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Resources to Help Your Family Celebrate a Christ-Focused Easter

by Marci Ferrell
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Easter is a time when we celebrate the risen Christ. Many of us may refer to it as Resurrection Sunday. However, your family determines to celebrate and bring in your personal traditions the most important aspect is to remind our hearts of the truth of the Gospel. @mferrell

Easter is a time when we celebrate the risen Christ. Many of us may refer to it as Resurrection Sunday. However, your family determines to celebrate and bring in your personal traditions the most important aspect is to remind our hearts of the truth of the Gospel.

It's a time to rejoice in our risen Savior, and many of us take the days leading up to Easter to do that but in reality, it is something we need to be reminded of daily. We remember His death on the cross for our sins, and we thank Him for it. We're reminded that in Christ we receive new life and victory over our sins and the Lord is coming back again for us one day. 

The special holiday set aside gives us the opportunity to share with others about Who Jesus is and why we celebrate Easter.Click to Tweet

The special holiday set aside gives us the opportunity to share with others about Who Jesus is and why we celebrate Easter. It provides an easy opportunity to share the hope we have within us (1 Peter 3:15)

Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,    ~ 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

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I'm sharing some resources to get you thinking how you would like to be intentional in celebrating the risen Christ this Easter season in your home. The resources in bold are my personal favorites. If you're short on time, listen to my podcast from last year on Celebrating a Christ-Centered Easter while you're running errands or doing chores.

“Lord, forgive us for the times we have read about Gethsemane with dry eyes.”
~ Frederick S. Leahy, The Cross He Bore: Meditations on the Sufferings of the Redeemer

At the Blog:

Please note – there are many more links in both of the posts below from the blog here on celebrating a Christ-focused too. 

Podcast EP 22: Celebrating a Christ-Centered Easter

Planning a Christ-Focused Easter

Children's Books:

Why Easter? by Barbara Reaoch

 

Mission Accomplished: A Two-Week Family Easter Devotional by Scott James

 

The Garden, the Curtain and the Cross by Carl Laferton

 

The Donkey Who Carried a King by R.C. Sproul

 

The Priest with Dirty Clothes by R.C. Sproul

 

The Prince's Poison Cup by R.C. Sproul

 

Holy Week an Emotions Primer by Danielle Hitchen

 

A Very Happy Easter by Tim Thornborough

 

Adult/Family Reads:

Easter Uncut: What Happened and Why it Really Matters by Carl Laferton (Great little giveaway book to have on hand to share this season)

 

Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross: Experiencing the Passion and Power of Easter by Nancy Guthrie

 

What is Resurrection? by Joel Beeke

 

Cruciform: Living the Cross-Shaped Life by Jimmy Davis

 

In Christ Alone: Living the Gospel-Centered Life by Sinclair Ferguson

 

The Cross He Bore by Frederick S. Leahy

 

The Truth of the Cross by R.C. Sproul

 

50 Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die by John Piper (Free download here) 

 

Music:

Top Ten Best Easter Songs @Michelle Lesley

CityAlight – Christian Worship Music (I listen in on Spotify)

 

Sovereign Grace Music – I recommend any of their CD's

 

Hymns of Grace – A Wonderful Hymnal for you to use as a family

 

Songs that Celebrate the Resurrection in View of the Cross – @Worship Matters

 

Articles:

Gospel Thinking: How Do We Decide Our Family Traditions @Risen Motherhood

Christ, My Power – @Adorned

20 Ways to Celebrate Easter – @Ever Thine Home

What to Give Up for Lent – @Michelle Lesley (Good read – don't let the title turn you away)

Lenten Lights by Noel Piper

Audio/Video:

What Makes Easter so Special? @Ask Pastor John

Explaining Easter to Kids – @Family Life Today

One Perfect Life: Jesus of Nazareth (Special Easter Program) @John MacArthur

Is Easter a Pagan Holiday? @WWUTT

Easter Video: “It Is I Myself” @Alistair Begg

How to Give Your Child a Vocabulary of Faith – @The Gospel Coalition

Celebrating the Resurrection – @Revive Our Hearts

Other Resources:

Ever Thine Home Easter Shop

Empty Tomb Rolls @Sweet Basil

Resurrection Cookies – @All Recipes

DIY Easter Candles – @Ever Thine Home

The Easter Story Egg – @Star Kids Company

Resurrection Eggs – we use these every year – now with the grandbabies

 

Beautiful Resources for Easter at GraceLaced.com by Ruth Chou Simons (Don't miss this adorable free Menu Card PDF download)

Journey to the Cross 8 Day Study (downloadable PDF to purchase) @The Daily Grace Co.

 

What are some of your favorite resources? Please take a moment to share it with us in the comments. 

 

The stone was rolled away from the tomb, not to let Jesus out, but to let the world in.

~ Steve Lawson

 

 

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"Self Pity is a death that has no resurrection, a "Self Pity is a death that has no resurrection, a sinkhole from which no rescuing hand can drag you because you have chosen to sink."⁣
~ Elisabeth Elliot⁣
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The above quote is taken from yesterday's Episode 105: Practical Steps to Overcome Self-Pity - link to the podcast episode in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows in my profile).
I know we can all relate to self-pity as women, wi I know we can all relate to self-pity as women, wives, and mothers.  How many times do we focus on our needs that aren’t met?  Unfair situations or circumstances?  Self-pity is a selfish tendency that takes our eyes off Christ and puts them on ourselves.  We forget that “God works all things together for good to those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.” Are we able to give God “thanks in all things”?⁣
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Come take a listen to EP 105: Practical Steps to Overcome Self-Pity at the link in my profile (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
"Your household is the most important schoolroom y "Your household is the most important schoolroom your children will ever know. And the lessons they learn don't begin and end when you crack open the family Bible. They are always watching and learning from your example—often without even realizing it. That's a tremendous responsibility and opportunity for Christian parents—one that we must make the most of, for God's glory and our children's good."⁣
 ~ John MacArthur⁣
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Come listen to EP 20: The Blessings of Loving Our Children at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
"The visible church is where you will find Christ' "The visible church is where you will find Christ's kingdom on earth, and to disregard the kingdom is to disregard its King."⁣
~ Michael Horton⁣
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Read - Building Loving Relationships In Your Church Family at the link in my bio @thankfuhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
Isaiah 48:10:Behold, I have refined you, but not a Isaiah 48:10:Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver;  I have tried you in the furnace of affliction.⁣
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Israel is being refined for the honor and glory of the Lord. I need the reminder that everything the Lord allows in my life is for my good and His glory. All that He does and allows is to further His eternal purposes. ⁣
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He continues to remove the dross from my life in the furnace of affliction, and through each trial and circumstance of my life, the hope is I'm becoming more and more molded and shaped into the image of Christ. ⁣
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Susan Huntington shared on this passage:⁣
"...if our blessed God sees that the disciple, like his Master, must be made perfect through sufferings, ought we not to welcome every means which will conduce to this blessed end? Can we desire to be babes in Christ all our days? If it is a proof of sonship to be chastised, may it not prove a special favor to be greatly chastised? ⁣
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If we were asked what the greatest good is, should we not answer that it is conformity to God? If we were asked what the best circumstances are for the Christian to be placed in, should we not answer that they are those that will, most constantly and most effectually, promote his conformity to God? Shall we then pray for afflictions? By no means. We are weak, and are crushed before the moth. We should not pray for what we do not know that we could bear. ⁣
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We should habitually pray for conformity to God, and quietly leave it to Him to determine by what means He will effect this blessed end."⁣
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-Excerpt taken from my favorite devotional - Seasons of the Heart: A Year of Devotions from One Generation of Women to Another by Donna Kelderman (link to the book is in my profile @thankfulhomemaker - click on the link under the blue arrows, and then this image).
Preaching the gospel to yourself. It's a phrase we Preaching the gospel to yourself. It's a phrase we've all heard, and we all agree with, but deep down, we're like, okay, what does that look like? Or how do I make that practical in my day-to-day life when my marriage is hard? Or the kids are out of control? Or there's an illness in my family, or I'm just stuck in a sinful pattern? Or the house is in chaos, and I don't know where to begin? ⁣
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The reality is we're always saying something to ourselves in our minds, especially in those moments of chaos or difficulty. ⁣
Is what we're speaking to ourselves centered on the truths of God's Word, or are we buying into the lies of the world? ⁣
We need to be talking to ourselves and not just listening to ourselves. But what do we need to be talking to ourselves about? ⁣
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This is what we're going to work through together in EP 69: Preaching the Gospel to Yourself - link in my bio @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
"Your worst days are never so bad that you are bey "Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's grace. And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God's grace."⁣
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Read more at God's Blessing Does Not Depend On Our Performance at the link in my bio @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
How many times at church do you find yourself disc How many times at church do you find yourself discussing non-spiritual things? As believers, our relationships with others in the body of Christ are unlike anything non-believers will ever experience. It is such a joy when you come across another Christian that you haven't met before, and because of the common bond of Christ, it is as if you have known them forever.⁣
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I have a favorite book that gets used quite often by Donald S. Whitney called Simplify Your Spiritual Life. In the section, Simplifying our Spiritual Life with Others, he guides us to drive the conversations into the spiritual. Wouldn't we all as believers like our conversations with other believers to be directed towards things related to knowing God, Bible reading and application, theology, evangelism, and prayer, to name a few.⁣
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Mr. Whitney shares some questions that are a natural help in directing your conversations with your brothers and sisters in the faith to the spiritual.  This is a handy list to keep in your Bible, planner, or purse.⁣
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The link to the questions is in my bio @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
"If there is one maverick molecule in all the univ "If there is one maverick molecule in all the universe, then God is not sovereign. And if God is not sovereign, He is not God."⁣
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