By Gail Marsh on March 26, 2013
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 [...]
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By Jane Fryar on March 25, 2013
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 [...]
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By Gail Marsh on March 19, 2013
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 [...]
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By Jane Fryar on March 18, 2013
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 [...]
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By Gail Marsh on March 12, 2013
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 [...]
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By Jane Fryar on March 11, 2013
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 [...]
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By Gail Marsh on March 5, 2013
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 [...]
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By Jane Fryar on March 4, 2013
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 [...]
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By Gail Marsh on February 26, 2013
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 [...]
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By admin on February 25, 2013
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 [...]
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