
Spend time as a family this Easter focusing on why Jesus came: to save us! Resurrection Sunday is the most important day in all of history, and too often we miss the opportunity to impact the hearts of our children with the meaning of the sacrificial death and triumph of Jesus raising from the dead.
Each year, my family takes a journey called 2 Weeks 2 the Cross. For the 14 days leading up to Easter, we focus on one event of the Passion Week, reading scripture and participating in a corresponding activity. This has been our family tradition for 10+ years, and even now as our kids are both teenagers, we all look forward to this time together as a family, focusing on Jesus.
A typical 2 Weeks 2 the Cross blueprint looks like this (including activity ideas):
- Jesus came to save me, Mark 11:1-11 (Triumphal entry)
- Jesus wants to clean my heart, Mark 11:15-19 (Clearing of the temple)
- Jesus commands me to love, Matthew 22:34-40 (Confrontation by religious leaders)
- Jesus shows me how to serve, John 13:1-20 (Feet washing)
- Jesus knows how I feel, Mark 14:18-21 (Jesus betrayed)
- Jesus teaches me how to remember, Matthew 26:26-30 (The Last Supper)
- Jesus wants me to keep watch, Matthew 26:36-46 (Prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane)
- Jesus tells me to trust Him, John 18:3-11 (Jesusis arrested)
- Jesus loves me even when I sin, Luke 22:54-62 (Peter denies Jesus)
- Jesus takes my punishment, Matthew 27:27-37 (Jesus suffers andis crucified)
- Jesus will forgive me, Luke 23:39-43 (Jesus shows love to the criminal)
- Jesus connects me to God, Matthew 27:45-54, 57-61 (Jesus dies andis buried)
- Jesus died for me, John 3:16 (Salvation)
- Jesus gives me new life, Matthew 28:1-10 (Resurrection morning)
Other Easter activities
- Hearts for Jesus (focus on Jesus’ anointing)
- Egg Hunt with a purpose
- Easter tree
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I was writing an Easter Reflections for my family & friends from two weeks before Easter to the Pentecost. Your 2 weeks 2 Easter is a wonderful idea for families. Thanks for sharing.
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