7 days till the "He is ALIVE" party....

Today was such a sweet day with the boys... Jeriah had a fever so we stayed home but had our own little Palm Sunday Celebration...

... and i think Elijah really got the lesson in the egg today. It was really sweet.. he tells me all the time that Jesus is God and today when i wiped his little toes and told him about Jesus doing that to His friends.... he listened...intently... and well it helped me to listen intently... Jesus knew WHO he was/is and because of that He served... even unto death....powerful...

OUR ALLPOWERFUL SERVANT

John 13:1-17

¹ Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He had loved his disciples during his ministry on earth, and now he loved them to the very end. ² It was time for supper, and the devil had already prompted Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. ³ Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. ⁴ So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist,⁵ and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him. ⁶ When Jesus came to Simon Peter, Peter said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” ⁷ Jesus replied, “You don’t understand now what I am doing, but someday you will.” ⁸ “No,” Peter protested, “you will never ever wash my feet!” Jesus replied, “Unless I wash you, you won’t belong to me.” ⁹ Simon Peter exclaimed, “Then wash my hands and head as well, Lord, not just my feet!” ¹⁰ Jesus replied, “A person who has bathed all over does not need to wash, except for the feet, to be entirely clean. And you disciples are clean, but not all of you.” ¹¹ For Jesus knew who would betray him. That is what he meant when he said, “Not all of you are clean. ¹² After washing their feet, he put on his robe again and sat down and asked, “Do you understand what I was doing? ¹³ You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and you are right, because that’s what I am. ¹⁴And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. ¹⁵ I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you. ¹⁶ I tell you the truth, slaves are not greater than their master. Nor is the messenger more important than the one who sends the message. ¹⁷ Now that you know these things, God will bless you for doing them.

Activity – Wash their feet and use your clothes to dry their feet off. Talk about why Jesus, the creator of the Universe, did that. Because HE knew who HE was… He was able to serve others. Because we know who we are we can serve others. Talk about things you can do as family to serve others… to bless their socks off.. this week!

Art Project – You will need: pen/pencil, paper. Place their feet and your feet on the paper. Then trace around them and cut them out. Write a name down of someone you can serve this week.. then either draw or write how you can serve them. Think of things that will really be a great blessing!!