The Holy Temple!
The Holy Temple is the theme of our next Messy Church at Immanuel Sunday 24th September 3.30pm - 5.30pm in the Immanuel Auditorium.
A temple is a place where God lives with his people.
Did you know that your body is one of God's temples. Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit.
Long ago God told his people to build a temple as a place where he could live with them. And in the very middle of the temple was the place where God was.
Because of sin this was as close as God would come to the people. But then God sent his son Jesus to be our Saviour. Jesus took away our sin and makes us holy. Now God can live in us! We are his temples. God now makes his home with us!
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 says: Don’t you know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit? The Spirit is in you, and you have received the Spirit from God. You do not belong to yourselves.20 Christ has paid the price for you. So use your bodies in a way that honors God.
Here is a children's presentation of that teaches why God asked the people to build a Temple for him. It is from the Book: The Garden, The Curtain and the Cross
A temple is a place where God lives with his people.
Did you know that your body is one of God's temples. Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit.
Long ago God told his people to build a temple as a place where he could live with them. And in the very middle of the temple was the place where God was.
Because of sin this was as close as God would come to the people. But then God sent his son Jesus to be our Saviour. Jesus took away our sin and makes us holy. Now God can live in us! We are his temples. God now makes his home with us!
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 says: Don’t you know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit? The Spirit is in you, and you have received the Spirit from God. You do not belong to yourselves.20 Christ has paid the price for you. So use your bodies in a way that honors God.
Here is a children's presentation of that teaches why God asked the people to build a Temple for him. It is from the Book: The Garden, The Curtain and the Cross
My Body is a Temple
The Messy Question....
Since the Bible calls our body a temple where Jesus now lives. How will we care for our bodies?
Learn more about the Temple in Jerusalem - The First Temple
Learn more about the Temple in Jerusalem in the time of Jesus
What to expect:
When does it begin:
We are going to begin at 3.30pm with creative activities for all ages in the Immanuel Auditorium These creative activites will explore both the temple of old and also how because of Jesus our bodies are now places where God dwells. Doors open at 3.30pm. Please arrive as soon as possible after 3.30pm so that you and your family have time to enjoy the all age activities. Some of the activities will be sporty others will be crafty, some will be active, others will be reflective. Your children will enjoy leading you from activity to activity! At about 4.40pm we will wrap up our activity time and gather for our brief celebration time during which the story for the day will be shared. We will finish the afternoon with a simple meal that has been prepared with love by our Messy Church community catering team.
What to bring:
Your family and friends, your neighbours and grandparents!
When does it finish?
by 5.30pm
We are going to begin at 3.30pm with creative activities for all ages in the Immanuel Auditorium These creative activites will explore both the temple of old and also how because of Jesus our bodies are now places where God dwells. Doors open at 3.30pm. Please arrive as soon as possible after 3.30pm so that you and your family have time to enjoy the all age activities. Some of the activities will be sporty others will be crafty, some will be active, others will be reflective. Your children will enjoy leading you from activity to activity! At about 4.40pm we will wrap up our activity time and gather for our brief celebration time during which the story for the day will be shared. We will finish the afternoon with a simple meal that has been prepared with love by our Messy Church community catering team.
What to bring:
Your family and friends, your neighbours and grandparents!
When does it finish?
by 5.30pm
