" Don't ask God to guide your footsteps, if you're not willing to move your feet."
( unknown source)
" Turn the despair of being alone into the wonder of being alone with God."
( unknown source)

Act 1  A story of Creation
Act 2  The Fall - Creation spoiled
Act 3  Israel- God shapes a people
Act 4  The story of Jesus - God sends his Son
Act 5  The story of the Early Church- Good News for all (> US)
Act 6  The story of the End Times - Creation completely restored

Aim towards ...
1. I don't need to tear down others in order to build myself up.
2. I consider inner convictions more the mark of a man than outer toughness.
3. I find talented people an inspiration, not a threat.
4. Seek to know how to take the garbage I am dealt with in life and recycle it into energy.
5. Forgive people who may never have the courage to apologize.
6. Live my private life as if it were public.
7.Consider people more important than plans and projects

(original source unkown)

Easter Pass the Parcel
A variation on the well known game.
This is played in the same way as at children’s parties except you have a number of parcels circulating according to the size of your group (say one parcel per ten children).
Get everyone into a large circle and give out the parcels with an even number of people between each. Then as the music is played, the parcels are passed around the room from one person to the next as quickly as possible.
When the music stops the people holding the parcel can unwrap one layer of paper. Make sure each parcel is unwrapped to exactly the same point. This way the game will finish with the three or four people getting to the centre at the same time.
For Easter – Between the layers place: a palm cross (talk about why we have a cross on the top on hot cross buns or why people wear crosses around their necks) , an Easter card( What would you write about Easter in a card to a friend ?), a large nail (Jesus didn’t deserve to die -crucifixion), an easter egg (tomb), a clean sheet of paper (nothing on it- Jesus forgave our sins) . The gift could be a a small box of chocolates (celebrate that Jesus is alive).
Use the items to recap the Easter story.

Easter is…
Easter is a time of joy
For everyone, girls and boys.
Rejoice, be glad, let’s all sing,
Jesus is our risen King!
Jesus is living!
Yes he is living!
Jesus is living!
The Bible tells me so.
( You can also sing this to “Jesus Loves Me”)

An Easter Rose
The young boy came home after Sunday School on Easter Sunday and told his mother he could understand about Christ but not about the roses. So he asked his mum, “Why was Christ a rose?”

I found a wonderful series of pictures which tell the story of Jesus' death and resurrection. They are free to download and use.
Free Easter Pictures set (16 pictures)
Biblestorycards.co.uk
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