Resource theme: Refugees & Asylum Seekers
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Seeking Refuge Workshop
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What You’ll Need You might like to print out the Bible quotes and discussion statements or display them on a screen. Make sure there are Bibles available for the group and paper and pens for those who like to take notes. Introduction (10 minutes) This icebreaker activity will explore what people already know about the…
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Comfort for God’s People (Isaiah 40) version two
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Opening Prayer God of compassion, you are the consolation of all who hope in you. As we gather to seek you in your word, draw near and reveal yourself to us. We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen. Exegesis The second part of the book of Isaiah, written around the time of the Babylonian exile,…
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The Return of the Exiles (Jeremiah 31:1-17)
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Opening Prayer Grace and peace be with us: touching our past, shaping our present, inspiring our future, in the power of the living God, Amen. Exegesis By this stage in Jeremiah’s prophetic ministry, Babylonia has conquered Judah, and many people have been taken into exile. Now, rather than being a prophet of judgment, Jeremiah is a prophet of…
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Films About the Experience of Refugees
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A Note on Copyright: SCM Groups can show films without the permission of the distributor in people’s own homes. However, if shown in a public space such as a chaplaincy or on a university campus, it may be considered ‘commercial’ purposes. In this case, it may be best to contact the distributor to ask their…