May 16, 2022 | Godly Play Lessons
Welcome to Knowing Jesus in a New Way 5: Known in Making Him Known. What an important lesson this is, the scripture from Matthew 28:16-20 in which Jesus tells his disciples to go everywhere and tell His story, teach people to be disciples, and baptize them. As the...
May 9, 2022 | Godly Play Lessons
Welcome to Knowing Jesus in a New Way 4: Known in the Morning. This week we enjoy yet another goose-bump raising story, that of Jesus’ appearance to seven disciples at the sea of Galilee, as told in John 21:1-24. There are several different things you may choose to...
May 2, 2022 | Godly Play Lessons
Welcome to Knowing Jesus in a New Way 3: Known in Doubt. Are you as captured as I am by Thomas’s expression on the story tile for this week? He looks so worn and burdened by his doubt, wanting to believe, yet in such need of seeing the wounds for himself. I love the...
Apr 25, 2022 | Godly Play Lessons
Welcome to Knowing Jesus in a New Way 2: Known in the Breaking of the Bread. What a remarkable story from Luke 24:13-35! Two followers of Jesus (Cleopas and another unnamed) are walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus, talking about what had just happened to Jesus. They meet...
Apr 18, 2022 | Godly Play Lessons
Welcome to Knowing Jesus in a New Way 1: Known in Absence. This week’s story always gives me goosebumps-especially the moment when Jesus calls Mary’s name and she recognizes him. It’s hard to think of a story that would be more full of suspense and fear and joy, and...
Apr 4, 2022 | Godly Play Lessons
Welcome to Faces of Easter 6: Remembering Jesus At the Last Supper. You can also choose to do the same basic lesson but told in a different way,The Synagogue and the Upper Room (Lesson 11 in the yellow book.) Or you can combine the two lessons as you like. I bet the...