A funny short video story about love conquering every obstacle and every foe
The sacrificial love between these two octopuses is a small illustration of God's amazing sacrificial love for us: "For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8: 38 - 39
In idea 217 we show you how you can use this video as:
- a short introduction to a Bible story, a Sunday school lesson, a RE lesson
- a longer reflection on certain Bible stories and /or Biblical themes
Have you heard of the Good Otcopus?
You can use this video during a lesson about the Good Shepherd, who leaves all his other sheep behind in order to find the one that is lost.(Luke 15: 3 - 7); the good shepherd who is willing to lay down his life for the other (John 10). But you can use it also of course with the parable of the Lost Coin (Luke: 15: 8 - 10), the parable of the Lost Son (Luke 15: 11 - 32) and the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37).
And what about using it with the story of Zacchaeus? Jesus saying to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
Themes:
The parable of the Good Shepherd, the parable of the Lost Coin, the parable of the Lost Son, the parable of the Good Samaritan, the story of Zacchaeus, God's amazing love, Jesus seeking the lost
Setting:
Children's Sunday School, children's ministry, children's work, children's moment in church, Messy church, school assemblies, RE lessons, small churches , youth work, youth group. teenagers, preaching illustration, creative preaching
Scripture reference
1 Corinthians 13:4-8, 1 Corinthians 16:14, Mark 12:29-31, Matthew 22:36-40, 1 John 4:8, John 13:34-35, Colossians 3:14, John 15:13, 1 John 4:19, John 3:16, John 14:15 1 John 4:7, 1 Peter 4:8, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, 1 John 4:18, 1 Corinthians 13:13, Luke 6:35, Matthew 5:44-48, Ephesians 5:25, Proverbs 10:12, Galatians 5:22, Ephesians 4:2, 1 John 3:18, Romans 12:9, Romans 13:10, Romans 12:10, Mark 12:31, Matthew 22:37, John 15:13, Romans 5:8 , 1 John 3:16, Luke 15:1-32, John 10, Psalm 23