Week 5: Get Ready For Easter

Week 5 of Get Ready For Easter

“It is Finished!” Those were the last words of Jesus as He hung on the cross. A man named Joseph went to Pilate after Jesus had died, and asked him if he could take Jesus’ body and bury Him. Pilate agreed. Joseph took the body of Jesus and put Him in his tomb, which was carved out of a very large rock, kind of like a cave. Then Joseph rolled a large rock in front of the tomb to seal it up. At the demand of the Jewish leaders, Pilate posted guards around Jesus’ tomb. These soldiers were there when Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. As they got closer to the tomb, they felt the earth shake as an angel rolled back the stone and sat on it. The angel’s appearance was so bright that the guards fell unconscious. The angel told the women, “Do not be afraid. I know you are looking for Jesus but He is not here. He has risen, just as He said.” The angel sent the women to tell this good news to all the others, including the disciples. Mary Magdalene went back to the empty tomb and began to cry. She heard someone say her name. As she looked up, she saw it was Jesus. She was so excited. She ran to find the disciples. Jesus really was alive! (Source: Matthew 27:57-66 & 28:1-7, John 20:11, 14-18)

Jesus is alive! He overcame death. Even though He suffered and was put to death, God had the final victory because Jesus rose from the dead on the third day! There is no better news than this. No one else has ever done anything like this or ever will.

Because of what happened on the cross, I can now have eternal life. I can live forever with God in heaven. I can have His strength with me now on earth. When I have God in my life, He helps me each day. I don’t have to be afraid of anything. He also has a special plan and purpose for my life. This is worth sharing with my friends and family. I want them to have the same excitement and same eternity that I have.

I can tell others about the good news of Easter. I can invite friends to come to church so they can hear about Jesus too. My life can tell others about Jesus by the way I talk and act. When I make good choices and help others, I am showing them what is important in my life. This week I can tell one friend about what Jesus means to me and why I celebrate Easter.

Update: New Building

Well it has been a long week but we have made major progress this week on the new building… Children’s Church room is all most done all we have left is carpet and some final items ie stage lights and mount the projector. Thanks eveyone for your help.

New Series Starts May 6th – Scoundrels

Sheriff Honest John and his Deputy Rusty Trusty face all kinds of no-good rascals! Lyin’, cheatin’, stealin’, two-faced gossips out there better beware! Each week Honest John battles another low-down scoundrel and exposes their crime for what it really is—dishonesty.

We Should be in the new building that week… Yea…

Thought…

This is taken from Week 4 of Get Read For Easter I thought I would share this with everyone…

Jesus was 100% God and He was 100% man, except He never sinned. He is the only way for us to get to heaven. When Jesus died on the cross, He took upon Himself the sins of the world and paid the price so that anyone who believes in Him can live forever in heaven.

When you understand why Jesus chose to die on the cross, you are one step closer to believing in Him. You can see how much God loved each one of us when He sent His son Jesus to die for us. He let His own Son endure pain, suffering and even death on a cross so we could all have a personal relationship with Him. All you have to do is believe with faith and accept His gift of Salvation.

Do I believe in heaven? Do I believe that there is life after people die? Or is this just a made up story about a man dying? Well, let me tell you, Jesus is real. When I understand who He is and what He did on the cross, I have something awesome to believe in. I have hope for the future. I have purpose for my life. I don’t need to do anything to earn my way to God or into heaven. All I have to do is believe.

Believing in Jesus is really pretty simple, but it requires faith. I need to understand that God sent His Son Jesus to die on the cross for all the wrong things I do. When I tell God that I am sorry for all my sins and that I believe in Jesus and want Him to come into my heart, He will. I don’t need to be perfect. I don’t need to do certain deeds to get to heaven. I can talk to Him anytime. I can go to church to learn more about Jesus. I can read my Bible every day to learn more about Jesus. The more I learn about Jesus, the better my relationship with Him will be. This week, if I haven’t already asked Jesus to be the boss of my life, I will take the steps necessary to find out more about what it means to believe in Jesus so I will have a place in heaven with Him.

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.

New Series: Get Ready for Easter

Get Ready for Easter is a five week series that will teach children about the events leading up to Jesus’ resurrection on Easter. Children will hear about Christ’s Triumphal Entry, the Last Supper & Judas’ betrayal of Jesus, Jesus’ trial, His Crucifixion and finally Jesus, resurrection. Come along with Craig and Amy as they help students get ready for Easter by answering five key questions that relate to the amazing Easter message. Also, introducing, “Col. O’ Truth” who will teach kids a key word in each week’s lesson.

Starts March 29th.

Update

Yesterday marked a new day for ChristKids. We added another worship element to our service—stage lights.

What does stage lights haft to do with worship?

Let me tell you what happened yesterday when I turned the lights on. I heard WOW, cool, sweet, awesome, and I am sure some other words. The look on the faces was priceless. It was like getting a new toy.

What “Stage Lights” does adds dynamic to the service, it express moods, thoughts, and action.

Stay tune for more happenings going on at ChirstKids and ChristLife.

Money Street: Take home Sheets

Hey Parents…

Here is the take home sheets for Money Street.

Kids can keep track were they earn money and save towards what they want to buy.

Sheet one, Sheet two, Sheet three

New Series: Money Street

New Series: Money Street Starts March 1st

Can you tell me how to get… God’s wisdom about money? Money Street will do just that. Whether it’s earning, giving, saving, or spending – God has something to say about how we use money. You may be too old to watch a pre-school show, but you’re at the perfect age to laugh at it!

Next Series: MyLife Starts February 1st

Jake has issues. A kid’s life isn’t always as easy and care-free as it seems. He’s got all kinds of difficult people popping in and out of his life—an unfair teacher, a whiny friend, a cranky cafeteria guy, and no school’s complete without a bully! How can he cope with it all and still live a life that honors God? We’ll follow him around for four weeks to see how his choices can make a big difference in his life and in the lives of those difficult people he faces everyday.