Thursday 29 March 2018

Coiston Primary School

This morning Sarah and I went to do the assembly at Coniston Primary School.  It was really lovely to see all the children and staff again after such a long time away.  Sarah started the assembly by asking the children about what animals they had then she asked them about their favourite Bible stories.  A number of children put their hands up and gave an answer which was great.  This led to Sarah talking about the stories Jesus told and on into the main story which was the Lost sheep or Cecil the Lost Sheep.  The children responded by laughing as I told them the story and displayed the pictures.  After the story Sarah explained what the story means for us today.  Which she linked in with Easter and explained just how much God loves us - cue song God's Love is Bigger than a Burger.  After the song I did a quick recap before finishing with a prayer.

Monday 26 March 2018

Pennington School

This afternoon Sarah and I went to do the assembly at Pennington School.  It was great to see all the children again after such a long time.  Sarah started the assembly by asking the children what animals they liked so we had hands up for dogs, cats, rabbits, stick insects etc then she asked them what their favourite Bible story was we had a number of great answers from the children from both the New and Old Testaments.  She explained that the stories Jesus told in the New Testament are called parables and they are earthly stories with heavenly meanings.  She handed over to me and I told them the story of Cecil the lost sheep using visuals - some of which made the children laugh.  After the story Sarah explained the meaning behind the story and talked about just how much God loves us which linked in nicely to our song God's Love is Bigger than a Burger.  After the song I closed the assembly with a prayer. 

Newton Primary School

This morning I went over to Newton Primary School to do the assembly.  It was great to see all the children and staff again after such a long time.  I started the assembly by asking who liked animals, loads of hands went up and then I asked which animals such as dogs, cats, rabbits, etc  I then talked about stories and asked if the children had any favourite Bible stories we had a few hands up.  Linking these two ideas together I explained that I was going to tell a story that Jesus told about an animal.  I then did the Cecil the Sheep story, the children responded with laughing as the story moved on and as I showed the pictures.  After I explained what the story meant in that God is the shepherd and we are the sheep and God like the shepherd will come looking for us and bring us back home.  I pointed out that God's love is so huge and that it is bigger than anything - I linked in the story of Easter too as a demonstration of just how much God loves us.  With all the talk of God's huge love a song was waiting to be sung - God's Love is Bigger than a Burger.  After the song I said a prayer to finish.

Thursday 22 March 2018

Our Lady's School

This morning Sarah and I went to do the assembly at Our Lady's School.  Sarah started the assembly by asking what types of animals the children like - she listed a few like dog, cat, rabbit, stick insect.  Then she asked the children what their favourite Bible story was - we had a wide range of answers for this one which was great, we have done this in a number of schools now and we usually get the same sort of answers but today we got some really great stories mentioned . Next Sarah referred to the stories Jesus told she asked what they were called - parables came the answer.  Sarah explained that a parable is an earthly story that has a heavenly meaning.  She introduced the story I was about to tell about Cecil the Lost Sheep.  The children laughed as they watched the pictures on the screen about Cecil.  Afterwards Sarah explained to the children what the story means for us and that it shows God's love.  This linked into God's Love is Bigger than a Burger.  After the song I finished with a prayer.

St Marys RC Ulverston

This morning Sarah and I went to do the assembly at St Mary's RC.  It was so lovely to be back with the children they gave us such a warm welcome.  Sarah started the assembly by asking what types of animals the children like - she listed a few like dog, cat, rabbit, stick insect.  Then she asked the children what their favourite Bible story was - we had a wide range of answers for this one which was great. Next Sarah referred to the stories Jesus told she asked what they were called - parables came the answer.  Sarah explained that a parable is an earthly story that has a heavenly meaning.  She introduced the story I was about to tell about Cecil the Lost Sheep.  The children laughed as they watched the pictures on the screen about Cecil.  Afterwards Sarah explained to the children what the story means for us and that it shows God's love.  This linked into God's Love is Bigger than a Burger.  After the song I finished with a prayer.

Wednesday 21 March 2018

St Marys Dalton

This morning Sarah and I went to do the assembly at St Mary's Dalton. It was great to see all the children again following such a long absence.  Sarah started the assembly by asking who had any animals such as dogs, cats, rabbits, stick insect - the children responded by putting up their hands.  Next she asked what their favourite Bible story was - we had a number of answers like Easter story, Christmas story, stories of Jesus.  She then asked if they knew what the name was for stories Jesus told - parables, she explained what a parable is - an earthly story with a heavenly meaning.  I then told the lost sheep story starring Cecil the Sheep.  After the story Sarah talked about it and explained what the meaning of it was.  This linked into just how big God's love for us is cue song God's Love is Bigger than a Burger.  After the song I finished off with a prayer.

Lindal and Marton School

This morning Sarah and I went to do the assembly at Lindal and Marton School. It was great to see all the children again following such a long absence.  Sarah started the assembly by asking who had any animals such as dogs, cats, rabbits, stick insect - the children responded by putting up their hands.  Next she asked what their favourite Bible story was - we had a number of answers like Easter story, Christmas story, stories of Jesus.  She then asked if they knew what the name was for stories Jesus told - parables, she explained what a parable is - an earthly story with a heavenly meaning.  I then told the lost sheep story starring Cecil the Sheep.  After the story Sarah talked about it and explained what the meaning of it was.  This linked into just how big God's love for us is cue song God's Love is Bigger than a Burger.  After the song as we had a little time left we did the Chicken Dance then I finished off with a prayer.

Thursday 15 March 2018

Leven Valley School

This Morning Sarah and I went down to Leven Valley School for the assembly.  It was great to see all the children again after such a long time.  Sarah started the assembly by asking the children about the type of animals they like such as digs, cats, rabbits etc. she then asked the children what their favourite Bible story was and the children responded with a number of different ones. Linking these together Sarah told the children that I was going to tell a story about an animal, the story was a parable of Jesus so she explained what that means.  I then told the Lost Sheep story using visuals on the screen.  After the story Sarah explained what it means and linked in the fact that God loves us so much and that his love is so, so big cue for a song - God's Love is Bigger than a Burger.  After the song I closed with a prayer.

Wednesday 14 March 2018

Burlington School

This morning Sarah and I went over to Burlington School for the assembly.  It was really good to see all the children again.  Sarah started off by asking what types of animals the children had she asked them to put their hands up as she listed loads of different animals - we had the usual dog and cat and a few other ones too.  Next she asked the children what their favourite Bible Story was - a number of children said the same stories but there was a variety of different ones from the Old and New Testaments.  I then told the story of the Lost Sheep using some funny visuals which brought a laugh from the children.  Sarah had explained that the stories Jesus told are called parables which are earthly stories with heavenly meanings.  After I had finished the story Sarah explained to them the meaning behind it which led onto how big love is for us - cue song God's Love is Bigger than a Burger.  After the song as the younger children were out and about and we had loads of room we sang the Chicken Dance.  I then closed the assembly with a prayer. 

St Peters

Today Sarah and I went and did an assembly at St Peters School.  It was so good to see all the children again after such a long time. Sarah started the assembly by asking the children what animals they liked so we had hands up for dogs, cats, rabbits, stick insects etc then she asked them what their favourite Bible story was we had a number of great answers from the children from both the New and Old Testaments.  She explained that the stories Jesus told in the New Testament are called parables and they are earthly stories with heavenly meanings.  She handed over to me and I told them the story of the lost sheep using the visuals - some of which made the children laugh.  After the story Sarah explained the meaning behind the story and talked about just how much God loves us which linked in nicely to our song God's Love is Bigger than a Burger.  After the song I closed the assembly with a prayer. 

Tuesday 13 March 2018

Crosthwaite School

This afternoon Sarah and I went over to Crosthwaite School for the assembly.  It was great to see all the children again after such a long time.  Sarah started the assembly with a few questions like what type of animals the children have.  Then she asked the children what their favourite Bible story was, we had a number of answers Jonah, good Samaritan, lost sheep, nativity, Easter, David, Joseph... we were very impressed with their knowledge of the Bible.  Sarah pointed out that Jesus loved telling stories and we call them parables she went on to say that they are earthly stories with heavenly meanings.  I then told the Lost Sheep story starring Cecil the sheep.  Afterwards Sarah explained the meaning behind the story in that God is the shepherd and we are the sheep, and God loves us so much that he will go out of his way to find us - just like the shepherd with the sheep.  This linked in very well with God's Love is Bigger than a Burger.  Afterwards we got asked to sing the Chicken Dance.  I then closed with a prayer.

Low Furness School

This morning Sarah and I went to do the assembly at Low Furness School.  Our theme was Peter's denial.  We took with us one of the Lost Sheep stories called Peter and the Rooster which has pictures to it so as I told the story the pictures changed.  We started however with Sarah asking about brave people in the Bible and we got a number of different answers back - someone even mentioned Peter.  So I told the story of Brave Peter.  The story pointed out how brave Peter was unlike us chickens which weren't so brave - as the story went on Jesus during the last supper told Peter that he work deny him not once, or twice but three times - Brave Peter would have none of it but... Peter did when the going got tough Peter said three times he didn't know Jesus, just as Jesus said he would.  I did point out to the children that the story doesn't stop there and after Easter we would be back with the second part of it.  Sarah then explained that it is very hard sometimes to stand up for something when everyone else is against you.  She encouraged the children to be strong and to not give in to things.  She linked this to the song My Lighthouse because we do go through tough times and during those times we should look to Jesus to guide us - like a lighthouse.  After the song I closed with a prayer.

Monday 12 March 2018

Church Walk Primary School

This morning I went to do the assembly at Church Walk Primary School.  I started by asking what types of animals the children had - dog, cat, rabbit etc. Then asked them what their favourite Bible story was - I got a number of different answers from the Old and New Testaments.  I explained that my story today was from the New Testament and was a story Jesus told - I pointed out that the stories Jesus told are called parables and they are earthly stories with a heavenly meaning.  I displayed the first bible which was a shepherd and asked what type of animal he looked after - sheep.  I then told them the story of the lost sheep staring Cecil.  After the story I explained what it means for us today and it shows us just how much God loves us and that his love is bigger than anything we could every imagine cue story God's Love is Bigger than a Burger.  After the song I closed with a short prayer.

Thursday 8 March 2018

Flookburgh School

This morning Sarah and I went down to Flookburgh School.  We had a great time, the children welcomed us as we arrived which was lovely, some said they had missed us too!  Sarah started the assembly by asking who had any animals then she went on to ask about who had dogs, cats, rabbits etc.  Next she asked the children what their favourite bible story was - their response was amazing loads of children came up with different stories some from the Old Testament and some from the New Testament - Sarah and I were really impressed by their knowledge of the Bible.  This linked into what we had prepared as we told the Lost Sheep story.  The story Sarah pointed out was a parable she asked what that was and someone said it was an earthly story with a heavenly meaning... great answer.  The story started Cecil the sheep who became lost - as I told the story I displayed a number of pictures on the screen some funny ones made the children laugh.  After the story Sarah explained what it was about and about just how much God loves us - and like the shepherd with the sheep delights when we are found and follow him.  This linked in to God's Love is Bigger than a Burger.  After the song I closed the assembly with a short prayer.

Tuesday 6 March 2018

CroftlandsInfant School

This morning Sarah and I did the assembly at Croftlands Infant School.  It was really lovely to see all the children again after such a long time.  Sarah introduced our theme by asking the children what animals they liked - we have a number of hands up for dogs, cats, rabbits, fish etc she then asked them what their favourite bible story was this was to link into stories that Jesus told and in particular the one for today -The Lost Sheep.  I told the story and displayed the pictures of Cecil the sheep from the Lost Sheep series - the children laughed as the looked at the pictures.  At the end Sarah explained the meaning behind the story which was how much God loves us and like the shepherd looking for the sheep is overjoyed when he finds it God is the same with us. This linked into how big God's love is for us - cue God's Love is Bigger than a Burger.  After the song I closed with a prayer.

Monday 5 March 2018

Croftlands Junior School

This morning Sarah and I went to do the assembly at Croftlands Junior School.  It was good to see all the children again.  We told the lost sheep story and used the visuals from the company 'Lost Sheep' which feature Cecil the Sheep.  As I read the story and displayed the pictures the children laughed at some of the things Cecil did.  After the story Sarah pointed out that Jesus told all kinds of stories to people and they all have a heavenly meaning.  The meaning of this one is that God loves us and will continue to love us - like the shepherd loved Cecil and didn't want to lose him.  After the story we snag God's Love is Bigger than a Burger before I closed with a prayer.