Gift = Foundation

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This is part of a single lesson pack, all ready to print and go.

To make this craft, you will need the 1-page template printout, scissors, and some paper glue.

Cut out all the pieces and colour them if needed.
The biggest piece goes over the instruction boxes, follow the black lines.

Fold the two tabs on the speech bubbles, so the ink is on the inside (valley folds)

Fold the long piece along every dotted line, keeping the ink on the outside (mountain folds)

Turn your long strip over and locate the middle section. We’ll add Simon-Peter’s words here. Add glue just to the triangle tab and make sure it goes parallel to the fold on the right.

Repeat with Jesus’ words piece. This gets attached to the final section without people on it.

Now we need to make the long strip into a tube. Fold Jesus’ words down and add glue to the other side of that section of the strip.

Attach the two ends together so you have an open tube / box.

Finally add glue to the characters of Jesus and Simon-Peter and stick in place.

Flatten the box to the left to see Jesus’ words pop up, flatten the box to the right to see Simon-Peter’s words appear.

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This is part of a single lesson pack, all ready to print and go.

To make this craft, you will need the 1-page template printout, scissors, and some foam spacers.
If you can’t get foam spacers, using pieces of thick card and a glue stick works just as well.

Cut out all the pieces and colour them if needed.

Add spacers to the outline of Simon, you may need to split some to support the arm that is in the air. Add spacers before adding each subsequent piece.

Place Simon in position.
Talk about how this represents how the story started.

Place the new name in position.
Talk about why Jesus gave Simon a new name and what it means.

Place the top hand with the building in
Talk about what this building represents and why Jesus called people to be its foundation.

Place the lower hand with the keys
Talk about the kingdom of heaven. Is it a place? Is it now, or will it be one day?

Your image is now complete.

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Jesus asks a seemingly simple question, and suddenly the slow meander to find food for Jesus’ friends becomes a pivotal moment. There are so many symbols and ideas packed into these few verses, identity, naming, foundations, kingdoms, keys… here are just a few games to get you started.

This is part of a single lesson pack, all ready to print and go.

Incomplete 

Under 7’s

Small group

Requires setup time

Quiet game

Can be seated

Using the jigsaws PDF, give each child 12 pieces with only one complete picture. Have the build the one possible character. Talk about how God knows us completely and wants us to know him. The PDF is accessible by clicking on the picture.

The key relay

Ages 7+

Any size group

Requires setup time

Noisy game

Space needed

This is best played with a bowl full of keys and just one padlock per team/child, but if you don’t have that then you can use envelopes of key alternatives inside. Place the bowl of keys or alternatives at one side of the room, have the child run and collect a key and bring it back to their lock – repeat, returning keys, until you open your lock.

Who am I?

All Ages

Any size group

No Setup time

Noisy game

Can be seated

This is a well-known game, sometimes called the post-it notes game. Write the name of someone the child will know and stick it to their forehead. The child then has to guess ‘who they are’ by asking questions that can only be answered with a ‘yes’ or ‘no.’

Supporting limbs

All Ages

Any size group

No Setup time

Noisy game

Space needed

Have the youngsters get into small groups of 3–4 people. The idea of the game is for the group to support each other so that not everyone has to stand on the floor. Nobody is allowed to sit on the floor. Roll 2 dice, one for the number of feet that can be touching the floor, the second for the number of hands that can be touching the floor. (Hints : just pick numbers if you don’t have dice, and try balancing on knees) Talk about how sometimes we need the support of those around us.

Name scramble

All Ages

Small group

No Setup time

Noisy game

Can be seated

In this game, you try to build a name by searching for letters. When the children arrive, write their names on small squares of paper, one letter at a time. Drop the letters into a large tub filled with rice or some other filling material like shredded paper. Have the kids dig out the letters until you build a name. Substitute the paper for fridge magnet letters or similar if you are sure of your kids in advance.

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These are the Character resources provided for: Who Am I? Simon-Peter (Matthew 16)

This is part of a single lesson pack, all ready to print and go.

For each passage, there is a collectable card alongside high-quality character images and a colouring page. All other graphics are extra’s!

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These resources are provided for personal/classroom use only.
Use can use them for teaching, games, publicity, decorations, big screen presentations, flannel graphs, stickers, or any other non-commercial activity in your church, school, home, or organised group.
You may not use them in products you are going to sell (both printed and digital). Nor may you upload the original images online, on websites, social media or in YouTube videos.
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It had been a long day. Jesus and his disciples had crossed the lake but forgotten to bring any food with them, and now they had to walk to the town to get something to eat. Jesus had used the time to teach them. Everyone was getting tired and hungry and struggling to understand the things Jesus was teaching them.

Jesus could see they needed a break, so he paused walking and turned round so he could see everyone. “I have a question for you” said Jesus and those chatting among themselves went quiet.

“What do people say about the Son of Man?” that’s what Jesus called himself.

“Some people say you are John the Baptist” – said one voice,
Another voice came in “some say you are Elijah or Jeremiah”
“or a new prophet” shouted someone further back

“Really. Interesting.” said Jesus, a small smile playing on his lips.
“And what about you? Who do you say I am? ”

The disciples went quiet. They all knew who they wanted Jesus to be. They all knew his teaching, his wisdom, his miracles. They all wanted to dream that he was the long-awaited Messiah, but did they believe he really was and would anyone be brave enough to say it? The silence dragged as they looked at each other.

It was Simon who spoke. Simon always rushed into things.
“You are the messiah,” he said into the stillness “You are the son of God”

Other men gasped in shock, but Jesus smiled the biggest smile of the day. Jesus grabbed Simon and hugged him.

“Simon, You didn’t discover this on your own. It was shown to you by my Father in heaven.” said Jesus loudly. “I’m going to give you a new name ‘Peter’, which means ‘rock.’”

Jesus put his hand on Simon-Peter’s shoulders and looked around at the followers.
“On this rock I will build my church, and death itself will not have any power over it.” he said loudly
“Peter, I will give you the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven”

Peter looked rather impressed with himself, but Jesus’ face had gone serious

“Tell no one” Jesus warned loudly.

Today’s heroes is Simon-Peter because he shows us the gift of Foundation

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