![]() It’s what keeps us going when everything seems to be going wrong around us. WEEK THREE: Crucifixion and Resurrection - John 18:1-20:18īOTTOM LINE: Whatever happens, remember Jesus is alive. Jesus made it possible to be with God forever. We can have hope because Jesus is alive! Everything led to this moment. But we can remember that through it all, God is still working. He was raised to life on Easter! Sometimes, we can’t see the end of story. The people lost hope when they saw Jesus die. Everyone thought he was going to save them, but after he was celebrated, Jesus was brought to the cross. This week is a celebration – it’s Palm Sunday! This is the day that Jesus was worshiped as he rode to Jerusalem on a donkey. God raised their brother, Lazarus, to life four days later! Kids will learn that when life seems awful, God is powerful, and He is with them.īOTTOM LINE: Whatever happens, remember God is still working In the first week of April 2022, kids will learn about two sisters that thought their brother was dead. Let’s preview the Bible stories and bottom lines for each week of February:īOTTOM LINE: Whatever happens, remember how powerful God is. But be encouraged! I have won the battle over the world.” John 16:33b, NIrV That’s why our April 2022 memory verse is, “In this world you will have trouble. God’s plan of hope for the world was brought to life through Jesus. ![]() He is powerful enough to make something good out of something out of something bad! This is the hope we cling to. But we want them to know that even in the messiness, God still has a plan. ![]() Kids have probably already learned these last few years that life gets messy. Puzzled: Believe there’s a bigger picture We will instill in them this hope we have – that even when the puzzle piece doesn’t make sense, there is something beautiful coming out of it. This April, we will be reminding our kids that even if they can’t see the final puzzle image, God is still working and loves them. And many of us are left wondering if the fears and troubles in our lives will work out.īut what’s true is that in the midst of our unknowns, we can trust that God is in control of every puzzle piece. Not to mention, we’ve all been through the stress of a global pandemic these past couple years. Perhaps someone in your family lost a job or it could be your child is being bullied at school. Maybe your city was hit by a terrible hurricane. But when the last piece is in place, it’s easy to see how important each piece was to creating the perfect image.Īnd much like those random pieces of a puzzle, the events in our lives might feel out-of-place, too. If you’re like most people, the pieces that you were searching for felt random and out-of-place while building the puzzle. ![]() No matter how many puzzles we put together, there’s always something amazing about how all the pieces come together to make something beautiful. ![]()
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