{"id":22018,"date":"2017-04-13T02:00:47","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T08:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.churchvolunteercentral.com\/?post_type=cvdaily&#038;p=22018"},"modified":"2017-04-10T14:13:29","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T20:13:29","slug":"ask-yourself-these-questions-before-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/lead\/ask-yourself-these-questions-before-easter\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Yourself These 3 Questions Before Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What word do you most associate with Easter? Joy? Forgiveness? Life?<\/p>\n<p>How about peace?<\/p>\n<p><em>Again, Jesus said, &#8220;Peace be with you&#8221;. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>\u00a0-John 20:21<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s interesting to note that on the first Easter evening, Jesus appears to his disciples and the first thing he tells them is: &#8220;Peace be with you.&#8221; This message is so important he repeats it. Instead of explaining his miraculous resurrection, he simply wishes them peace.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That may be a message we\u00a0need to hear this Easter.<\/strong> After weeks of special services, activities, preparations and planning, our stress levels may have depleted our capacity for peace. And with just a few days remaining we may have additional feelings of anxiety as we check and double check the details for this Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>For the disciples, the outcome of Jesus\u2019 message, and seeing his physical presence, caused them to be \u201coverjoyed.\u201d They experienced peace.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Before Sunday, take a deep breath and read John 20:19-23. <\/strong><strong>Ask yourself:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What message would Jesus want to tell me this Easter?<\/li>\n<li>How can I allow God\u2019s peace to fill me this week?<\/li>\n<li>Who in my life needs God\u2019s peace\u00a0and what can I do to make that happen?<em style=\"line-height: 1.5em\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May the peace of God fill you this Easter in a fresh new way!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What word do you most associate with Easter? 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