Lent for the next few days

Day 13: March 3rd
Mid Week Check
It is the middle of the week and we have been on this journey to Lent for a while now. How are we doing? Do you have questions? Have you learned anything new of the last 13 days?

Share with each other some of your thoughts of the last 13 days. Ask children to share their questions. Things that they are wanting to know. If they ask a question that, you don’t know the answer to or don’t know where to find the answer to. Write it down and bring it to Bekah.
















Day 14: March 4th
Honor God
What does it mean to honor God with all that we do?
How can we honor God in our daily lives?

In everything we do we should be praising God and honoring Him with our words and actions. We are set apart by God, we are holy. “Set apart for the services of God. Be ye holy, for I am holy. It says, we are holy because we are the temple of God(1 Cor. 3:17).”

Read Romans 12:1-2














Day 15: March 5th
Nothing Gets in His Way
No matter what God will always love us. We are the ones that move not God. When Jesus came into the world, He brought a deeper love that we had ever seen before. Moreover, that love has never left us, nor will it ever leave us. It holds on to us tight and no matter how hard we push away, it will never let go.
How to show each other we love them:
64 Ways to Say "I Love You":
1. Don't compare them to anyone.
2. Be courteous at all times.
3. Embrace the present moments without fear or guilt.
4. Live by the Golden Rule (Do unto others as you would have them do unto you).
5. Give your full attention when talking.
6. Become their biggest fan and cheerleader!
7. Laugh about kids quotes on love or events.
8. Talk about your day during mealtimes.
9. Read books aloud together.
10. Say you're sorry.
11. Recall good and bad memories.
12. Trust your partner enough to cry together.
13. Act silly together.
14. Be lavish in praise.
15. Ask questions about opinions, feelings, thoughts.
16. Bake cookies.
17. Solve problems together - such as crosswords or Suduku.
18. Show your gratitude for them.
19. Hunt for treasure together.
20. Be interested in their interests.
21. Accept their weaknesses and flaws.
22. Share chocolates, ice cream sundaes, milkshakes.
23. Pray or meditate together.
24. Practice forgiveness.
25. Watch classic movies together.
26. Leave notes or send letters.
27. Don't gossip or judge.
28. Give space when they're in a bad or sad mood.
29. Make them laugh.
30. Hide a treat in their lunch.
31. Let them make their own decisions.

Day 16: March 6th
Promise
God never breaks his promises. When He says He is going to do something He means it. Abraham trusted God and even when he got a little impatient about God’s timing, he waited. God works on His schedule not ours. However, God does keep his promises. God promised Abraham that countless people, as many as the stars in the sky, would come after him. God did just that. Around the world today, there are believers that cover the entire earth. We are among them. We are some of the people of God’s promise to Abraham!

Read: Genesis 15:5-6















Sunday
Fruit!
Some Fruity Facts: (http://www.fruit-guide.com/)
Fruit Types and Classification:
• Tropical and Exotic (Bananas, Mango, Pineapple, Carambola…)
• Fruit-Vegetables (Cucumber, Tomato, Green and Hot Pepper, Avocado…)
• Citrus (Lemon, Lime, Grapefruit, Orange, Tangerine, Pumello…)
• Berries and Small Fruit (Strawberry, Raspberry, Huckleberry, Currants, Grapes…)
• Tree fruit (Apple, Apricot, Cherry, Peach, Nectarine, Fig, Pear…)
• Melons (Watermelon , Sweet Melon, Papaya, Galia, Casaba and more)
• Nuts (Peanuts, Almonds, Hazelnuts, Chestnuts, Macadamianuts, Groundnuts)
• Olives
Why eat Fruit?
• They are 100% bad-cholesterol free
• They are delicious!
• They are not expensive
• Vitamins and Minerals
• Fibers
• An overall healthy diet reduces the risk for stroke and other cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes.

When we follow Jesus and strive to grow closer to Him our lives will produce fruit. Galatians 5:22-23 says “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.”
How are some ways that we can see the fruit of the Spirit in those around you?