Forgive for Free

Everyone has fun at the start of Promiseland.....whether physical activity....
or intellectual stimulation

everything is done with deep concentration........

and smiles.....!

Then it is time to sing praises to the Lord led by the Promiseland band.

Everyone gets involved!

Then it is time to listen to Auntie Debbie, for birthday calls, for remembering Joshua, and collecting cereals and snack bars to send to the Auckland City Mission. The memory verse this week was from Colossians 3:13

Then the lolly scramble......."hey Auntie Debbie....I'm over here!!!!"

Uncle Babak showed us when he threw a ball against the wall it came back to him....he had some of the children try this too... Then he told us how when we don't forgive others who hurt us, then the hurt and the pain of the problem just keep bouncing back in our faces. Believe it or not, hard as it can be, forgiving changes things and makes the situation better. We heard the story of how Peter let Jesus down three times when he denied he knew the Lord. But Jesus forgave him...... for free!
So this weeks FLIP is....yes!....Forgive for Free!

Small group time followed as the children played a board game and found that forgiving people who hurt us is the real way to move forward.

That was the final day of Promiseland for this semester. There will be activities available for Promiseland kids during the break.

Still Flipping?

Plenty of different activities to enjoy at the beginning of Promiseland.

King Nathaniel of Promiseland!

Everyone listening to Auntie Debbie

Auntie Raewyn had the memory verse to teach us this week but first the children had to sort it all out for her! They did a good job!


Can you remember it? It was Matthew 6:33.

Put God's kingdom first.

Do what he wants you to do.

Then all those things will also be given to you.

Lolly scramble time!
Auntie Heather had a game called "Pick One" for us. Here are the participants picking from the items placed on the floor. We learn what is important to people by what they chose to do with their time or money.


"Why did you chose that?" asks Auntie Heather.

The most important thing is to

FLIP WHAT'S FIRST.

This means not ME first but JESUS first instead. Remember what the Bible said in our memory verse today.

In small group time we played some more games to win balloons and place them in importance in response to the lesson we had learned today.

Father's Day

What's the Flip

Here's the Flip....

reminders of those we have already done are seen here on the wall
and this week it was?

Yes!
LOOK FOR WHAT JESUS SEES.

Great outfits girls! We won't miss you now!
Serious business this guitar playing.

But everyone enjoys the praise and worship!

Then to the serious business of making a gift for Dad.

Hope you enjoyed them Dads!

The memory verse for the day was....?

"As I have loved you, so you must love one another." John 13 34.