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We [heart] Kids
Jeff & Christine are uniquely
suited to work with children
Jesus said, ‘Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to such as these.’ Children have a natural ability to connect with God. At i61 we make it a priority to let them. The first half of our Sunday meeting is filled with live music, drama and video – the kids enjoy it as much as the adults. Often the children even take the lead! During the second half of the meeting we split up for more age-appropriate activities. There are classes for ages 2 1/2 – 5 and 6 – 11. High school students and adults stick together in the main room. But the really good thing is that we are all on the same subject. This means you’ll have something to talk about on the way home.
It’s about building community, making friends, learning the bible’s classic stories and connecting with God. Did we mention that all of this is a load of fun?
678 for Pre-Teens
Friday nights are going to be super now! 678 (for all students in years six, seven and eight, naturally) is expanding. Now it will be on Friday nights as well as Sunday mornings. Here’s what you need to know:
- It’s at Jeff and Christine Gill’s house
- It happens every Friday night from 7.15 to 8.45
- It starts 11 October
- There will be God and fun and food
- You can call 01492 592179 or email church at i61 dot org for more information or directions to the Gill’s house
Hooray!
Adam Bomb
A new film about the meaning of Christmas, starring some of the the young people of i61.
A Parable by 678
678 (the 10-13 year-olds of i61) are studying the parables of Jesus. Obviously, the thing to do is to write a parable. We gave them three ideas to choose from. They picked one and wrote a story, then we filmed it. Now i61 proudly presents a story about the way people view God and the way God actually is and the reason God gives us commands: Daniel and The Lions.
Want to download Daniel and The Lions? This Vimeo page has a link on the bottom right to a high quality download (requires free sign-up).
Daniel and The Lions is also on YouTube.
Really Talking to God
Most everyone knows the Lord’s prayer, but how often do we think about what we are say when we repeat those words? A few days ago the kids of 678 (ages 10-13) did some thinking about what that famous prayer means to them. Here are some of the things they wrote.
Our Father in Heaven
- Yo, dad in heaven
- Dear father in that beautiful, glorious heaven
Hallowed be your name
- How awesome you are
- Glory be to your great name. You’re the best!!!!!
- How wicked* are you.
- You’re a well wicked* dad, you are.
Your kingdom come
- I need your awesomeness.
- We want you to come down and stop all the bullying and ills and killing.
- Your kingdom is proper well cool.
- Your house is way cool. I can’t wait to get it.
Your will be done on earth on as it is in heaven
- Can you make the earth like heaven?
- You will always be with us no matter what. You can see our future. We love you.
- I will be good like you are good in heaven.
- I want you to get what you want like in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread
- Give us what we need.
- You provide us with everything we need. Lord, give us what we need!!!!
- Give us our daily supply.
- Can you give us the stuff we need?
And forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors
- Make me do right when I do wrong.
- Please, Lord, forgive what we’ve done wrong. Wash our bad things away.
- Forgive me when I do wrong
- Can you forgive me when I go wrong, and help us forgive.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one
- Help me. Don’t make me do sin.
- Help us and guard us forever. God, help us not to get into trouble. Please make us avoid trouble, and get us out of bad stuff!!!!
- Please help me avoid evil things.
- Help me not to be stupid.
For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever
- Your power and your goodness is great.
- Your kingdom and universe is yours forever. Your happiness is in us. No one is better than you.
- Your kingdom is the best, and nothing can beat it.
- You’re in charge, so give me power to do what you want.
Amen
- Yes!
- All God’s children said, yes!!!!
- And we all say, yes!
- Yes.
*Wicked is used here with the informal meaning of very cool, not the more commonly understood meaning of evil.