we will rejoice

 Easter Traditions

Last Christmas our family celebrated Advent, and for the whole month of December we spent

time daily focusing on the birth of Christ as the holiday approached. We enjoyed the

experience so much I have created a similar calendar of activities and scriptures to use this

month to help us celebrate Easter.

This is based on a 28 day calendar for Easter (four weeks

leading up to the holiday). There are four memory verses, one

for each week. There are 28 daily scripture readings that I

would encourage you to read as a family, we do ours at dinner.

There are 16 spring themed mandalas (you will need to repeat

12 of them) that you can color and use to decorate a Cross or

hang on an Easter tree, along with a full color page for Easter

Sunday.

I pray that this season you would take time to ponder the

question about what you believe about Jesus, what His life

means as part of our world history and what His redemption can

mean for your life both now and eternally.

By grace,

Jocelyn S.

March 2013

4 weeks of Easter memory verses (one each week)

Jesus said...“I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he

dies.” John 11:25

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him

shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except

through me.” John 14:6

[F]or I go to prepare a place for you. If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and

receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. John 14:2-3

28 days of scripture for Easter family devotions:

1 – Judas' betrayal, Luke 22:1-6

2 – Last supper, Luke 22:7-13

3 – Last supper, Luke 22:14-16

4 – Last supper, Luke 22:17-23

5 – Last supper, Luke 22:24-27

6 – Last supper, Luke 22:28-30

7 – Last supper, Luke 22:31-34

8 – Last supper, Luke 22:35

9 – Last supper, Luke 22:36-38

10 – Mt of Olives, Luke 22:39-44

11 – Mt of Olives, Luke 22:45-46

12 – Mt of Olives, Luke 22:47-51

13 – Mt of Olives, Luke 22:52-53

14 – Peter's betrayal, Luke 22:54-62

15 – Guards, Luke 22:63-65

16 – Pilate & Herod, Luke 22:66-71

17 – Pilate & Herod, Luke 23:1-7

18 – Pilate & Herod, Luke 23:8-12

19 – Pilate & Herod, Luke 23:13-19

20 – Pilate & Herod, Luke 23:20-25

21 – Crucifixion, Luke 23:26-31

22 – Crucifixion, Luke 23:32-34

23 – Crucifixion, Luke 23:35-37

24 – Crucifixion, Luke 23:38-43

25 – Jesus' Death, Luke 23:44-46

26 – Jesus' Death, Luke 23:47-49

27 – Jesus' Burial, Luke 23:50-54

28 – Jesus' Death, Luke 23:55-56

Easter Sunday – Resurrection, Luke 24:1-12