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Wednesday, 15 July 2009

Showstoppers!


We are getting ready to lift the curtain at this year’s St John’s Holiday Club on the greatest show on earth – God’s great plan for salvation!

Every day at the Showstoppers! Holiday Club, there will be the chance for children aged 5 – 11 to act, dance, sing and paint, as they explore the stories of creation, David and Goliath, Daniel in the lions’ den, Jesus’ birth, and his crucifixion and resurrection. These five Bible stories which are used in the holiday club also appear as five of the Must Know stories, voted as those most needing to be passed onto the next generation.

Showstoppers! provides opportunities for children to be creative together. God’s image in us means that all people are creative in some way. A creator God has created creative people! Therefore, whether we’re writing, cooking, painting, composing, acting or taking photographs we can all use our creativity to learn from God and express our worship to him.

We are also created in the image of God to be in relationship. Just as God the Father is in intimate relationship with the Son and Spirit, we are designed to also be in relationship with God and others. When we are being creative, our relationship with and understanding of God will grow, as well as our love for him and ability to relate to him.

God’s image is characterised by great variety, great beauty, exactness and intricacy, order and mystery. Being made in this image gives us permission to communicate the nature of God to all the world. The arts provide a wonderful opportunity to take part in acts of beauty, intricacy and wonder.

There are many ways of getting the Christian message across. The Bible is full of examples of creativity, used for God’s glory or to communicate God’s Word. Each person, made in God’s image is unique and can learn about God and give glory to him through the creative process. We are all responsible for acting as good stewards of our gifts and for recognising and affirming the gifts God has given to each child.

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