Let's Go Fishing!

This week's Awesome Time Online is brought to you by Jillian and Richard.

Fishers of People (Luke 5:1-11) 

In this story  we see Jesus work a miracle, and learn that he called ordinary people to be his disciples and teach others about the love of God.

Watch Jillian tell the story, 'Fishers of People' from an inflatable boat by clicking HERE.

Next, Richard has a challenge for you... watch by clicking HERE.

Richard's Challenge | Sink or Swim?

The fishermen in this story caught such a large load of fish that their nets became so heavy and they began to sink.  Fish normally float so would you really expect a whole lot of fish to sink a boat? 

For a bit of fun, you can search for a number of things around the house, and guess whether you think they will sink or float.

You need:

• a bucket of water 
• small things you have at home that you are allowed to put into water

BEFORE you put anything into the water, make two groups.  One with things you think will float, and another group of things you think will sink. 

Take a photo on someone’s phone so you can remember which group things were in.  

Carefully place each item into the water

What floats, and what sinks?

Take each item out of the water and put them into two new groups. One with things you know float, and another group of things you know sink.  

Some suggestions to try: fruits, vegetables, paperclip, coin, wooden block, lego, crayon, key (not the car key!!), stone, ice cube, drink bottle, jar of jam (lid tightly on!), cork, cotton ball, spoon.  There are endless things to try!

If you’d like, you can send your photos to Mel for the blog, and tell us if there were any surprises!

Prayer

Dear God,

You have created all the wonders of this world and beyond.

No matter what we do, no matter where we go,

You are always here, reminding us how much you love us and love others.

You always listen to us, and always care for us

Thank you Lord

Amen

Wordle

For those who enjoy a word puzzle (adults included!) how about trying this Wordle challenge. Try to guess Mel's five-letter word... taken from Richard & Jillian's talk today. If you've never played Wordle before... here's how it works. 

Try to guess the word in 6 tries. Each try must be an actual word (you can't just type random letters). After each guess, the colour of the tiles will change to show you how close you are to guessing the correct word. If you guess the right letter in the right spot, that tile shows up as green. If you have the right letter but in the wrong spot, the tile shows up as orange. If you've guessed a letter that isn't in the word at all, the tile shows up grey. It's a little bit like hangman, but you're guessing a whole word at a time rather than just single letters. Remember if you guess a letter correctly, it's possible it might appear in the word more than once. Ready to give it a try? Great! Click here for this week's WORDLE CHALLENGE!

If you'd like to try a word search, crossword puzzle or colouring page, here are some links:

Word Search:

https://sermons4kids.com/fishing_for_people_luke_wordsearch.htm

Cross Word

https://sermons4kids.com/fishing_for_people_luke_crossword.htm

Colouring Page

https://sermons4kids.com/fishing4people_colorpg.htm?fromSermonId=82

Thanks Richard & Jillian for this week's Awesome Time Online! Stay tuned for next week's edition with Carol!