He is Risen! And We Need to Share It with Others!!

He Is Risen!  He Is Risen Indeed!!!

This morning in our EKIDZ ministry we did a resurrection egg hunt.  

The younger ones are looking for eggs in their classrooms.

The older ones are looking for eggs in the 400 hallway and classrooms.

Now if you ask your 1st - 5th grader what we did in class this morning, we may get a copy of different responses...

Some might say "we did an Easter egg hunt."

Others might say "Nothing."

I want to let you know what we did and how you can use it to talk to your child/children.

First, we sang the same worship songs during the service.  Because of the expectation of more people this Sunday morning, we did not have the kids in the service during the singing, which is what we usually do.  

Second, we did the Easter egg hunt.  

Finally, we had our children's lesson and here is what we did during this time.

Foundational Truths (You can find more details about these truths in several different languages at www.matthiasmedia.com.au/2wtl/whowillbeking/)

• God is sovereign, which means he is the king/boss.  He is a good king/boss.  He is the perfect, all-powerful, all-knowing, loving king/boss of the world.
• People are sinners, which means we want to be the king/boss.  We say "no" to him by not obeying Him as king/boss and we pretend to be our own king/boss.
• Jesus is the Savior, which means he is the only who can make our relationship with God right.  He is the only who did what was needed to take the wrath of God and

Specific Truths about Jesus, our Savior:

 

Here is a pdf of the picture cards that we sent home with the kids this morning:  lifeyourway.net/printables/easter-story-cards.pdf
Here is a pdf resource with all kinds of plans, invite cards/posters and other things to do a resurrection egg hunt in your neighborhood
www.familylife.com/~/media/Files/FamilyLife/PDFs/2015/Contact-ResEggsActivity.pdf

Check drodgersjr.blogspot.com tomorrow, Monday, to read why this has been an awesome Holy Week.  I was going to write about it this morning but I wanted to wait and see what God was going to do this Resurrection Sunday.