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Leader Devo
Last year I conducted an experiment. I wish I hadn’t.
As kids tumbled into our children’s ministry one Sunday morning, I asked them why they liked Easter. Their answers ranged from candy to new shoes to candy to visiting cousins to egg hunts to candy.
Guess who didn’t come up? Jesus.
Like you, we talk a lot about Jesus. He’s front and center, week after week. It’s our mission for kids to know, love, and follow Him. We want how kids feel about themselves and their world to be shaped by a deep awareness that Jesus loves them so dearly He literally died for them.
That’s a message we share often—especially at Easter.
Yet, somehow, the reality of Jesus’ love and sacrifice doesn’t always sink beneath the surface, deep into kids’ hearts and minds. And what’s true for our kids is often true for us too.
So here’s a challenge. As you prepare for this lesson, read John 12, 13, and 19. But don’t just skim the words—pause often to let them speak to you. Ask the Holy Spirit to let those words change you. Ask the Spirit to cement in you this truth: Jesus loves you. He loves you right now, and He’ll love you for eternity.
Make this Easter the one you see clearly: as a love story. Including you.
—Mikal Keefer
Children’s Ministry Volunteer and Author
Contributor to Wonder Ink
*Wonder Ink Video for this series*
Word of Wonder:
“I will spend time thinking about everything you have done.”
—Psalm 77:12
The volunteer schedule, including adults and youth volunteers, is available below.
