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50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Heaven
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Heaven
by BRF - Rona Orme
The words of the third verse of 'Away in a manger' are a prayer asking Jesus to bless us and to 'fit us for heaven to live with thee there'. This session provides everyone with a chance to think about heaven. This links with using Lent as a time of training in discipleship. As we…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Jesus the miracle worker
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Jesus the miracle worker
by BRF - Rona Orme
It is not known why Jesus chose to do miraculous things, but they filled his friends with amazement, awe and fear. Jesus was not just the best human being ever to live. He was also the Son of God. Session aim: To know that Jesus did miraculous things. From 50 Praise, Pray and Pla…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Taste
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Taste
by BRF - Rona Orme
Many children and adults hesitate to taste and try new foods. This session uses the idea of tasting different foods to encourage everyone to try faith in God for themselves, and as a reminder to pray. This might be an occasion to provide noticeably different refreshments from usu…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Pentecost
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Pentecost
by BRF - Rona Orme
When the power of the Holy Spirit came upon the first disciples, their lives were changed. Instead of meeting with the other believers indoors, to pray and talk about the resurrection, Peter found himself addressing a huge crowd. He was able to explain that Jesus was the Messiah,…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Jesus the friend (2)
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Jesus the friend (2)
by BRF - Rona Orme
Jesus wanted to share the good news of God with everyone. When he saw how interested Zacchaeus was to see him (climbing a tree for a good view was exceptional behaviour), he responded with delight. Jesus looked beyond the man's reputation as a tax collector. Zacchaeus would have …
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Listening prayer
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Listening prayer
by BRF - Rona Orme
Children are often taught to reflect quietly at school, so it may not be difficult to share a time of silent listening to God. This session also underlines that prayer involves two-way communication with God. Everyone needs to learn to move beyond just talking to God and presenti…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Love | Fruit of the Spirit
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Love | Fruit of the Spirit
by BRF - Rona Orme
This session introduces the theme of the nine fruit of the Spirit. Nearly everyone has some understanding of what love is, so the Bible character featured is Herod, who did not show love. Session aim To understand that the Holy Spirit can give love to bless family, friends and th…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Ascension
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Ascension
by BRF - Rona Orme
The account of the ascension, when Jesus was taken into heaven, completes the reports of his life on earth. Jesus talked about going away so that God would send another helper, the Holy Spirit. It may be helpful to show the diagram of the church year to show the sweep of the year…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Faithfulness | Fruit of the Spirit
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Faithfulness | Fruit of the Spirit
by BRF - Rona Orme
Faithfulness is about persistence, about keeping going when it would be easier to give up, as well as about staying true to God. Contemporary living often values the ephemeral, the instant and the new. God's Spirit wants his followers to develop deep roots (Jeremiah 17:7-8) that …
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Towards Easter
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Towards Easter
by BRF - Rona Orme
Sharing the account of what happened to Jesus, from his pro- cession into Jerusalem, through his last meal with his disciples and his crucifixion and on to his resurrection, in one session helps everyone to understand the sweep of events. Each part of the story is significant and…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - We meet Jesus
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - We meet Jesus
by BRF - Rona Orme
God sends good news to the world when Jesus is born. Like Zechariah and Mary responding to the angel, everyone needs to react to the birth of Jesus. This session recognises that the world can seem a dark place, but the light of Jesus shows things differently. From 50 Praise, Pray…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Jesus the healer
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Jesus the healer
by BRF - Rona Orme
When Jesus promised to give 'life in its fullest' (John 10:10), he was talking about physical and mental health as well as emotional and spiritual well-being. In the Gospels, there are many accounts of Jesus healing people in different ways. In today's story, Jesus recognises the…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Promise of Pentecost
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Promise of Pentecost
by BRF - Rona Orme
Before Jesus was killed, when he told the disciples that he would be going away, he promised that God would send another helper or comforter, the Holy Spirit. This session looks at human promises that are so easily broken and at the promises Jesus made and kept. Many families wil…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Zechariah meets Gabriel
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Zechariah meets Gabriel
by BRF - Rona Orme
Zechariah, a priest in the temple, and his wife, Elizabeth, both led good lives in the view of God. They did not have any children and they were old. Although Zechariah was godly, he doubted the message that Gabriel the angel brought him. This led to his being struck dumb until a…
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