Where is your home? Many Christians have been taught that our ‘real’ home is in heaven. Yet, the Bible actually says that God’s home will be with humanity (Revelation 21:3), and God calls us to put down roots and bear good fruit in the places where we’ve been planted. A Rocha’s 2013 Environment Resource Pack on Home provides resources for churches to celebrate their local area – the human and wildlife communities they share it with – and to seek ways to be involved in caring for their homes.
The pack can be used on Environment Sunday (the nearest Sunday to the UN’s World Environment Day, 5 June), during Time for Creation (1 September – 5 October, promoted by the World Council of Churches), or any suitable date.
The pack contains a variety of documents in Word and Adobe PDF form, along with PowerPoint presentations.
Home: A View from the Reef
Service outline – including prayers and activities
Hymns and songs
Prayers
Sermon
Children’s activities
Small group material
Further resources and ideas
- Authors: Dave Bookless, Bob Sluka
- Publisher: A Rocha UK
- Bible references: Jeremiah 29; Matthew 8; Luke 2; John 15; Romans 12; Revelation 21
- Licensing: CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: The Blue Marble (The Earth seen from Apollo 17)
