This page takes you through the various activities we had at Messy Church on 9th July 2016. Have a look and try a few!
Disciple Badge
Colour in a badge and write your name on it. Then write on Disciple of Jesus. Cut it out and heat it in an oven following
the instructions. Stick a pin to the
back.
Disciple means
follower of a teacher. The people who
followed Jesus were known as his disciples.
What would it be like to follow Jesus?
Clay Trophy
Make a trophy out of clay
Jesus said that
following him was good news, it was being on the winning team
Have you ever won anything?
What did you win it for?
Friendship Bracelet
Tie the paracord to make a bracelet following the
instructions you are given
The people who
followed Jesus got to know him well.
They became his friends.
Who are your friends?
What makes a good friend? What is
it like to have God as your friend?
Choose a partner and one of you put on a blindfold. The blindfolded person stands behind the
other, putting their arms under their partner’s arms. Then try to feed them and give them a drink
following their instructions – without making a mess!
Jesus said to the
disciples ‘Come follow me, and I will make you fish for people’
How does it feel to be blind and follow instructions? How hard is it to give clear instructions?
Paint a plate
Put your name in the middle of the plate. Round the edge put some of the things you
like and perhaps what sort of person you are (loud or quiet; sporty or musical;
how old you are etc)
Jesus disciples were
all different, but together they made a team
Can you think of some people who are different from you, but
you do some things together? What can be
good about different people working together?
Foam Visors
Stick ‘Team Jesus’ onto the visor, and then decorate it
Jesus has many
followers called disciples. They make up
his team.
What does it mean to follow Jesus, to be in his team?
Felt Fish
Sew the pieces of felt together, fill them with stuffing and
stick on an eye
Four of Jesus
followers were fishermen. They left
their nets to follow him.
What kinds of fish can you think of?
Comb Wave Painting
Paint a wavy line with a comb to look like the sea. Stick on some fish.
Jesus lived near the
Sea of Galilee, and he was walking by it when he saw Simon and Andrew, James
and John
Would you like to live near the sea?
CD Fish
Stick the card onto the CD to make a fish
Four of Jesus’
followers were fishermen. They left
their nets to follow him.
Team Jesus Quiz
Can you work out the answers to the quiz? Put your answers in the box to get a prize
Jesus chose twelve of
his followers to be with him all the time and to work with him
Would you like to be in Team Jesus?
Wellies
Make prints with the big wellies. Then someone wearing small wellies can try to
stand in their footprints
Jesus followers learnt
a lot from him, they learnt to live like him
What can we learn from Jesus?
Junk Modelling Boats Can you make a boat out of this junk?
James and John were in
a boat mending their nets when Jesus saw them
Have you ever been in a boat? What sort of boat was it? Did you travel far?
Fish wafer
Ice the wafer to look like the sea, then make a fish on it with strawberry laces
Fish were very important to followers of Jesus. They used a picture of a fish as a secret sign so that other people would know they followed Jesus.
What do you think would be a good sign to use to show that you follow Jesus?
Prayer Hands
Draw round your hand and cut it out. Then decorate it however you like. Punch a hole in it and hang it up on the
prayer tree
Following Jesus is
like taking his hand and trusting him
As you hang your hand on the prayer tree, talk to Jesus
about whatever is on your mind
Adult colouring
Colour in one of these pictures or draw your own picture of
the sea
Simon and Andrew,
James and John, were fishermen on the Sea of Galilee before they followed Jesus
What sort of people do you think they were?
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