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Joseph’s Story: Learning to Look at Life through the Lens of God
Following his encounter wih the Angel, everything changed. Rather than looking at God through the lens of his life circumstances, Joseph began to see his life through the lens of God. Continue reading
When Buzz Lightyear met Jesus
Can you spot the character who seems out of place in this nativity scene? Buzz ended up in the Nativity scene following a recent family activity at the church. As I picked him up, I must have pressed a button … Continue reading
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Tagged best christmas present, Buzz Lightyear, christmas, jesus means saviour, jesus saves us, jesus saviour, merry Christmas, nativity, there is only one savior of the world and it isn't you, there is only one saviour of the world and it isn't you, to infinity and beyond
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When the Elf on Shelf met Jesus
Can you spot the character who seems out of place in this nativity scene? This year we have had an elf on the shelf stay with us. Each day when our children wake up the Elf can be found in unusual … Continue reading
Posted in christmas, Christmas story, Faith, Following Jesus, God is with us, Life experiences
Tagged acceptance, best christmas present, called to follow Jesus, christmas, elf on the shelf, first Christmas, friend of sinners, God is at work in our everyday lives, God so loved the world, God with us, Immanuel, Jesus friend of sinners, nativity, nativity story, ordinary life, real nativity, the perfect christmas present
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Jesus is God’s Gift: An all age visual, fun, interactive and creative Christmas talk
This fun, visual and creative talk explains how Jesus is God’s gift to the world using a wrapped up present with various items inside of it. As you pull each item out (it’s best done in order) you simply explain … Continue reading
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Tagged all age service, all age talk, best christmas present, christmas, Christmas assembly, Christmas story, creative communication, creative learning, creativity, first Christmas, incarnation, incarnation explained to children, Jesus is God, Jesus is God's gift, nativity, nativity story, the perfect christmas present
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Advent 21: The One about Strange Gifts
They were the strangest set of gifts that Mary had ever seen! Some important looking people had turned up at her house and they were really offering her son gold, some incense (she had only ever seen it used in the … Continue reading
Advent 16: The Wrong Sort?
Did you know that the first people who God wanted to tell about the arrival of his son were people who weren’t allowed to go to worship him in the temple? There were some shepherds in a field at night … Continue reading
Advent 12: A Long Time ago in Bethlehem
The Roman Emperor, Augustus, decreed that a Census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire (Luke 2.1) and as a result Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem. Hundreds of years before this, God said that the Messiah would be born … Continue reading
Advent 7: Mary says YES
Mary agreed to be the mother of the son of God! It is surprising that she didn’t need to think about it for longer before saying yes, because becoming pregnant whilst unmarried was going to cause her some real problems … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, christmas, Christmas story, first Christmas, mary had everything to lose, mary the mother of Jesus, mary the role model, Mary's amazing faith and obedience, nativity, nativity story, obedience to God, trusting even when things go wrong, trusting in God
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Have you ever thought about how tragic the Nativity Story is?
The version of the nativity that is often presented in church is a very nice, clean and happy story but have you ever considered how tragic that the Christmas story really is? Mary was unmarried and pregnant and the punishment in her culture … Continue reading
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Tagged birth of Jesus, Christmas story, first Christmas, God at work, how to respond when we are stressed, In which situation is God at work?, incarnation, nativity, nativity story, The light shines the brightest in the darkest places, why was jesus born in a stable
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