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What on earth is Pentecost all
about?
Spell PENTECOST
Resources: You will need the following resources: the word PENTECOST
with a letter on each piece of card, a piece of string across the hall like a
washing line for al the children to be able to see. On the back of each letter
should be the corresponding word as outlined in the core material.
Introduction: Explain that Pentecost is a Christian festival that is
celebrated in late May. We sometimes call it Whitsun. Explain the origins of
Whitsun by what happened at the special feast called Pentecost nearly 2000 years
ago?
Core Material
Note: Make sure that before you start this assemblies, you have read the
following passage so that you can tell the story in your own way.
First of all, put all the letters that make up the word......
P E N T E C O S T on the line and then tell the story. As you deal with each
letter, turn it around with the whole word on.
Start with letter 1. and then leave enough space for all the other letters
when you put up 2.
| P |
1. people |
there were thousands of people in Jerusalem for the feast of
weeks or feast of Pentecost |
| E |
7. everybody |
everybody heard what was going on in their own language |
| N |
3. nothing |
it was nothing weird or strange - it was something special
that God was doing |
| T |
4. tongues |
what seemed like a tongue of fire appeared to touch each of
them |
| E |
5. encouraged |
the disciples were really encouraged by what was happening
and went out into the street |
| C |
6. crowd |
a massive crowd gathered together to hear Peter preach |
| O |
8. only |
only nine in the morning |
| S |
2. suddenly |
all of a sudden there was a sound like a strong wind blowing
through the house |
| T |
9. told |
Peter stood up and told everyone there why Jesus died and
why he sent his holy spirit |
After you have done this, turn the letters around and see if the children can
remember the story as you turn the words around in their numerical order.
Conclusion: all the events surrounding the day of Pentecost, whilst
unusual, made far bigger changes that we can at first imagine. Not only did the
disciples change from being scared to share about Jesus, but nearly 3000 other
people also changed, which meant that the church grew by 3000 people on its very
first day!
Prayer/Reflection
Dear God, thank you for the changes we can read/hear about that happened
during the Day of Pentecost nearly 2000 years ago. May we too be prepared to
change like the disciples were. Amen.
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