are you looking for a new angle on the Christmas story? This idea suggests several fun group activities to explore the birth of Jesus as God's amazing and unexpected gift to the world.
View ideaThe story of the big surprise
Will you be telling the Christmas story at an all-age service this December? This idea offers a simple way to involve everyone in the story as you tell it.
View ideaWorship for the big surprise
Are you looking for a simple act of worship to use with a group at a special Christmas event? This idea offers an outline for a short time of reflection that focuses on the wonder of the Christmas miracle.
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