Real Kids Day
On Monday an enthusiastic team from our church ran our Real Kids day – “Lost and Found” – a holiday program filled with activities for the children of our community.
The day centred around the great news that “the Son of Man came to look for and to save people who are lost.” Luke 19:10. And we had a whole lot of fun exploring this. We looked at the Bible stories of Zacchaeus (Luke 19), and the parable of the lost sheep (Matthew 18) – where a Puppet named Woolly came along to help.
We sang a lot of kids songs together which had everyone up and doing actions and singing loudly. But we also sang a few verses of Amazing Grace. While not known as a kids song it worked beautifully, especially as we sang “I once was lost but now I’m found”.
Afternoon activities also focused on the theme of lost and found with a scavenger hunt for some missing sheep that were so well hidden they may still be there! There was a multimedia game, a treasure chest craft and a memory verse challenge.
The leaders did a great job of showing love and care for all who came. The day strengthened connections we have with the community with lots of kids coming from our SRE classes and also from families who attend the Mobile Community Pantry.
The leaders also did a great job adjusting plans to handle our biggest Real Kids yet – especially those in the kitchen who were running out to the shops to cater for all the kids – only to find upon returning even more had arrived while they were gone!
We were all so pleased that so many had joined us on the day and we had opportunities to share the great news of Jesus with them all.
SIMON CHAPLIN
Coming up this Sunday 29th July 2018
This Sunday we begin the next part of our series on ‘Romans: The Heart of Truth’, with Jodie speaking on the topic ‘The Spirit of life’ from Romans chapter 8 verses 1 to 13.
We will have a special video presentation at both our services about our ‘Real Kids’ Day that was held earlier this week. And we will also have our weekly question and answer time, and Jodie will be answering these questions:
- Why in Exodus does the Bible use the name ‘Pharoah’ instead of ‘King Tut’ or something like that?
- What does it mean to “redeem your firstborn son”?
- If today we don’t hear God’s audible voice, then can we hear the Holy Spirit speaking?
- Given we’ll be given a new body when we die, why does it matter if we enter heaven with no hands or feet?
- Are all sins equal?
- Does God forgive us if we continue committing the same sin after we have repented?
- Does Mathew 18:18 contradict what Jesus said about no marriage in heaven, since marriage is a bond between two people?
- How should we encourage a friend to return to church if they haven’t been for a while?
This week also sees the return of our Children and Youth programs. Refuge, our youth group, meets at 4pm in the Neighbourhood Centre, and then head over to join us for church. Kids’ Club and Andy’s Club meets at our 5pm evening service for their program, followed by a great dinner together for the whole family.
As always, come along and visit us at 10am or 5pm at 35 Fisher Street Oak Flats, or if you can’t make it in person, jump online at www.oakflats.tv to watch a livestream of our services.
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