Countdown to Easter Message 6: King — A free devotion for your children’s ministry

Editor’s Note: This is the last in a series of six devotions intended to help children prepare for Easter. It’s slightly adapted from CTA’s new theme for spring, Jesus Lives! Let’s Celebrate!   Getting Ready Familiarize yourself with the devotion. Place a bookmark in your Bible at John 11:25. Place all of the magnet pieces [...]

Jesus Is Crucified — A free devotion for this week’s meetings

 Editor’s note: This brief devotion is adapted slightly from Journey to the Cross, a journal designed to provoke reflection and prayer in the 40 days of preparation leading up to Easter Sunday. If you use it, plan time for discussion. (Hint: you may want to provide paper, asking participants to jot down their responses to [...]

Countdown to Easter Message 5: Care — A free devotion for your children’s ministry

Editor’s Note: This is the fifth in a series of six devotions intended to help children prepare for Easter. It’s slightly adapted from CTA’s new theme for spring, Jesus Lives! Let’s Celebrate!   Getting Ready Familiarize yourself with today’s devotion. Place a bookmark in your Bible at John 14:27. Place the blue magnet piece of [...]

Jesus Enters Jerusalem — A free devotion for this week’s meetings

 Editor’s note: This brief devotion is adapted slightly from Journey to the Cross, a journal designed to provoke reflection and prayer in the 40 days of preparation leading up to Easter Sunday. If you use it, plan time for discussion. (Hint: you may want to provide paper, asking participants to jot down their responses to [...]

Countdown to Easter Message 4: You — A free devotion for your children’s ministry

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of six devotions intended to help children prepare for Easter. It’s slightly adapted from CTA’s new theme for spring, Jesus Lives! Let’s Celebrate! Getting Ready Familiarize yourself with today’s devotion. Place a bookmark in your Bible at 2 Corinthians 5:15. Place today’s green magnet piece of [...]

Welcome to the Father’s House! — A free devotion for this week’s meetings

 Editor’s note: This brief devotion is adapted slightly from Journey to the Cross, a journal designed to provoke reflection and prayer in the 40 days of preparation leading up to Easter Sunday. If you use it, plan time for discussion. (Hint: you may want to provide paper, asking participants to jot down their responses to [...]

Countdown to Easter Message 3: Forgiven — A free devotion for your children’s ministry

Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of six devotions intended to help children prepare for Easter. It’s slightly adapted from CTA’s new theme for spring, Jesus Lives! Let’s Celebrate! Getting Ready Familiarize yourself with the devotion. Bookmark Acts 10:43 in your Bible and practice reading this verse as you clarify the pronouns [...]

Jesus Raises Lazarus — A free devotion for this week’s meetings

 Editor’s note: This brief devotion is adapted slightly from Journey to the Cross, a journal designed to provoke reflection and prayer in the 40 days of preparation leading up to Easter Sunday. If you use it, plan time for discussion. (Hint: you may want to provide paper, asking participants to jot down their responses to [...]

Countdown to Easter Message 2: Power – A free devotion for children’s ministry

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of six devotions intended to help children prepare for Easter. It’s slightly adapted from CTA’s new theme for spring, Jesus Lives! Let’s Celebrate! Getting Ready Familiarize yourself with today’s devotion and bookmark Acts 10:38 in your Bible. Place the orange piece of the Jesus Lives! Let’s [...]

No Greater Mercy — A free devotion for this week’s meetings

Editor’s note: In the weeks of early spring, Christians around the world prepare their hearts to celebrate the victory over sin and death God won for us in the sacrifice of his Son on Calvary’s cross and in Jesus’ empty tomb. This devotion is shortened and adapted from a sermon in the No Greater Love [...]