Read the Bible texts using different translations or age-appropriate children’s Bibles, act it out, use puppets or visual aids.

• Acts 3:11-21
• 1 John 3:1-7
• Luke 24:36-49

Memorize

“How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.” 1 John 3:1

Listen to and sing the songs that will be a part of this week's worship service.

• “This Joyful Eastertide” (Lutheran Service Book 482)
• “He’s Risen, He’s Risen” (LSB 480)
• “Awake My Heart with Gladness” (LSB 467)

1. Turn and Wipe-Each person will be given a paper and a pencil. Have an eraser in the center of the table. Talk about how sin makes us turn away from God. Prompt everyone to turn away from the table and write a specific sin on their piece of paper (if it’s better to be more generic with your group, just write the word sin). Then prompt everyone to turn around and move towards the table to have their sin erased. Talk about the difference between turning away from God in sin to turning back to God to have your sins wiped out.
2. Great Love-Get out several types of measuring devices and try them out. Read 1 John 3:1. Talk about how great and how big is God’s great love for us.

Recitation: The Sixth Petition of the Lord’s Prayer and Meaning [Luther’s Small Catechism, Blue p. 190, Maroon p. 195, Black-p. 269]

Q & A: Assign one person to be the catechizer to ask questions and allow others to answer. (Guide them/provide unknown answers.)

• Luther’s Small Catechism, 2008 Questions 228-230 (Blue p. 191-192, Maroon p. 196-197)
• Luther’s Small Catechism, 2017 Questions 281-284 (p. 269-272)

 Need a catechism? Let us know!

1. Share highs and lows of the day.
2. How have you seen God at work lately?
3. What does the Scripture reading teach about God?
4. What does it teach about people?
5. What is the key theme of the Scripture reading?
6. What do you learn about the key theme? How can you apply it to your daily walk with the Lord? (Yourself, your relationship with God or your relationships with others?)
7. Any cautions to heed? Any promises to anticipate?

• Adoration (Wow, God!): Proclaim at least three things that amaze you about God today.
• Confession (Sorry, God!): Confess, repent, and ask for forgiveness.
• Thanksgiving (Thanks, God!): Thank God for blessings, lessons, gifts, etc.
• Supplication (Please, God!): Ask God to intervene where you know of needs.