Kirk of Kildaire
Welcome
to Faith Quest
Trial and Crucifixion
March
17 - April 14, 2002
Jesus performed an amazing act of love! He gave up
his own life on the cross so that we can have eternal life. Our next Faith Quest
workshops will tell what happened to Jesus during his trial and crucifixion and
how Jesus remained obedient to God. God loves us so much that he gave his only
son so that we may have eternal life.
It
was Passover, when the Hebrew people sacrificed a lamb to celebrate how God showed
his amazing love for them by freeing them from slavery in Egypt. Jesus had come
to Jerusalem for the sacrifice of the Passover lambs. But instead, some of the
rulers of the people accused Jesus of causing riots, telling people not to pay
taxes, and claiming to be a king. Though the rulers Pilate and Herod questioned
Jesus, they did not believe he was guilty and wanted to release him. But the
leaders of the people yelled for Jesus to be crucified. They made Jesus carry
the heavy wooden cross that he would be crucified on. As he walked to a place
called The Skull, Jesus comforted the women crying for him along the road. Jesus
said, "Father, forgive these people! They don't know what they are doing."
Jesus became like the lamb sacrificed at Passover. He showed an amazing love
for us by giving up his own life so that we can have eternal life.
Our
memory verse is John 3:16:
"God loved the people
of this world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who has faith
in him will have eternal life and never really die" (CEV).
What
we will learn:
- Even though he was accused of doing
wrong, Jesus was innocent.
- Jesus suffered and died so that our souls can
live forever.
- When we mess up, Jesus forgives us.
- Jesus is obedient
to God.
Faith
Quest Workshops:
Make a banner in
Creation Station.
In Holywood, we'll
watch the events of Holy Week.
Act
out Jesus’ trial in Apostle's Playhouse.
Learn
about asking Jesus to forgive us in Good News.
Praising
Puppets explore what it is like to be accused of something they did not do.
See
how much you know about Jesus’ trial and crucifixion in a fast paced game in Antioch
Arcade.
Family Time and Prayer:
Read:
Luke 23
Reflection: As members
of a family, we make sacrifices for each other all the time: parents sacrifice
life’s little luxuries for children’s piano lessons, children give up video-game
time to help with household chores. But we have little in our experience to compare
to the amazing sacrifice that God made for us: to willingly take on suffering
and rejection and death for our salvation. What wondrous love this is!
Prayer:
Dear God, Thank-you for the gift of your son, Jesus, so that we can have eternal
life and never really die. Amen.
Offering:
Your offering will go to One Great Hour of Sharing, which helps families in crisis
around the world. Please bring your offering to the jar in the Great Hall.
Thank-you
to our Trial and Crucifixion workshop leaders:
Holywood
- Pam Townsend
Good News - Angela
Farthing
Antioch Arcade - Janet Turner
Creation
Station - Angie Wright
Apostle's Playhouse
- Lee Smith
Praising Puppets - Ginger
Espino
Thank-you to our curriculum design
team: Carole Rhodes, Lee Smith, Mike Wright, Nancy Stokes, Robin Morris,
Catherine Devins, Amy Woynicz, Susan Mazzara and Marcia Hale, Interim Director
of Children's Ministry.