lesson 14: lent

7/29/2019 LESSON 14: LENT

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LESSON 14: LENT


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An act of selfless giving is an act of

love. We call it SACRIFICE.Sacrifice is when you let go or giveup something that is really

important for you for the sake of

others. We give up something we

value so much.


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THE CRUCIFIXION VIDEO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhGE5CPLFlo


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Why do you think Jesus obeyed

God and allowed Himself to suffer

and die?


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The great sacrifice of Jesus on the

cross is a sign ofHis great love for God

and for us. He loves God so much that

He obeyed Him even it will cause His

very own life.Jesus died so that all people could live

in Gods love.


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Jesus death does not

mean taking of His life.It means a FREE

OFFERING OF HIS LIFE

for our redemption. Hissuffering and death

made us free from sin.His death makes us see

the ugliness of SIN.


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His death is the

fulfillment of all

His teachingsand of all the

things that Hedid.


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This time of remembering Jesus great

love for God and for us is called

LENT.


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LENT is the time when werecall the suffering and death

of Jesus on the cross. Thisseason lasts for 40 days.


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During this time, we think about

Jesus great love for us.

During this time, we are called to

turn away from sin and be sorry. We

try to make up for our lack of love by

doing acts of love (sacrifices). We tryour best to be SELFLESS just like

what Jesus did.


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The Cross is a

very special

symbol. It

reminds us of

Christs greatestlove for us.

It reminds us

of His

suffering,death and

resurrection.


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CROSS symbolizes too the

sacrifices that we arewilling to do for Jesus,

and the challenges that

we are willing to face andovercome for the love of

God.


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Jesus said:

If anyone wishes to come after

me, he must deny himself and

take up his cross daily and

follow me.

Video link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32XhShqFi88


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Why should we do all of these

sacrifices? Why should we do our best

to make our hearts clean?

We are looking forward tothe feast of new life that

Jesus will bring us becauseof His death.


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LENT therefore

is a time for usto prepare for

the great feastof Easter.


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We begin this seasonon Ash Wednesday.

On this day, we

receive ashes on our

forehead.

When do we begin Lent?


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The priest put ashes on our forehead in the

form of a cross to remind us to believe and

follow Jesus in our everyday life.

The priest says the words Turn away from

sins and believe in the Gospel.


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Our response

would be:AMEN

Responding AMEN,means we humble

ourselves and we accept

our mistakes and we tellGod that we are sorry

for our sins. We show

HUMILITY.


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Questions to think about:1. What is sacrifice?

2. Why did Jesus sacrifice

His life for us?

3. What is Lent?

4. Why is it important to

celebrate the season of

Lent?

5. What is Ash Wednesday?

6. What does Carry your

cross mean?

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