  Jesus the king
 I am the bread of life
 I am the good Shepherd 
Jesus risen
I am the gate
I am the true vine
putting our messages on the cross
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The theme for Sunday 24th Messy Church asked the question 'Who is Jesus?'
When Jesus and his disciples were near the town of
Philippi, he asked them, “Who do people say that I am?” The
disciples answered, “Some people say you are John the Baptist or
maybe Elijah or Jeremiah or some other prophet.” So
Jesus asked them, “But who do you say I am?” Simon Peter
spoke up, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
Jesus told him: Simon, son of Jonah, you are blessed! You
didn’t discover this on your own. It was shown to you by my
Father in heaven.
 Throughout
their history, the Jews had been awaiting a King, a Messiah. For some
of them, this meant a real king who would be their leader; when they
became subject to the Romans, they hoped it would mean a king who would
lead them in driving out the Roman oppressor. Some had an inkling that
this meant something different, something spiritual: a King who was
closely connected with their God and who would be a ruler in a better
future life.
They certainly did not expect a tiny baby, born
under slightly dubious circumstances, in a stable in a town of no
importance – the baby at the centre of our nativity story.
They became aware of this man Jesus as he grew in importance: John the
Baptist spoke of the coming of one who would be greater than him, and
who would baptise people with the Holy Spirit. He recognises the Holy
Spirit descending upon Jesus in the form of a dove, and believes him to
be the son of God, the Messiah. (Gospels, various)
They watched
as he developed a ministry: preaching, healing the sick, and performing
other miracles, and they realised that here was someone really special.
As his reputation grew, people began to ask questions about who this
Jesus really was – which brings us to the section of
Matthews’s gospel copied above.
It can be really
difficult to recognise Jesus as the Son of God: especially in the face
of a world which increasingly doesn’t care about him, or about
God. But if we listen to God, watching the evidence he gives to us and
listening as he speaks, we can come to the understanding that Jesus is
indeed the Son of God, our guide through life, our protector, and
hiding place, - the Saviour who through his death and resurrection has
given us the gift of eternal life. and in whom we can come to a full
relationship with God himself.
Happy Easter!
Our crafts included -
 WHAT WAS JESUS LIKE? What
do WE know about Jesus? What do WE think he was like? What did we think
he looked like? We used a flip chart and pens to write some of our
thoughts, drawing and painting a picture. We talked about: how do
we find out about Jesus? What sorts of things does the Bible tell us?
BABY JESUS Each
person took a fairy cake,. spreading frosting on it. A jelly baby
represented the Baby Jesus, on a small piece of icing and
flattened to make a thin strip, wrapping round our
“baby” before placing him on the bed. When we think of
Christmas, we remember that Jesus came to us as a little baby.
That’s the only picture of Jesus some people have, but
that’s only a little bit of who he is. We talked about some
of the things Jesus did as he grew up.
JESUS THE KING This
was about making a crown from acetate, tissue scraps onto
the acetate sheet, randomly or in a pattern. Finished by gluing a
second acetate to the back, tucking in the ends of a piece of
ribbon/string as a hanger.
We talked about: people expected Jesus to
come as a king – they were disappointed that he didn’t look
or behave like one. Nevertheless, he is a king, who reigns in heaven,
over us all. How would you expect a king to be? Do the stories you know
about Jesus make you think of a king?
I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE We
tasted a selection of different breads, and chose three of our
favourites. We asked others why they liked one better than another
– is it sweet? Soft? Crisp? Tasty? What did Jesus mean when
he said he was the “bread of life”?
 I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD This
was a sundial on a decorated paper plate with a small ball
of play dough stuck it to the middle of the plate and then press
the craft stick into the clay so that it stood straight up. We used the
sundial to tell time. We talked about: how can Jesus be the
“light of the world”? What does this mean?
I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD We
glued fabric to a peg to make tunic and head covering,.and drew
features on face. What does a shepherd do? Did we think this is a good
way to describe Jesus - why?
I AM THE GATE We glued sticks to template to
make gate, with a length of ribbon as hanger, fixing a heart to front.
What did Jesus mean when he said he is ‘the gate”. What did
we think this gate lets us into?
I AM THE TRUE VINE
We used bottles to “paint” bunches of grapes and some
green leaves on the vine stem. Jesus told his disciples that
he is the true vine, and if they stayed “in him” they would
bear fruit. How can we stay close to Jesus, and how can we bear fruit?
 CELEBRATION TIME Joan
Cape led our celebration time in the church with Margaret Webster
helping with the story. We heard more of the story of who Jesus was,
and what he means to us today. We had a couple of videos with songs
that we could sing along and do actions too. Our prayers for others
were pinned to the cross in the church.
A
great meal together provided time to talk about what we had heard, the
crafts we had undertaken, and what we had learned.
Messy Church; learning about God and Jesus through story, craft and song.
The next Messy Church will be Sunday 28 April
The Easter holiday Club in St. Mungo's church hall on Wednesday 10 April
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