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God loves everyoneBecause God made us, he loves us.There is nothing you can do to make God stop loving you.Write your own name or the name of someone who needs to know God loves them today.Peg it on the line.Thank you that you never stop loving us. Amen.His hands are big enoughWhat are worried about today?Do you want to be able to stop worrying about it?Write or draw the thing that is worrying you. Screw up the piece of paper and place it into God’s hands.Remember that God is able to do much more than we can ever ask or imagine.Dear God, help me to trust you more. Amen.Who are you?You are child of God. Precious to him.Try making yourself or someone you know and offer them to God.Dear God, I want to offer this person to you.Help them to know they are precious to you. Amen.Faces of the worldGod knows everything about us, when we sit or when we standhe even knows our thoughts.Take a blank face and make it look like you or a friend or someone the other side of the world! Then thank God that he made us all different.Dear God, thank you that you made me. Thank you that you made.......... Thank you that you made us all different. Amen.Wonderful worldLook at all the amazing things God has created.Put on a post-it something about the world that you love.Dear God, Thank you for........................I love it!Amen.PainfulPick up a peg and put it on your finger.Does it hurt?Can you think of something you have said or done that hurt someone else?Tell God you are sorry.Dear God, I’m sorry for....... Amen.Has someone said or done something that hurt you?Do you want to forgive them? Tell God about it.Dear God, I want to forgive............ Amen.What is God like?What words would you use to describe God?Amazing? Loving? Wonderful?Tell him now.Dear God, Thank you that you are.......And........And........And.........Amen.Light in our darknessWe often try and hide things we have done wrong. Jesus doesn’t want us to.He wants us to shine his light on them, say sorry for them and ask for his help to change.Thing of anything you need to say sorry to God for, then light a candle and ask for his help in changing.Dear God, Please forgive me for.................Help me to be more like you.Amen.Healing touchDo you know someone who is hurting or in pain?Write or draw the person on a post-it then stick it on the body.Dear God, Please heal…………………….. Amen.Amazing me!God knows everything about us, when we sit or stand. He even knows our thoughts before we think them – WOW!Draw what you look like on one side and draw a friend on the other side.Dear God, Thank you that you made us all different. Amen.Wonderful WorldLook at all the amazing things God has given to us as a gift.Write or draw something in the world that you think is brilliant. Dear God, Thank you for…………………………I think it’s great.Amen.What is God like?What words would you use to describe God?Amazing? Loving? Forgiving? Brilliant?Write or draw what you think about God and then tell him.Dear God, You are……………..And…………….And…………… Amen.Thank you GodThere is so much to thank God for. How many can you think of?Write some things on a post it. As you stick it to the banner, tell God why you want to thank him. Dear God, Thank you for…………………………Amen.God loves everyoneBecause God made us, he loves us. here is nothing you can do to make God stop loving you – he always will!Write your own name or the name of someone who needs to know God loves them today and peg it up on the line.Prayers are rising Enjoy using the water pens to write or draw your prayer to God.Sit and watch it evaporate or come back later. Your prayer may have disappeared but God will never forget what you’ve talked to him about.Connecting with God gives you the spirit of life and stays with you.Run your finger across the ball and watch the connection follow you. 3543300128905002000253175000 God’s creationEnjoy the sounds, press a different button and lie back to wonder.Who are you?You are a child of God. Precious to him.Try making yourself or someone you love and offer them to God. Dear God, I want to offer this person to you. Help them to know they are precious to you. AmenPebbles of peaceTake a pebble hold it tight, then place it next to others in peace.( You might like to think of someone who needs peace at this time)Prayer wheelTake a piece of cloth and wind it around a spoke with a prayer, see how it blends with prayers of others.Saying sorry 4262755334581500Is there something you wish you hadn’t done or said, remember Jesus died for us? Wash away your wrong doing, take a pebble and drop it into the bowl of water, you may like to take a glass bead as a reminder of your forgiveness.2693670125984000 Taste and seeThe Bible is one way in which GOD speaks to us. It is full of things that are good for us: encouraging words, warnings when we’re going wrong, advice when we need to make decisions and lots and lots of stories showing that God never stops loving his people.Place a sweet on your tongue and suck it for as long as you can.Think about all the good things about God and tell him e.g.40005004889500Dear God,You are good. You are loving.You never leave me.You really help me when…..Thank you.Can you keep going until the sweet has all melted?‘’How sweet is the taste of your instructions – sweeter even than honey!’ Ps 119:103NamesDid you know that GOD knows you and He knows your name? He knows how many hairs are on your head and your name is written on his hand.Make your name out of letters.Think about the fact that God knows everything about you and He loves you.Dear God, Thank you that you know everything about me and you love me.The Lord says ‘I have called you by name – you are mine.’ Isaiah 43:1Face to faceYou are unique and special, made in the image of God.Look in a mirror. What do you see?What colour eyes do you have?Which finger is the same size as your ear?How many teeth can you count in your mouth?Do you have any freckles?Dear God, Thank you that you made me just as I am.‘I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.’ Psalm 139 verse 14FingerprintsThere is no one else in the whole world like you.Put a finger in the ink pad and make a finger print on the pare it to the others on the paper.Can you see the differences?Dear God, thank you that you made me like no one else.‘For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.’ Psalm 139 13Hiding placeGod is always with you. Once we follow him, he says He will never leave us.Sit or lie down and rest a while.Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46 verse 10.Talk to God about anything you are worried about.Dear God, thank you that I can always talk to you.‘God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help trouble.’ Psalm 139 13Go fishing!Do you want to follow Jesus?Write your name on a fish to show you’ve been ‘caught’ in Jesus’ net.Have you got friends that don’t know Jesus yet?Write your friend’s name on a fish and pray that they will get a chance to find out about who Jesus is.Dear God, I pray for………………. because I want them to know you too.‘Come, follow me,’ Jesus said ‘and I will make you fishers of men.’ Matthew 4 verse 19.How do you feel today?God knows exactly how you feel. When Jesus was on earth he experienced lots of happy times, celebrations and great times with his friends. Jesus also knows what it is like when someone close to you dies, he knows what its like to have no friends, he knows what it is like to be said and angry and in pain.Write your name on a post-it.Stick it on the word that describes how you feel.Pray for other names that feel the same today.Don’t forget, later on other people will be praying for you.Dear God, I pray for………………. Because they are feeling……..‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.’ John 14 verse 1.I’m so sorrySometimes we do thinks that hurt others or hurt God. These things stop us being friends with God.Write anything you need to that starts:I wish I hadn’t……I’m sorry I…….If only I hadn’t…………Now wipe it clean. Because of Jesus, you can be forgiven and be friends with God again. Dear God, I’m sorry for………………. Thank you for forgiving me through Jesus.If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9Words hurtHas anyone ever called you a horrible name?Write it here in the sand.God does not think this about you. He loves you, he created you and he things you’re amazing. So…Rub away the horrible words.Now write in the sand one of these words:precious loved handsome amazing specialwonderful Dear God, Thank you that I am precious to you.You are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you…….. Do not be afraid, for I am with you.Isaiah 43: 4,5GrudgesIs there someone who has done something or said something that upset you?Hold a small piece of tablet in your hand and think about that person.Can you let go and forgive them? Pray:Dear God, Help me to forgive………..Let go of the tablet into the water and see your anger fizz away. Make every effort to live in peace with all people. Hebrews 12:14In His handsDo you know anyone living and working in another country?Write their names on a post-it and stick it on the world map then pray for them.Have you heard of any countries in the news that need God’s help at this time?Write the name of the country and stick it on the world map then pray for that country.Dear God, Please help………………For, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.” 1 Corinthians 10: 26MasksGod never meant us to be all the same. He made you to be you and He loves you deeply. On one side of the face, write or draw things about yourself that you show the rest of the world.Turn it over and write or draw things about yourself that you hide from other people.Dear God, Please help me to enjoy who you’ve made me to be because you made me special.But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.2 Corinthians 3: 16-18FootprintsDo you feel tired and weary? Do you feel like God has left you to get on with things?Read this poem as you walk along the foot prints. And then take it home with you. "LORD, you said that once I decided to followyou, you'd walk with me all the way.But I have noticed that during the mosttroublesome times in my life,there is only one set of footprints.I don't understand why whenI needed you most you would leave me." The LORD replied:"My son, my precious child,I love you and I would never leave you.During your times of trial and suffering,when you see only one set of footprints,it was then that I carried you."Dear God, Thank you that you there even when I can’t feel you. Please carry me until I can walk with you again. Amen.So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honour. Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. 1 Peter 5: 6,7One night I dreamed a dream.As I was walking along the beach with my Lord.Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,One belonging to me and one to my Lord.After the last scene of my life flashed before me,I looked back at the footprints in the sand.I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,especially at the very lowest and saddest times,there was only one set of footprints.This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it. "Lord, you said once I decided to follow you,You'd walk with me all the way.But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,there was only one set of footprints.I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me." He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave youNever, ever, during your trials and testings.When you saw only one set of footprints,It was then that I carried you."- by Margaret Fishback PowersOne night I dreamed a dream.As I was walking along the beach with my Lord.Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,One belonging to me and one to my Lord.After the last scene of my life flashed before me,I looked back at the footprints in the sand.I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,especially at the very lowest and saddest times,there was only one set of footprints.This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it. "Lord, you said once I decided to follow you,You'd walk with me all the way.But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,there was only one set of footprints.I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me." He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave youNever, ever, during your trials and testings.When you saw only one set of footprints,It was then that I carried you."- by Margaret Fishback Powers ................
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