Broughton School

This morning I went to do the assembly at Broughton School.  To start off I asked the children about Christmas and New Year and if they had had any family get togethers or parties - it was to link with something I was going to say later during the story.  Our first song was Be Happy then I told the story of the Lost Son from Luke - although the visuals I used had the title The Wild Son Who Returned - which I thought sounds better.  I pointed out and reminded the children of the reason why Jesus came to earth in the first place and explained that these stories are everyday earthly stories but have a hidden heavenly meaning which I explained to the children.  Jesus came to show us what God was like as well as what Heaven is like and how we can get there.  The wild son of my story is like us who do things wrong and the dad of the story is like God who forgives us when we do wrong.  But we need also forgive others if they do wrong to us.  To finish off I reminded the children of the Lord's Prayer which has the words forgives us our wrongs as we forgive those that do wrong to us then after singing God Can Do Anything I finished with a prayer.