As we journey through Peter’s ups and downs, it’s clear that his bravery to speak from the heart both earns his accolades and dumps him in hot water, too. Here Peter gets it very wrong. This passage is one that really seems odd until you consider the background. Peter knew what a messiah looked like – he’d be a king, a warrior, a savour to his people with the power of God behind him – Jesus decimates that idea pretty quickly. This isn’t a complex craft and lends itself well to groups who like the colouring process or those who want a craft in a hurry.
The passage rotates around a simple question and answer. Jesus asks his followers, and Simon-Peter answers. This sliding mechanism is a firm favourite, once you’ve figured out how to add the tabs it’s quick and suits groups that want to colour their own well.
To make this craft, you will need the 1-page template printout, scissors, and some paper glue.
Cut out all the pieces and colour them if needed. The biggest piece goes over the instruction boxes, follow the black lines.
Fold the two tabs on the speech bubbles, so the ink is on the inside (valley folds)
Fold the long piece along every dotted line, keeping the ink on the outside (mountain folds)
Turn your long strip over and locate the middle section. We’ll add Simon-Peter’s words here. Add glue just to the triangle tab and make sure it goes parallel to the fold on the right.
Repeat with Jesus’ words piece. This gets attached to the final section without people on it.
Now we need to make the long strip into a tube. Fold Jesus’ words down and add glue to the other side of that section of the strip.
Attach the two ends together so you have an open tube / box.
Finally add glue to the characters of Jesus and Simon-Peter and stick in place.
Flatten the box to the left to see Jesus’ words pop up, flatten the box to the right to see Simon-Peter’s words appear.
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This small but important conversation transforms Simon-Peter’s purpose and future. He is to be much more than Simon the fisherman, he will be Peter the rock, the foundation of the church, the holder of the keys to the kingdom of heaven. This simple 3D image shows the changes and is a great conversation piece.
To make this craft, you will need the 1-page template printout, scissors, and some foam spacers. If you can’t get foam spacers, using pieces of thick card and a glue stick works just as well.
Cut out all the pieces and colour them if needed.
Add spacers to the outline of Simon, you may need to split some to support the arm that is in the air. Add spacers before adding each subsequent piece.
Place Simon in position. Talk about how this represents how the story started.
Place the new name in position. Talk about why Jesus gave Simon a new name and what it means.
Place the top hand with the building in Talk about what this building represents and why Jesus called people to be its foundation.
Place the lower hand with the keys Talk about the kingdom of heaven. Is it a place? Is it now, or will it be one day?
Your image is now complete.
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The Canaanite woman’s story is one of an outsider, someone who doesn’t fit into the narrative Jesus is telling. Jesus has a choice, does he stand by the categories and identifying labels or let the love of God overflow from the Jewish chosen people to meet a Canaanite need? Jesus chooses the way of love. This is reflected in this paper craft all about God’s love and other things we may use as qualifiers for our love.
To make this craft, you will need the 1-page template printout, scissors, and some paper glue.
Cut out all the pieces – the hearts have lines across the top, leave these attached so you are cutting a teardrop shape.
Mountain fold each small rectangular section on the biggest piece (ink on the outside).
Onto each of these small rectangles we are going to attach a heart. Add some glue onto the rectangle avoiding the folds and attach the first heart – the order doesn’t matter.
Continue adding hearts until you have placed them all.
The long section above the hearts is folded over and goes behind. Turn your creation over and attach the pull tab to the end.
All that remains is to attach the large rectangle. Add glue into the two outside boxes and glue to the back, effectively creating a loop.
Turn your creation over and gently pull on the tab, each heart should lift in turn until you reach the final message.
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The Canaanite woman fell to her knees, begging Jesus to help her – this craft captures that moment. The way the craft folds makes the viewer the third party in the encounter, seeing both the face of Jesus and that of the woman. It’s a simple craft, the hardest part is cutting out the smaller pieces, so you may want to do that in advance for very young groups.
This bread of life craft uses the classic split-pin wheel to reveal the message. It’s a super simple craft and great for younger groups or groups who like to colour.
This bread of life craft is all about piecing together the parts and while the final product may look simple, it’s easy to get it muddled. You can make it more sturdy by backing it onto thicker card, though it works with just paper too.
Spin this little craft quickly to see the optical illusion, Jacob between what will be his two wives, Rachel and Leah. It’s a simple stick and paper setup and perfect for a short or easy craft.
To make this craft, you will need the 1-page template printout, scissors, some double-sided tape or glue and a straw or chopstick. Please note the black and white version has Jacob in colour as his images need to be identical for it to work. Print in greyscale if needed.
Start by cutting out the rectangle.
Fold in half.
Add glue or double-sided tape to one side and position the stick. There are small extra boxes on the printout to mark the middle.
Stick the two sides together.
Spin to see both images blend into one.
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