Holy Week Devotion 2014-Day 4

Devotional #4

Jesus is Arrested

Read: Luke 22:47-54

*For younger children only use the questions in red in the Ask section, and then complete the Apply, Activity, and Pray.

Ask:

P How did Judas show the guard’s who Jesus was? (vs. 47)

P What did Jesus ask Judas? (Vs. 48)

P How do you think Jesus felt when his friend helped the guard’s to capture him?

  How do you think, you would of felt if you were Jesus?

P How did Jesus’ followers feel when Judas told the guards who Jesus was? (Vs. 49-50)

P What did Jesus do when one of his followers cut off a mans ear? (Vs. 51)

P What happened to Jesus after Judas kissed him? (vs. 54)

 Apply:

· Jesus is the best example for us to follow, because Jesus never did anything wrong. Even though people came to arrest Jesus he was still kind to them. He had the power to do anything he wanted, but he chose to show them kindness. Have everyone in the family think of a place in your house or the car where it is hard sometimes to be kind to others. Maybe it is in the morning when you have to wait for your turn in the bathroom, or maybe it is sitting beside your brother or sister in the car when they won’t stop touching you.

As a family travel to each of the places everyone has named and share a way you can be kind to the other person even when it is hard.

Activity:

Place the pieces inside of this envelope on the wreath circle like the picture shows.

Pray:

· Thank Jesus for being the perfect example of how to be kind to others and ask him to help you be kind to your family even when they are bothering you.

Holy Week Devotion 2014-Day 3

Devotional #3

Jesus Prays

Read: Luke 22:39-46

*For younger children only use the

questions in red in the Ask section, and then complete the Apply, Activity, and Pray.

Ask:

P What did Jesus tell the disciples to pray? (vs. 40) (Temptation is when you want to do something that you know you are not suppose to.)

P What did Jesus pray? (vs. 42)

P What do you think he was talking about? (Jesus knew  he was going to be put on the cross and die for us. He was asking God if he really needed to die. Jesus knew it would be very painful.)

P What happened after Jesus prayed? (vs. 43.) (An angel gave him strength and Jesus knew he had to die for us.)

Apply:

• Think of a time you were scared. Write one time you were scared on each post-it note. Come up with as many as you can. For example: I am afraid of the dark, or a big kid at school. Place those post-it notes on any wall in your house.
• Read Joshua 1:9
• God will be with you wherever you go, so there is no need to fear!
• Now take down each post-it note that God gave you courage during that time.
• See that God is always with us and will give us strength and courage when we get scared.
• A great thing you can do when something bad happens is to pray. Tell God how you feel. He will give you strength to help you through your fear.

Activity:

• Place the pieces inside of this envelope on the wreath circle like the picture shows.

Pray:

• Ask God to give you strength and courage when you are afraid.

Holy Week Devotion 2014-Day 2

Devotional #2

The Last Supper

Read: Luke 22:14-20

*For younger children only use the

questions in red in the Ask section, and then complete the Apply, Activity, and Pray.

Ask:

P What did Jesus say the bread represented in Verse 19?

P What did Jesus say the wine or juice represented that was in the cup in verse 20?

P Why did Jesus tell us to do this in verse 19?

P Why do we take the Lord’s Supper? (To remember what Jesus did for us when he died on the cross. He gave us his body and blood on the cross.)

P Who should eat and drink during the Lord’s Supper that we do at church? (Since drinking the juice, and eating the bread is a symbol of the Last Supper we believe that people who have become a Christian should drink the juice and eat the bread when we take the Lord’s Supper.)

For more information on Becoming a Christian see the

“Becoming a Christian Envelope.”

Apply:

• Point to each picture below and ask: What do these remind you of? Let every family member respond.

• Each picture reminds us of something special. That is what we are doing when we take the Lord’s Supper. It reminds us of the last night Jesus spent with his disciples.  When Christians participate in the Lord’s Supper it helps them to remember that Jesus told us he would die for us on the cross to make a way for us to go to Heaven if we accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior.

Activity:

• Place the pieces inside of this envelope on the wreath circle like the picture shows.

Pray:

• Pray thanking Jesus for dying on the cross for our sins and for modeling the Lord’s Supper. Ask him to forgive you of your sins and to help you make better choices that honor God.

Easter Egg Hunt Map 2014

Easter Egg Map 2014

Easter Sunday, April 20—@ 12:05 PM

The egg hunt will be segregated into 4 areas by age:

1. Babies, birth to age 3 - Area 1

2. Preschoolers age 4 to 5 - Area 2

3. Kindergarten to grade 2 - Area 3

4. Grade 3 to 5 - Area 4

Rain Plans: If it is raining or too soggy, each child will be given their eggs in the fellowship hall after the 10:45 am service.
 

Instructions:  Immediately after the second service please escort your child to the designated areas indicated below and wait there until the official kickoff.

The hunt will begin no earlier than 12:15 but it is important that you hurry to your areas  so that your child is not late to the hunt.

Easter Sunday Egg Hunt is NEXT WEEK!

EASTER SUNDAY EGG HUNT!

Don’t forget that our annual church-wide Easter Egg hunt is next weekend after 2^nd service!

Be sure to bring an Easter basket to collect your Easter Eggs in!

There are Egg Maps available so you know where your child will be hunting eggs. Please help us by only letting your child hunt for eggs in their age’s section!

Babies, birth up to age 3: hunt in small playground area.

Preschoolers, age 4 to 5: hunt in large playground area.

Kindergarten to grade 2: outside, northside of church, side left field

Grades 3 to 5: outside, northside of church, side right field

*If it rains, we will distribute eggs in the Fellowship Hall.*

We are looking for parents, leaders, and teenagers to help hid eggs during the 10:45 service. If you are able to help hid eggs, please let Elizabeth Horne know.

Holy Week Devotion 2014-Day 1

Don't forget to post your Holy Week Devotion Pictures to Facebook and Twitter for a chance to win our Easter Surprise! Contact Elizabeth Horne at Elizabeth@BBCLife.org with any questions!

Devotional #1

Journey to Jerusalem and

Palm Sunday

Read: Matthew 21:1-11

Ask:

P What did Jesus ride on when he entered Jerusalem? (Vs. 7)

P Who did the crowd say was riding on the donkey? (Vs. 11)

P What did people place on the road for the donkey to walk over? (Vs. 8) Because of the palm branches they used, we call it Palm Sunday.

P Can you think of at least two reasons the people would be excited to see Jesus coming through town? (Hint: Matthew 20:34, Matthew 9:6-7)

Apply:

• These people used what items they had to give honor and show love to God. Choose one item from your room that you can use to Honor God! For example: You could use your baseball glove by telling people on your team about Jesus or by being kind to your other teammates.
• When you bring that item back into the room, each family member will share how they can use the item they chose to honor God.

Activity:

• Place the pieces inside of this envelope on the wreath circle like the picture shows.

Pray

• Pray thanking God for all He has done for you and your family.

In case you missed it, these were the Awana Announcements from last night!

Awana Announcements!

·       Next week is bring a friend night! So invite a friend to Awana!

·       The Great Egg Hunt: We are making progress towards our Great Egg Hunt goal of 4,000. Next week, we will celebrate the winners with a pizza dinner at 5:00 pm before Awana, and this will be our special treat instead of having snack night. Everyone is invited to celebrate The Great Egg Race! If you have eggs, please get them in as soon as possible.

·       Easter Week: This Sunday, April 13 kicks off our Holy Week celebration! And BBC Kids have lots going on!

o  Easter Craft and Family Devotions: Pick up your Easter Craft and family devotion on Palm Sunday. This pack of 7 family fun activities will take you through Jesus’ journey to the cross and resurrection. Post pictures of your family doing your Easter Craft to Facebook (BBC Kids of Ballardsville Baptist Church) or Twitter (@BallardsvilleBC or @elizabethjhorne). Post a pic each day and your kids will be entered to win an Easter Surprise.

o  Easter Sunday Egg Hunt: All children are invited to come to the Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday, April 20. The hunt will take place after 10:45 am worship.