Wow! Jesus: Creatively explore stories in the Bible
A well designed, colourful, and creative intergenerational resource to inspire children, families, and communities to connect creatively with God and to connect with one another.

The WOW! series are creative, interactive and practical books that offer innovative resources to explore stories and themes found in the Bible. They are designed to help you explore your faith with your family or as a group by delving imaginatively into stories and offer reflection time for both adults and children. Encourage connection and conversation between adults and children/youth around the stories and characters, encouraging empathy for the children and a new way of thinking about these well-known stories for adults. Ideal to use at home or as a resource for church schools and churches providing a multitude of activities and conversation starters for Sunday schools, religious education and collective worship in schools.

Wow! Jesus explores six Bible stories about the life of Jesus, including the calling of his disciples, his miracles of feeding the 5,000, calming the storm and raising Lazarus, and his impact on those he met, such as Zacchaeus. Each story is explored through offering innovative activities including engaging prayer, craft and create, acting the scene, time for reflection, ideas for discussion and creative praise.

PRAY - opportunities to pray in a creative way by yourself or with others.
PAUSE - take some time out to reflect on an element of the story and how it fits with our lives now.
PLAY - Ideas to get you on your feet and having a bit of fun around the story.
CREATE - Craft and make creations that help to explore themes and parts of the story.
CELEBRATE - Celebrate and find joy in the story and ideas in how to rejoice in these together.
COMMUNICATE - A chance to chat and connect with each other using the parts of the story as conversation starters.

Written by Martha Shrimpton founder of Nimbus Collective that aims to help all ages to connect in a creative way as an individual, as a family and as a community and also with God.

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Wow! Jesus: Creatively explore stories in the Bible
A well designed, colourful, and creative intergenerational resource to inspire children, families, and communities to connect creatively with God and to connect with one another.

The WOW! series are creative, interactive and practical books that offer innovative resources to explore stories and themes found in the Bible. They are designed to help you explore your faith with your family or as a group by delving imaginatively into stories and offer reflection time for both adults and children. Encourage connection and conversation between adults and children/youth around the stories and characters, encouraging empathy for the children and a new way of thinking about these well-known stories for adults. Ideal to use at home or as a resource for church schools and churches providing a multitude of activities and conversation starters for Sunday schools, religious education and collective worship in schools.

Wow! Jesus explores six Bible stories about the life of Jesus, including the calling of his disciples, his miracles of feeding the 5,000, calming the storm and raising Lazarus, and his impact on those he met, such as Zacchaeus. Each story is explored through offering innovative activities including engaging prayer, craft and create, acting the scene, time for reflection, ideas for discussion and creative praise.

PRAY - opportunities to pray in a creative way by yourself or with others.
PAUSE - take some time out to reflect on an element of the story and how it fits with our lives now.
PLAY - Ideas to get you on your feet and having a bit of fun around the story.
CREATE - Craft and make creations that help to explore themes and parts of the story.
CELEBRATE - Celebrate and find joy in the story and ideas in how to rejoice in these together.
COMMUNICATE - A chance to chat and connect with each other using the parts of the story as conversation starters.

Written by Martha Shrimpton founder of Nimbus Collective that aims to help all ages to connect in a creative way as an individual, as a family and as a community and also with God.

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Wow! Jesus: Creatively explore stories in the Bible

Wow! Jesus: Creatively explore stories in the Bible

Wow! Jesus: Creatively explore stories in the Bible

Wow! Jesus: Creatively explore stories in the Bible

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A well designed, colourful, and creative intergenerational resource to inspire children, families, and communities to connect creatively with God and to connect with one another.

The WOW! series are creative, interactive and practical books that offer innovative resources to explore stories and themes found in the Bible. They are designed to help you explore your faith with your family or as a group by delving imaginatively into stories and offer reflection time for both adults and children. Encourage connection and conversation between adults and children/youth around the stories and characters, encouraging empathy for the children and a new way of thinking about these well-known stories for adults. Ideal to use at home or as a resource for church schools and churches providing a multitude of activities and conversation starters for Sunday schools, religious education and collective worship in schools.

Wow! Jesus explores six Bible stories about the life of Jesus, including the calling of his disciples, his miracles of feeding the 5,000, calming the storm and raising Lazarus, and his impact on those he met, such as Zacchaeus. Each story is explored through offering innovative activities including engaging prayer, craft and create, acting the scene, time for reflection, ideas for discussion and creative praise.

PRAY - opportunities to pray in a creative way by yourself or with others.
PAUSE - take some time out to reflect on an element of the story and how it fits with our lives now.
PLAY - Ideas to get you on your feet and having a bit of fun around the story.
CREATE - Craft and make creations that help to explore themes and parts of the story.
CELEBRATE - Celebrate and find joy in the story and ideas in how to rejoice in these together.
COMMUNICATE - A chance to chat and connect with each other using the parts of the story as conversation starters.

Written by Martha Shrimpton founder of Nimbus Collective that aims to help all ages to connect in a creative way as an individual, as a family and as a community and also with God.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781781284254
Publisher: SPCK (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge)
Publication date: 02/17/2023
Series: Wow!
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 48
Product dimensions: 7.48(w) x 10.24(h) x (d)
Age Range: 5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Martha Shrimpton is an actor-musician and presenter who has worked within the arts for a number of years. She is the director of Nimbus Collective, which encourages individuals and churches to connect with God in creative ways by producing resources, hosting events and leading training days. She is also the author of Wow! Jesus and Wow! Christmas on our children's list, which are part of the 'Wow!' series, helping children creatively explore stories in the Bible.

Table of Contents

A TABLE FOR 5,000, PLEASE! The story of the feeding of the 5,000+
PRAY: Grateful grub!
PAUSE: A Hideaway to Pause and Pray
PLAY: Stir, Sizzle, Serve
CREATE: From This to That!
CELEBRATE: Magnificent Multiplying!
COMMUNICATE: Have I Got a Story For You!

SO MANY FISH! The story of the fisherman casting their nets
PRAY: You Are Invited!
PAUSE: Drop Your Net!
PLAY: Wish You Were Here!
CREATE: Fill Up the Boat
CELEBRATE: BBQ on the Beach
COMMUNICATE: Emotion Explosion

RIDING THE WAVES! The story of Jesus calming the storm
PRAY: I Know You're There
PAUSE: Be Still!
PLAY: Heave! Ho!
CREATE: Lights! Camera! Action!
CELEBRATE: Swoosh, Woosh, Twist and Turn!
COMMUNICATE: The Storm Will Cease

OPEN UP THE CEILING! The story of Jesus healing the paralyzed man
PRAY: A Pot for Prayers
PAUSE: There Must Be Another Way
PLAY: Our Drama This Week Is...
CREATE: Woven Reminders
CELEBRATE: Disco Praise Party
COMMUNICATE: But What is Faith?

LAZ! COME OUT! The story of Jesus resurrecting Lazarus
PRAY: Hope in the Waiting
PAUSE: Jesus, Are You There?
PLAY: Breaking News!
CREATE: From Darkness to Light!
CELEBRATE: Appreciation Post
COMMUNICATE: I Miss You!

I'M COMING FOR TEA! The story of Jesus meeting Zacchaeus
PRAY: Spot the Difference
PAUSE: Behind Closed Doors
PLAY: Tea with Me at Three!
CREATE: A Tree to See Jesus
CELEBRATE: A Piece of Cake!
COMMUNICATE: Speaking with Your Body
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