"'Hosanna to the Son of David!' Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" ~ Matthew 21:9 (Memory Verse for the Week)
Great things are happening in our City Kids program! As we gear up for the Easter season at the end of April kids will be learning about why we celebrate Easter and the story leading up to it. This first week leading up to it we will be learning about Passover, sharing a passover meal together and learning about the meaning of a traditional passover. We will be snacking on unleavened bread, apples, walnuts, grape juice and "...looking at Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey. This fulfills the prophecy in Zechariah 9:9, "Your King comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt" (NIV).
After that, Jesus and his disciples had a Passover dinner together. Jesus washed their feet and gave the first communion. We will be talking about what communion means so children will know what Jesus did for them and they will want to know God better. The Passover is celebrated in the spring of the year. It represents a time of birth, life coming from what is dead. The Scriptures prescribe that a lamb be selected on the tenth day of the first month. After being placed on public observation for four days, if the lamb is without fault, it can then be selected for use in the Passover Feast. Jesus' entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday was the tenth day of the month. He taught in the synagogue during the next four days. The spotless Lamb of God on public observation before His trial and crucifixion" (God's Path Curriculum for 4/3/2011). You can read more in Exodus chapter 12. The whole purpose of the Passover is to remember the bitterness of slavery and God's deliverance.
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