Sunday 23rd August (Sample Only)
This week's Theme - Following Jesus can be so difficult
The Children's Address
• What do you want to be when you grow up? (Discuss)
• Sometimes in your job you will have to make hard decisions (Explain)
• Not everyone will like what you are doing
• Sadly there are people today who are just lazy and want everyone else to do things for them
• They believe it is their right to expect - A roof over their head, food on the table, warm bed, entertainment like computer games, Nintendo etc
• They can't see why they should have to live in a house that has rules.
• They say they should be able to do what ever they want with no responsibilities whatsoever
• But to achieve this someone has to work hard to earn the money.
• When you go to school, you will find some subject are very hard to understand and yet if you don't try, you will never learn and will mean you will be limited in the jobs you can undertake.
• That is why we have so many homeless people and children on the streets. Out in the cold each night trying to survive on what they can steal
• If these people accepted that life has its hard side when at times we have to listen to others and take notice of them (eg Mum and Dad as they are telling us what to do for our own benefit)
• If you plan to grow up and be responsible, then there will be times when you have to toe the line
• Eg: Not go out so you can study for exams, Help around the house to share the load and help your parents etc (What sort of things do you think you could do to help?)
• Jesus in today's reading tells us that life is full of choices and not all of them will be easy.
• He says that sometimes you may even doubt there is a God
• But if as Christians we try to live the life Jesus wants for us, hard as it will be at times, we will be rewarded by a good and happy life.
To stress that some times to get what you want, you have to be challenged and it can make life hard. Making scarf tassels is not an easy thing to do so requires patience and most of all not giving up.
What you need to get ready:
Require: Various colors of yam, felt, scissors, glue, measuring stick. For each child—one 3x5-inch (7.5xl2.5-cm) index card. - See Preparation below.
DECORATIVE TASSELS
Preparation: Cut yam into 6-foot (1.8-m) lengths—three for each child. Cut additional yam into 5-inch (12.5-cm) lengths- three for each child. Cut additional yam into 2-foot (60-cm) lengths—one for each child. Cut felt into lx2-inch (2.5x5-cm) rectangles—three for each child.
Instruct each child in the following procedures
• Wrap one 6-foot (1.8-m) length of yarn around index card (sketch a).
• Slip a 5-inch (12.5-cm) length of yam between the yam and the card and tie it tightly (sketch b).
• Cut through yam at the untied edge (sketch b). Card will fall away.
• Glue felt rectangle around yam near tied end (sketch c).
• Repeat to form two more tassels.
• Tie tassels near the center of 2-foot (.6-m) length of yam.
• Knot yam to form necklace.
Children's graphic activity that could be included in the newsletter this week for them to undertake during the service
The activity is related to the day's them
