Easter Lessons

This week, we started a new curriculum in kid's connection. We will spend the next 8 weeks or so learning about all the Jesus did for us and all that He wants to give us to draw closer to him. This week's lesson focused on Easter and what it is really all about.

We started the evening with a couple of games. The first one involved plastic eggs with various items sealed inside them. The children were allowed to shake the eggs and then make their best guess on what was inside (we did provide a list of the choices, since it was challenging!). Out of the 15 items, Blake Farrow guessed 12 correct and won a large chocolate bunny as a prize!

Here, Holly helps Delaney figure out one of the eggs while Christina works on her next egg:


Caleb and Andrew are hard at work with their guesses:


Andrew checks to see how Blake is doing:


Alyssa and Ben pause for a picture:


Our next game was a relay race. Three 9 year old boys and 3 nine year old girls were able to see who could complete the relay first. The first person ran down and filled the Easter basket with all of the goodies:


Then, they ran back and handed it to the next person who had to empty the basket out without letting anything fall on the floor.

Jeremiah and Christina are up first, trying to fill their basket:


Ben and Erica hurry to unload their baskets:


Angelica does her best to load the basket one more time, but the boys won:


After games and worship, we moved on to the memory verse for this week:

"While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us"

We practiced several times to make sure they had it before moving on.

Finally, we got to the Bible Lesson. For the lesson, Sister T took the kids through the Easter story using pictures and props. Without being too gory, she shared with them what Jesus went through for us and why He deserves all of our praise. Many of the children seemed to be understanding these truths for the first time. God's Word went out and reached into their hearts in such an awesome way. They were able to see what a great thing Jesus did, for each one of us, and most importantly, for themselves. We were able to praise Him together for the sacrifice and then rejoice for Easter mroning - He is Risen! What a precious truth to hold close to our hearts! We will continue building on this lesson next week.