Lent/Easter Season Teaching Goal: Teach the story of Easter Week. Scripture: Luke 19 to 24: The final days of Jesus’ life on earth from Palm Sunday to the Ascension. Materials: Shoe box Pipe cleaners- assorted colors Styrofoam Small box Contact paper or wide tape Felt Popsicle sticks 4 pens, [...]
Lent/Easter Season By Karen Noal Teaching Goal: The forty days before Easter—Lent—is a time for self-examination, repentance and remembering the sacrifice of Jesus. Scriptures: Psalm 139:1, 23-24 “O Lord, you have searched me and you know me. Search me O God and know my heart; test me and know [...]
By Darcie Gudger Teaching Goal: Only the blood (sacrifice) of Jesus can take away our sin. Scriptures: Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Acts 3:19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out. Materials: 3” [...]
Teaching Goal: Only the blood (sacrifice) of Jesus can take away our sin. Scriptures: Hebrews 9:22 The law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. Hebrews 9:13-15 The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a [...]
By Karen Noal Teaching Goal: Ash Wednesday helps us appreciate Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross and his gift of salvation. Scripture: Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 1:16 I am not ashamed of [...]
Teaching Goal: We need Jesus to wash away our sins. Scriptures: Jeremiah 2:22 Although you wash yourself with soda and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before me,” declares the Sovereign Lord. Hebrews 1:3 After {Jesus} had provided purification for sins, he sat [...]
Teaching Goal: The cross is a symbol of God’s power. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. Materials: Paper and Pencil Play theme song Pray Review [...]
By Karen Noal Teaching Goal: Jesus died to forgive our sins. When our sins are forgiven they are completely forgiven by God. Scripture: Easter story – Mark 14:12-16:19 Psalm 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has he {God} removed our transgressions from us. Romans [...]
Teaching Goal: Only the blood (sacrifice) of Jesus can take away our sin. Scriptures: Hebrews 9:22 The law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. Hebrews 9:13-14 The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a [...]
Teaching Goal: To understand the Passover Story and create a family tradition. Scripture: Exodus 12 “Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lamb…take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of [...]
Teaching Goal: Teach the Easter story. Scriptures: Luke 19-24 Jesus enters Jerusalem. Jesus has dinner with his disciples. He goes to Gethsemane to pray. Jesus is arrested. He is crucified, buried and raises from the dead. He ascends into heaven in the clouds. Materials: Twelve large hollow plastic Easter eggs [...]
Teaching Goal: Teach the Gospel. All have sinned, but when we believe in Jesus as our Savior, He takes the sin away. Jesus then lives inside of us and shines out to others through our lives. Scriptures: Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory [...]