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STONES OF LENT

STONES OF LENT

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness – 1 John 1:8-9

Write a sin on a “sinning stone”. Start on Ash Wednesday and discuss until Easter.

STONES OF LENT ANGER-James 3:5-6CONTROL IDOL-  Proverbs 3:5-6POWER IDOL-  Genesis 3:1-24COMFORT IDOL-Romans 1:21-25APPROVAL IDOL-Matthew 10:32-33TEASING- Proverbs 18:6HITTING/TANTRUMS- Proverbs 16:32BRAGGING- Proverbs 27:1-2CHEATING-Amos 8:4-7COMPLAINING-Philippians 2:14-16CONFORMITY-2 Kings 17:15CRITICISM-Zechariah 7:9BEING DRUNK/DRUGS- Proverbs 23:29-35DOING EVIL- Romans 12:21FAKING IT (HYPOCRISY)- Matthew 7:1-5UNFORGIVING- Colossians 3:13WORRYING- Matthew 6:25-34GOSSIP- Proverbs 11:13GREED- Luke 12:15HATRED- Leviticus 19:17DISHONOR- Galatians 5:14

DISOBEDIENCE- Ephesians 6:1REBELLION AGAINST AUTHORITY- Proverbs 30:17JEALOUSY-Proverbs 14:30JUDGING OTHERS- Matthew 7:1-5NAME CALLING- Proverbs 4:24DISRESPECT- 1 Peter 5:5LAZINESS-Proverbs 28:19LYING- Proverbs 12:22PREJUDICE- Galatians 3:28PRIDE- James 4:6IMPURITY- 1 Corinthians 6:18-20REVENGE- Romans 12:17-21STEALING- Ephesians 4:28UNREPENTFUL- 1 John 1:8WORLDLINESS- James 4:3-4GLUTTONY- 1 Corinthians 3:16-17LACK OF FAITH- Romans 14:23NOT RESTING- Exodus 20:8-11MURDER/ABORTION- Genesis 9:5-6

LENT “Lent is a time for giving a heart- it is

the heart that gives, the fingers just let go”

Bare branches and paper hearts and hands

Write something positive they will “give” on heart and something negative they will “let go” on hand, then hang on branches.

LENT Why is it called Lent?

Lent is an old English word meaning « lengthen ». Lent is observed in spring, when the days begin to get longer.

What does Shrove mean? Shrove Tuesday comes from the word to shrive which means to confess one’s sins.

Why do people eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday?Pancakes became associated with Shrove Tuesday as they were a dish that could use up all the eggs, fats and milk in the house with just the addition of flour.

LENT Lent is a period of six weeks 40 days (not including Sundays) leading up

to Easter. Lent starts on Ash Wednesday During Lent, Christians remember the time when Jesus went into the

desert to fast and pray before beginning his work for God. Lent is a time of giving this up. For Christians, it is one way of

remembering the time Jesus’ fasted in the desert and is a test of self-discipline.

Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent starts is also known as Pancake Day. Festivities take place in many cities all over the world, including Mardi Gras (USA), Carnival in Rio de Janerio (Brazil) and Venice. People dress up, wear masks, parade and dance in the streets.

On Ash Wednesday Christians are marked on the forehead with a cross of ashes. This is a sign of saying sorry to God for any wrong doing and mortality. The ashes come from burning the palm crosses from Palm Sunday the previous year.

Lent is a time of preparation for Easter, ending in Holy Week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2RUeGwShDg

EASTER STORY WREATH

EASTER STORY WREATH Arrange the pictures to “tell” the story from Palm

Sunday through Pentecost … 1. Jesus enters Jerusalem (palm branch and donkey

pictures)

2. The Last Supper (bread and wine pictures)

3. Jesus Prays in Gethsemane (praying hands picture)

4. Jesus is Crucified (cross picture)

5. Resurrection (empty tomb picture)

6. Ascension (Jesus in clouds picture)

7. Holy Spirit Comes Down (dove and flames pictures)