The Good Samaritan

This page takes you through the various activities we had at Messy Church on 14th January 2017. Have a look and try a few!

Love God Banner

Put your hand print on the banner to show that you love God

Jesus said ‘Love God with your whole self, every single bit of you’

Can you think of any ways in which you can show you love God?

Calendar

Colour in a picture of the story.

Then add a calendar to it

Jesus  said to love our neighbours as ourselves.  A man asked ‘Who is my neighbour?’ and Jesus told this story.

How can you show someone that you care about them?

Robber’s mask and swag bag
Thread elastic through the mask and tie it so it fits

Decorate a bag to look like it belongs to robbers

A man on a journey was attacked by robbers who beat him up

Have you ever been delayed going somewhere?  Did you get stuck in traffic, breakdown, or trains were delayed?  What was it like?

Injured biscuit

Put an icing plaster on the biscuit.  Then put on a spot of jam to look like blood.

A man on a long journey was attacked by robbers who beat him up

Do you ever fall over and get bruises?  Have you any injuries at the moment?

Animated model

Colour in the pictures of the people in the story and stick them to the card

Thread the paper strip through the holes

As you slide it along you can tell the story that Jesus told

A priest came along and he walked by, on the other side.  Another important man came along and he walked by, on the other side.  Then a stranger came by and he stopped to help.

Why do you think the important people walked past?

Plaster cast hand

Cover the glove hand with wet modroc sheets to make a plaster cast hand.  It is like putting a plaster cast on when you have broken a bone.

The stranger put ointment on his cuts and bandaged them

Have you ever had an arm or a leg in plaster?  Do you know someone who has?

First aid bag

Take a bag and decorate it.  Then choose which things you want to put in to care for someone.

The stranger put ointment on his cuts and bandaged them

What do you think is the most useful item in your bag?

Slings

Decorate a piece of cloth.

Then make a sling out of it

Try wrapping someone up in toilet roll

The stranger put ointment on his cuts and bandaged them

Have you ever worn a bandage?  Why did you need one?

Cork donkey

Use a big cork for the body and a piece of cork for the head.

Join them together with cocktail sticks

The stranger put the injured man on his donkey to take him to a safe place

Have you ever ridden on a donkey?  What was it like?

Water bottle

Decorate the water bottle with pens and stickers

The stranger gave the man what he needed to survive

What is your favourite cold drink?  What is your favourite hot drink?

Money bag

Thread the cord through the holes and pull it tight to make a money bag.

Put in two coins

The injured man’s money had been taken.  The stranger paid 2 silver coins for the injured man’s care and promised to pay whatever else he needed

Have you ever lost any money?  How did you manage?

How to be helpful chart

There are different suggestions here of how you can be helpful at home.  Choose some and stick them on your chart

Jesus said that we should show love to people who need help, whoever they are

Take the chart home and see if you can do the helpful things you have picked this week.

Pray for the world

Do you know someone who lives in another country?  Have you been to another country?  Choose a country and make a playdoh shape that looks like that country.  Or choose a flag and see if you can make that out of playdoh

Jesus said that we should show love to people who need help, whoever they are.  The injured man was helped by someone from another country.

Say a prayer for the country you’ve picked.  There are some suggestions here.

Fridge Magnet

Write on the board ‘Who can I help?’

Decorate it and stick a magnet to the back

Jesus  asked ‘Which of the three men was a neighbour to the man that had been attacked?’

Can you think of anyone you can help?  What could you do to help them?