On this page we post details of some of our Messy Church activities so you can see what we get up to.
We also thought it might provide ideas for other Messy Churches. If you do find this page useful please let us know. It will encourage us to keep it up to date!
Jesus Heals the Official’s Son
Peter Cranch
This month we looked at the second of Jesus’ miraculous signs in Cana – the healing of the official’s son (John 4:43-54). This miracle goes together with Jesus changing water into wine from last month and shows that he is the coming Messiah who will conquer death and wipe away every tear. The Old Testament […]
Jesus Changes Water into Wine
Peter Cranch
This year in Messy Church we’re looking at the ‘sign’ miracles in John’s Gospel. The first of these is the well-known account of Jesus turning water into wine at a wedding in Cana (John 2:1-11). This miracle shows that Jesus is God’s promised rescuer who has come to bring in God’s eternal kingdom of blessing. […]
The Sinful Woman
Peter Cranch
This month at Messy Church we looked at the account of Jesus at Simon the Pharisees house in Luke 7:36-50. Simon fails to welcome Jesus in the usual manner, but while he is there a woman known for her sinful life shows her extravagant love for Jesus. Jesus tells a mini-parable to teach that the […]
The Great Banquet
Peter Cranch
This month we looked at Jesus’ parable of the Great Banquet from Luke 14. It’s a wonderful picture of heaven as a great feast and the free welcome to everyone who accepts Jesus’ offer. The parable is also a warning, however, that those who refuse Jesus’ invitation will be shut out from the feast. We […]
The Wise and Foolish Builders
Peter Cranch
This month we did the well-known parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders. (Matthew 7:24-29, Luke 6:46-49). Jesus’ point is that the one who listens to his words and does them will be safe from the judgement to come. Our activities featured house-building, storms and listening. Sand Pictures The children drew a design with PVA glue on […]
The Workers in the Vineyard
Peter Cranch
This month we heard the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16) and learnt about God’s amazing generosity to everyone who comes to him – however undeserving. Time is a big a factor in the story so we made clocks out of old CDs. We painted them with acrylic paint and decorated them. […]
The Parable of the Sower
Peter Cranch
This month we were teaching the Parable of the Sower (or the Parable of the Soils) from Mark 4:1-20. Jesus teaches that only one response brings life – hearing and accepting God’s word about him. We had at least one activity for each of the four soils. Celebration We learnt ‘The Ballad of Farmer Phil’ by […]
The Good Samaritan
Peter Cranch
This month our Messy Church was on the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37). It’s a very famous story which Jesus tells in answer to the question, “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” (Luke 10:25) None of us make the grade (Luke 10:27). We need Jesus, the true Good Samaritan, to come and […]
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