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LET JESUS ROLL AWAY THE STONE OF DEATH We've arrived! It's Easter! The day Jesus rose from death to life! Keys for this lesson: Easter Sunday is the day we remember the stone being rolled away from the tomb where Jesus was buried! There are many obstacles that stand in the way for us to receive eternal life but Jesus overcame them all through his death and resurrection. The stone of DEATH was rolled away so we could have ETERNAL LIFE! Preparing in Prayer & Thought: Please read through the lesson first so you are comfortable with it and can tailor it to your children. With the ongoing uncertainty of the pandemic and the lives that have been lost many are afraid of becoming sick and dying.  Whole families are separated because of the need to protect [...]

LET JESUS ROLL AWAY THE STONE OF SILENCE As we count down the weeks to Easter, we continue to look at many of the stones Jesus’ life, death and resurrection roll away in our life – clearing a path for us to come back to God and be with Him forever! For the week of April 5th we’re going to reflect on the stone (barrier) of silence. Jesus says He will roll away the stone of self if we put Him first. Keys for this lesson: Palm Sunday is the day we remember when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey’s colt in fulfillment of Zechariah’s prophecy (Zechariah 9:9) Jesus didn’t seek earthly power or use earthly ways (politics) to establish His kingdom - His Kingdom is not of this world! Jesus found his joy, not in the [...]

LET JESUS ROLL THE STONE OF STUFF AWAY As we count down the weeks to Easter, we continue to look at many of the stones Jesus’ life, death and resurrection roll away in our life – clearing a path for us to come back to God and be with Him forever! You can watch Paige M.'s re-enactment of the Bible stories here: For the week of March 29th we’re going to reflect on the stone (barrier) of self. Jesus says He will roll away the stone of self if we put Him first. Keys for this lesson: Jesus said that where our treasure is, there our heart will be also. The pursuit of money and possessions has the ability to take up the place God wants to have in our hearts. Jesus is the TREASURE we are to [...]