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Full Bloom: a 4-Week Teaching Series for Children's Ministry TOPIC: Easter SCRIPTURE: the Gospels DECORATING THEME: Larger-than-life gardens AGE GROUP: Preschool (Get the Elementary version here !) Spring is the season for new beginnings! Whether you're cleaning out parts of your home or watching the flowers bloom in your garden, it's a time for new life and growth. Like a good gardener, Jesus wanted to help cultivate the seeds of faith in his friends so they could all grow closer to God. In this 4-week series, kids will learn all about the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus as he sowed the seeds of new life in the world. Kids will discover that God sent Jesus to save us, Jesus understands when we're hurting, makes all things new, and connects us to God. BIG IDEAS & BIBLE STORIES God sent Jesus to save us. (Jesus Anointed at Bethany: John 12:1-8) Jesus understands when we're hurting. (Jesus Prays in Gethsemane: Matthew 26:36-46) Jesus makes all things new. (Jesus Is Alive: Luke 24:1-12) Jesus connects us to God. (Jesus Appears to His Disciples: John 20:19-31) WEEKLY CURRICULUM SUMMARIES: This week, kids hear about how Jesus was anointed with perfume by Mary. One of the best parts of walking through a garden is smelling all of the flowers as they bloom. This week, we'll hear about how Mary anointed Jesus with perfume during a dinner party. Mary's actions show us that she picked up on a really important part of Jesus' mission on earth- God sent Jesus to save us. This week, kids hear about how Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane before being arrested. To keep a garden growing strong and healthy, you'll need to pull up the weeds that can harm the other plants and keep them from growing. This week, we'll hear about how Jesus prayed in the garden of Gethsemane before being arrested. We'll see that we can go to Jesus whenever we feel hurt because Jesus understands when we're hurting. This week, kids hear about how Jesus died and came back to life! Once you plant a seed, you'll need to provide the right amount of water, sunlight, and air so that it can bloom into something brand new. This week, we'll hear about how Jesus died, came back to life, and made a way for all of us to bloom and grow with God. He came out of the darkness and brought light into the world because Jesus makes all things new. This week, kids hear about how Jesus showed his scars to his disciples. Inside a garden, all the flowers, plants, bugs, and animals are connected in a special way. This week, we'll hear about how Jesus showed his scars to his disciples and taught them about how the Holy Spirit would keep them connected. We can have a whole new life that's close to God because Jesus connects us to God. MEMORY VERSE: "But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." - 2 Peter 3:18a (NIV)

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