Christ in Easter: 10 Days of Family Fun

Christ in Easter: 10 Days of Family Fun In “Celebrate Easter: 10 Days of Family Fun,” Episode, #132, Meredith Curtis gives you a 10-day plan for Family Devotions/Fun that will engage all ages and make your Holy Week/Easter celebration meaningful for the whole family. Each day, she has Scripture suggestions, prayer focus, discussion ideas, song/hymn ideas, and fun activities. Easter is more than brand new frilly dresses and baskets packed with goodies. Easter celebrations remind us of the historical day when Jesus died for our sins, paying our penalty, and 3 days later rose from the dead, conquering death forever and setting us free! Use Easter to teach your children about the most important event in history and how it matters to each of them personally.   Show Notes Holy Week is a traditional celebration of the final week in Jesus’ Life ending with the cross (Good Friday) and the resurrection (Easter Sunday). This is a little different though it Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter fall in sync with tradition Holy Week days, it does not line up with Maundy Thursday so please feel free to adapt this any way you would like to. For everything I share in this podcast, PLUS 6 more days, all the Scripture written out, Prophecies given in Old Testament fulfilled during Holy Week, and MORE! Get Celebrate Easter Devotions FREE until April 30, 2021 by clicking on the photo below. Happy Easter!   Day 1 Saturday Before Palm Sunday Jesus is anointed at Bethany (Matthew 26:6-13 or John 12:1-9) Discuss the place of extravagance in worship. Drive it home with foot rubs. Prayer focus: thanking God Worship song suggestion: How Great Thou Art Family Fun: Decorate for Easter Day 2 Palm Sunday Triumphal Entry (Matthew 21:1-13 or John 12:12-19) Discuss “Hosanna”—a cry of praise that means “Help!” or “Please save me!”. Drive it home with a parade around the yard or neighborhood singing. Prayer focus: things you need God to help with Worship song suggestion: All Glory, Laud, & Honor Family Fun: Watch a movie about the life of Jesus * The Chosen (TV series) * The Gospel of John * Jesus * The Greatest Story Ever Told * Jesus of Nazareth * The Miracle Maker Day 3 Monday Jesus cleanses the temple (Matthew 21:12-17 or Mark 11:15-19) Discuss what Jesus was cleaning out—the greed/idoltry. Drive it home by pulling out the refrigerator and cleaning behind it. Prayer focus: purity Worship song suggestion: A Mighty Fortress is Our God Family Fun: Color Easter Eggs together Day 4 Tuesday The Plot to Kill Jesus (Matthew 26:3-5 or John 11:45-57) Discuss the the plot the Jewish leaders were hatching. Drive it home with creating your own plot together. Maybe you can “trick” another family into joining you for dinner. Prayer focus: pray for freedom from the plots of satan in our world today: sexual immorality, abortion, liberal theology, atheism Worship song suggestion: Fairest Lord Jesus Family Fun: have a Treasure Hunt or invite a family over for dinner Day 5 Wednesday Passover Feast/Last Supper (Exodus 12:1-36, Matthew 26:17-19 or John 13, I Corinthians 11:23-25) Discuss how the Passover Feast was fulfilled in Christ. Drive it home with a Christian Seder Meal or family communion. Prayer focus: greater desire to serve others