Fancy a trip to the seaside? Then check out our brilliant Seaside Rock Holiday Club at St John's Seven Kings and enjoy all the excitement of the beach. Four fun-filled days of songs, games, drama, crafts, fun and laughter and - most important of all - hear how Peter took up the challenge to follow Jesus.
The Bible stories covered are:
The Bible stories covered are:
• Jesus calls Peter
• Peter walks on water
• Peter and the cross
• Peter meets Jesus on the beach for breakfast
... and the story of the wise and foolish builders runs throughout.
Peter was originally called Simon – a very common New Testament Jewish name. He was the son of Jonah and he had a younger brother called Andrew, who was the one who first introduced him to Jesus (John 1: 40-42). He originally came from Bethsaida, on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee, where he was a fisherman. Simon would have been taught the Jewish Scriptures as a boy. He was a Galilean – Galilean’s had a reputation for an independence and energy that often got them into trouble. They were frank and open people. Simon was blunt, impetuous and straightforward. He would have spoken in a clear Galilean dialect and accent throughout his life. It even betrayed him as a follower of Christ when he stood around the fire according to Mark 14: 70. Simon was married before he became an apostle, and his wife’s mother was healed by Jesus (Matthew 8: 14). By the time of Jesus’ ministry, Simon had settled at Capernaum. His house was large enough to give a home to his brother Andrew, his wife’s mother, and also to Jesus, who may well have lived with him.
Peter was an amazing man and the New Testament is full of stories about him, as well as containing some of his writings. He was kind-hearted, quick, forceful, hopeful, impulsive and a man of extremes. Peter wore his heart on his sleeve – it got him into trouble at times, but it also brought the praise of Jesus. He was the first of the disciples to pronounce that Jesus was the Messiah, yet, when Peter challenged his path to the cross, Jesus had to say to him, ‘Get behind me, Satan!’
Peter was one of the three closest disciples to Jesus. By Pentecost, Jesus had moulded Peter into a new man. He was no longer the unreliable, self-confident man, swaying between rash courage and weak timidity, but the steadfast, trusted guide and leader of the early believers, a bold feature for Christ in Jerusalem and abroad. He now lived up to his name of Cephas – the Rock! Church tradition states that he was crucified in Rome, possibly upside down, about AD 65.
During the Holiday Club we’ll follow the highs and lows of Peter’s friendship with Jesus. Each story points to Jesus as the Saviour and the source of Peter’s hope and joy. The programme will challenge us to follow Jesus, just as Peter did two thousand years ago.
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Peter was originally called Simon – a very common New Testament Jewish name. He was the son of Jonah and he had a younger brother called Andrew, who was the one who first introduced him to Jesus (John 1: 40-42). He originally came from Bethsaida, on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee, where he was a fisherman. Simon would have been taught the Jewish Scriptures as a boy. He was a Galilean – Galilean’s had a reputation for an independence and energy that often got them into trouble. They were frank and open people. Simon was blunt, impetuous and straightforward. He would have spoken in a clear Galilean dialect and accent throughout his life. It even betrayed him as a follower of Christ when he stood around the fire according to Mark 14: 70. Simon was married before he became an apostle, and his wife’s mother was healed by Jesus (Matthew 8: 14). By the time of Jesus’ ministry, Simon had settled at Capernaum. His house was large enough to give a home to his brother Andrew, his wife’s mother, and also to Jesus, who may well have lived with him.
Peter was an amazing man and the New Testament is full of stories about him, as well as containing some of his writings. He was kind-hearted, quick, forceful, hopeful, impulsive and a man of extremes. Peter wore his heart on his sleeve – it got him into trouble at times, but it also brought the praise of Jesus. He was the first of the disciples to pronounce that Jesus was the Messiah, yet, when Peter challenged his path to the cross, Jesus had to say to him, ‘Get behind me, Satan!’
Peter was one of the three closest disciples to Jesus. By Pentecost, Jesus had moulded Peter into a new man. He was no longer the unreliable, self-confident man, swaying between rash courage and weak timidity, but the steadfast, trusted guide and leader of the early believers, a bold feature for Christ in Jerusalem and abroad. He now lived up to his name of Cephas – the Rock! Church tradition states that he was crucified in Rome, possibly upside down, about AD 65.
During the Holiday Club we’ll follow the highs and lows of Peter’s friendship with Jesus. Each story points to Jesus as the Saviour and the source of Peter’s hope and joy. The programme will challenge us to follow Jesus, just as Peter did two thousand years ago.
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