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SUNDAY SCHOOL - 'Evan Almighty'

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Evan Almighty
During the first half of the Autumn term 2007 the Jays looked at environmental issues. To kick this off, there was a visit to the cinema to see Evan Almighty. We had a great time but it made us think and actually increased our awareness of the environment and how precious it is. This is the story of Evan:

Evan is an American congressman who is made aware that a building contractor is acting in a less than professional way with the materials he uses and the finished articles are less than safe. Strange things start to happen to Evan.

He is followed by all kinds of animals, he grows a beard that won’t go away, no matter how many times he shaves, the number 614 starts appearing everywhere he goes. He soon learns that 6:14 is the verse in Genesis in which God instructs Noah to build the ark. He is visited by God who tasks him to make an Ark as there will be a flood on September 22 at midday. The flood appears as predicted due to the poorly built dam bursting which was built by the unscrupulous builder. Evan still doesn't know how he can save the world, so God explains that not one person can do this but if we all did one Act of Random Kindness at a time the world would be a better place. The story of Noah is not a story of 'wrath and anger'. It is a 'love story' about people believing in each other, having faith in each other, and standing together side by side. God does not give us what we pray for as a gift. He gives us opportunities. We need to be able to recognise these situations in life, as opportunities, for us to find or realise what we are praying for. (For example if we pray to be closer as a family, God does not give us those lovely 'feelings inside for each other' as a gift. He gives us opportunities to become closer as a family. These may seem like challenges when they happen. But the outcome would be what we prayed for.)
We made a collage of an Ark
We made a collage of an Ark
We made a collage of an Ark

To explore this we made a collage of an Ark, with recycled materials, of endangered species going into it. There were wolves, mountain gorillas, bears, spiders, puffa fish, dolphins, seals, elephants, birds and many more great creations. The collage was then displayed in church for Harvest when the theme was 'A Green Church'.

The collage


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