Flame: Creative Children's Ministry

This play dough mat will work with any of the stories where Jesus performs a healing miracle- Jairus' daughter, the 10 lepers, Bartimaeus... As usual, print out, laminate for repeated use and start creating!   The focus is on Jesus' love shown through his healing power and will hopefully provide opportunities for children to think and pray about people who are ill.  It's also a great opportunity for leaders and children to share their own testimonies of God's healing! Click here to print out the play dough mat.

This prayer activity links really well with the story of Jesus calling the disciples but could be used to pray for anyone or any situation! You will need: strips of paper (experiment with length but the ones shown are roughly 10cm x 2cm) Scissors, pens Choose a strip of paper and write on it the name of the person or situation you would like to pray for.  Cut slits near to the ends of the strip as shown below.  Fit the slits together to make a fish shape.  Now comes the fun part! Hold the fish high in the air and let it go.  As it gains momentum you will see it start to spin! Talk about: Discuss the story in the Bible where Jesus calls the disciples and sends them out to make more- turning fishermen into fishers of people (Matthew 4:19) What does it mean to be a disciple? How would people know that you are a disciple? How do you think that the disciples made more disciples? How would you try? Pray Think of people who don't know w...

This is the last sheet in the series of reflective colouring based on Holy Communion.  This sheet explores what it might mean to be 'sent out' in God's name.   Click here to print out the sheet. Have fun reflecting!