Gather

Activities and prayers to gather the group and introduce the theme

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All age act of worship Session

Is it true?

Ask people how they find out what is going on in the world. For example, do they read newspapers? Use online media, television or radio? What sources do they trust, and why?
Share a selection of crazy facts interspersed with a few that you have made up. After each ‘fact’, vote by show of hands on whether people think it is true or invented.
Today we explore how the truth that Jesus shares with us is gradually unfolding, and where we are right now in our relationship with God.

First impressions

You could also use the image and following questions to help introduce the theme.

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Questions

How does this photo show that immediate action is needed?
What is going on in your own faith journey right now?
What can we do right now with the gifts and knowledge that we have to further God’s kingdom (rather than wait)?