All Older children articles – Page 5
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BlogDavid and the good shepherd: Session 3
MEETING AIM: To learn that God is always with us – in good times and bad – and to provide an opportunity to think about cyberbullying.
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BlogJoseph and his brothers: Session 1
MEETING AIM: To learn that God knows about everything we are going through, and to discover that bullying is never OK.
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BlogThe Lost Son: Session 4
MEETING AIM: To identify with the characters and recognise their identity as loved children of a good heavenly Father.
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BlogThe Sower: Session 3
MEETING AIM: To encourage the children to think about how they are growing as followers of Jesus, and how they can reach others and help them grow.
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BlogThe Good Samaritan: Session 1
MEETING AIM:To think about who our neighbours really are (not always the people who live next door) and how we can love those around us.
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IssuesWorry: Session 4
Meeting aim: To explore worry, and to think about how following Jesus might help us not to worry.
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IssuesThe Beatitudes: Session 1
Meeting aim: To explore the statements Jesus makes at the start of the Sermon on the Mount.
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IssuesTelling others: Session 4
Meeting aim: To challenge the children’s perceptions of whom they might share the good news of Jesus with, and to listen to God and hear what he wants us to do.
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IssuesMeeting together: Session 3
Meeting aim: To explore what the Bible says about church, and to decide how we can be a meaningful part of our church community.
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IssuesPentecost: Session 2
Meeting aim: To explore the Pentecost story, and to discuss the difference the coming of the Holy Spirit made to the early Church and to our lives today.
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IssuesAscension: Session 1
Meeting aim: To discover that the ascension was part of a bigger story, and that Jesus will return one day.
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IssuesJeremiah: Session 4
Meeting aim: To explore how Jeremiah struggled with his calling and what this may mean for us.
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IssuesJob: Session 3
Meeting aim: To encourage the children to share their struggles with God in an honest way.
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IssuesElijah: Session 2
Meeting aim: To explore the idea that even when we feel as though we have failed, God can set us on our feet to start again.
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IssuesNaomi: Session 1
Meeting aim: To explore issues around loneliness and grief, and to discuss how we can support those who struggle with being alone.
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IssuesRoad to Emmaus
Meeting aim: To see what happened during the second half of the first Easter Sunday.
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