{"id":1272,"date":"2020-04-24T23:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T22:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/?page_id=1272"},"modified":"2020-06-19T22:03:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T21:03:10","slug":"1272-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/?page_id=1272","title":{"rendered":"Messy Church &#8211; 25 April 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Messy_Church_At-Homeimage-2-1024x664.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1276\" width=\"243\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Messy_Church_At-Homeimage-2-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Messy_Church_At-Homeimage-2-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Messy_Church_At-Homeimage-2-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Messy_Church_At-Homeimage-2-1536x996.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Messy_Church_At-Homeimage-2-2048x1328.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Messy_Church_At-Homeimage-2-1200x778.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Saturday 25 April 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Welcome to our first Messy Church At Home! We\u2019re very sad that we can\u2019t meet in person just now and have our usual fun together at Messy Church. However, we hope that you might enjoy trying a mini Messy Church At Home and we would love to see any creations that you decide to make! Now let\u2019s get started, I wonder what we\u2019re going to do today?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you been on a journey recently? You probably haven\u2019t been very far from home as we mainly go out just once a day for a walk or some exercise at the moment, unless we\u2019re grown-ups going to work, getting supplies or helping other people. I\u2019m sure you might have discovered some new walks and places near your home that perhaps you didn\u2019t even know existed before? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today we\u2019re going to hear a story about two people who were on a walking journey when someone unexpectedly joined them. You can watch this story on the video below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Seriously Surprising Story \u2013 Our 2018 Easter story for children\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ndtnZV-5QTo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wow, Jesus appeared alongside two of his friends and he helped them to understand that HE IS ALIVE. This was good news to share for his friends back then and it is good news for us today. Here are some activity ideas you can try now to think more about this story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Footprint Art<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You can use: paper or cardboard (could use a cereal packet), paint and\/or pens\/crayons, a pencil, scissors, cotton buds (if you have them) and wipes might be helpful!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1015\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/footprint.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/footprint.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/footprint-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/footprint-768x515.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1015px) 100vw, 1015px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Can you make a picture to show footprints walking across the paper to remind us of the journey in today\u2019s story? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can dip your fingers or a cotton bud into the paint and \u2018walk\u2019 along the paper, leaving a footprint trail behind. Repeat this with a different colour of paint walking beside the first set. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, with a third colour, add a third set of footprints joining the first two a bit later on this journey, to show when Jesus came alongside them. Or if you don\u2019t have paint, you could use different colours of pens or crayons to show the journey being made. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You could maybe add in some trees along the way and the house they arrived at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/footprint2-1024x702.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/footprint2-1024x702.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/footprint2-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/footprint2-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/footprint2.jpg 1097w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Can you draw round your own foot, decorate it and write on it \u2018Jesus walks with us\u2019 and then cut it out and stick it somewhere to remind you of this?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Slo-fast races<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You will need: a clear space inside or out; a timer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The challenge is to see who can go from A to B the most slowly: make a note of the time it takes each person \u2013 you can all do it together. Then see who can be fastest to go from B back to A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think about how sometimes when you\u2019re sad, a journey can seem to take a really long time, but when you\u2019re happy, the same journey can pass by really quickly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two friends of Jesus went one way with very heavy sad hearts as they were struggling to understand all that had happened, but they came back again the same day at full speed and full of excitement, with the amazing news that Jesus was alive!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Story and Song Celebration Time<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read today\u2019s story in the Bible in Luke 24:13-35 or you can find this online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+24%3A13-35&amp;version=GNT\">by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus\u2019 friends were so sad and confused after his death as they had hoped that he was the Saviour, that God had promised to his people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They had heard that the tomb had been found empty which was a shock and a surprise to them but when they recognised Jesus for themselves, they knew it was true. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus helped them to understand from the Bible that he was the Saviour that had been promised and that he had defeated death. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We continue to share this good news together today and we can thank Jesus that he walks beside us, like he walked beside Cleopas and his friend. We can speak to him in prayer about anything and we know that he listens to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let us finish by joining in with a new action song for Messy Church. It\u2019s called My Lighthouse and it helps us to remember that when we follow Jesus, we can trust him to lead us through our troubles and storms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rend Co. Kids - My Lighthouse (Hand Motions) (Official Music Video)\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JeJvKkBV6rY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember to send in any pictures of what you have made to our Facebook page or you can email them to <a href=\"mailto:familyworker@outlook.com\">familyworker@outlook.com<\/a>, we would love to share some on our Facebook page. Thank you for visiting Messy Church At Home and we hope you\u2019ll join us here again soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday 25 April 2020 Welcome to our first Messy Church At Home! We\u2019re very sad that we can\u2019t meet in person just now and have our usual fun together at Messy Church. However, we hope that you might enjoy trying a mini Messy Church At Home and we would love to see any creations that &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/?page_id=1272\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Messy Church &#8211; 25 April 2020<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1272","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1272"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1682,"href":"https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1272\/revisions\/1682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/broughtybaptist.org\/wpsite\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}