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How God speaks through the Bible stories - a presentation
An introduction to the idea of the Bible as the place to find story answers (and more questions!) to life's big questions. With possible links to Bible Sunday, or looking at some special stories in the Bible or a series of what the Bible means to people today.
View ideaBig story of the Bible in mime
This is an activity which can become a presentation by a group. The aim is to have a series of 13 simple mimes for the Old Testament story and 9 for the New Testament. The hope is that as one continuous presentation, the whole can give some idea of the overall connectedness of the Bible story and show the way in which God has spoken to the world to reveal His love.
View ideaOne World Week (October)
Each year the third week in October is celebrated as One World Week. Christians believe that the world is God's gift to us and that God has given people the job of taking care of it by continuing to create good things with his help. The Christian faith is found all around the world and in response to God's gift of creation Christians try to make a difference for good where they are. What follows is an outline for a collective worship presentation for One World Week linking this worldwide family of faith to the story of creation and Abraham from the Bible.
View ideaPsalms - the pilgrim psalms
Getting Going with the Psalms - some simple activities to go with reading Psalms 120-134
View ideaOur special book
2011 is the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Version of the Bible (Authorised Version). Many churches have used this as a springboard to focus on why Christians think their book is special, to look afresh at its stories and to highlight the amazing impact that its availability in the language of ordinary people has had on our nation's life and indeed the world. Bible Sunday is traditionally celebrated by many churches in October - and this will be another opportunity to talk about our special book and give thanks for those who have laboured to make sure we could read its stories for ourselves. This idea gives an outline for an all-age Bible Sunday service based on our special book.
View ideaRibbons for remembrance
The following idea is an outline for an all-age service for Remembrance Sunday. It is put together on the premise that children do need to experience being part of our special moments of celebration even when those occasions are particularly serious and touch on big questions.
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