Note from Paul Sabino- Easter Family Devotional

Here is a devotional that we are asking families to do together this Easter.

Happy Easter! What a wonderful time of the year to celebrate Jesus' death, burial and resurrection for all peoples. I hope the Lord used this wonderful Easter production and message to draw your attention to those truths. Our desire is for every Cornerstone family to carve out 30 minutes to talk about the awesome reality of Easter and to worship God together through this experience.

With each question, go around the room and allow everyone a chance to share. Whether this is your first time to open the Bible as a family or a regular custom, allow this short devotional to draw your family together in worship as you delight in our great God. Enjoy!!

THE DRAMA...

1. What did you like the most about the production? How come?

2. How did Dan let his Commanding Officer down? How did that make him feel?

3. Read Matthew 26: 69-75. How did Peter let Jesus down? How do you think he felt?

4. How have we sinned or let Jesus down in our lives? How does that make you feel?

THE SCRIPTURES...

5. Read John 5: 24. According to this verse, what do each of us deserve in our sins?

6. How does a person "cross from death to life?"

7. Each of us deserves eternal punishment for our sins. Jesus offers to rescue us from this. He was killed in our place and for our sins. By trusting in His perfect life and death for us, we can be set free from the penalty of our sins and follow Him as our "Commanding Officer." Have each of you personally trusted in this message and crossed over from death to life?

FAMILY PRAYER...

Take a couple of minutes to thank Jesus together for coming on this rescue mission. You could begin, "Lord Jesus, this Easter we want to thank you for___________. " Also, ask Jesus to use your family to share this great news with the men, women, boys, and girls who are still held "captive" to their sins and don't yet know Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

Devotional by Paul Sabino- Family Ministry Director