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Kids Address
• Do you know what a bully is? (Discuss if they have experience
one)
• It is very hard when you are bring picked on to turn the other
cheek as today's bible reading tells us to (Explain)
• But how would you feel if this bully, who was on a school excursion
with you, suddenly fell down a deep hole.
• Would you be happy. Would you help him. Would you leave him there
are just laugh at him
• Or would you show him mercy (Explain)
• Today's reading is all about that. Jesus is saying that we must
not follow the example of bad people. Rather we should follow the example
of those who would do the right thing.
• What do you think the right thing would be to do (Discuss)
• When you in fact help this bully, you are turning the other cheek.
• Jesus wants us to follow his example (cf Bullies or people who
mocked Jesus, spat on him, laughed as he was whipped etc)
• From the cross Jesus says "Forgive them Dad because they
don't realise what they are doing" Jesus showed mercy and so too
should we, hard at times as it can be.
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What you need to get ready:
Paper plates, Plasticine or play dough, knitting needles or BBQ sticks/kebab
sticks, light brown thin cloth, Paper to make hills, Masking tape, Paper
clips to attach material to plate.
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