Get Ready for Easter: Week One

Hey Parents,

We have just begun our new teaching series, “Get Ready For Easter.” I will post every week the Family EnterAction info for that week. Family EnterAction Guide is designed to help you reinforce with your children what is being taught each week during the weekend services.

Each week is full of fun ideas and activities you can do as a family. The memory verse will be posted and it is what we are learning for the week.

We pray as your children learn more about how to “Get Ready For Easter,” they will “Enter into Action” and will begin to apply what they are learning in their daily life!

Get Ready For Easter
Week One

Word of the week – Worship
Memory Verse – “Bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord!” John 12:13 NIV

Day One: What Should I See?
Grab a Bible and look up this week’s Bible story in Matthew 21:1-11. Choose someone to be the narrator of the story. Then act out the story using the following characters: Jesus, the donkey, and then people in the crowd. (If you would like to make it more fun, dress up the characters first.) Have the crowd say, “Hosanna. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.” Have someone ask the question, “Who is this?” And someone in the crowd says, “It’s Jesus from Nazareth.”

Day Two: What’s the Key?
At meal time this week talk about this together. The key to this story is that Jesus was recognized and treated like a King. A large crowd of people gathered and worshipped Jesus by waving palm branches and laying the coats on the ground in front of Jesus. In those days, that was how people treated a king. Many of the people in the audience had seen Jesus perform miracles and heal people in need, so they honored and worshipped Him. Talk about how our society treats movie stars and rock stars today. Imagine if Jesus were alive on earth today. How would you like to see Him honored? (Roll out the red carpet, see Him on the front of a magazine, have an award show just for Him, etc.)

Day Three: What’s That to Me? (One 3 x 5 card needed.)
As we get ready for Easter this year, take some time to think about how you would answer the question, “Who is Jesus to me?” Write the question on a 3 x 5 card and pass it around the table, giving everyone a chance to share their answers. Then go back around the table a second time to play a memory game. This time they must repeat what everyone else said. For example: Dad said that Jesus is his Boss. Mom said that Jesus is her Savior. Cameron said that Jesus is his Healer. etc.)

Day Four: How Should I Be?
We have learned this week that Jesus is worthy of our worship and praise. There are many ways we can worship Jesus. One way is to sing praise songs to Him. The next time you are all in the car together, put a worship CD in and sing praises to Him as a family. When we take the time to praise Him, we are giving Him the honor He deserves.

Day Five: Live-It!
It’s time to live out what you learned this week! Here’s another way to worship Jesus! Write out a prayer to God thanking Him for three or more things that He has done for you. Here’s a few to get you started: He made a way for you to go to Heaven by dying on the cross for your sins. He gave you a family. He has blessed you with a place to live, food to eat and toys to play with. Younger children can draw a picture of the things they are thankful for. Then pray out load together as a family, thanking Him for all He has done for you.