Here’s a lovely way for families in your church to think about Jesus during this Lenten season: as they pray together! Read on to find out more and receive the FREE family prayers for Lent download.
What Is Lent?
Christians celebrate Lent during the 40 days before Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday. During Lent we remember Jesus and God’s great love. We take special time to think about why we need Jesus, and we remember the sacrifice Jesus lovingly made when he died on a cross. Jesus died so that people can be forgiven and forever friends with God.
First John 4:10 says, “This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.”
40 Days of Love: Family Prayers for Lent
Here’s a simple way for families in your church to think about God’s love during this season of Lent.
Families may pray a prayer together each day leading up to Easter. Each prayer is based on a verse from the Bible. Sometimes they’ll simply pray the words in the verse, and other times their prayer will help family members understand and apply the words of the verse to their everyday lives. Families may pray whenever they’d like—at breakfast, before supper, or at bedtime! And it’s OK if they miss a day or two!
Simply enter your email below to download the free Lent calendar for families! Then print a copy of the prayer calendar for every family in your church, or send it via email.
Bible Content…Plus Music Videos!
Families will read and explore the following Bible verses each week. Plus, each week links to a fun and kid-friendly music video on the Lifetree Kids YouTube channel!
1st Week: “This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins” (1 John 4:10).
2nd Week: “And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is” (Ephesians 3:18).
3rd Week: “May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all” (2 Corinthians 13:14).
4th Week: “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).
5th Week: “He saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit” (Titus 3:5).
6th Week: “We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters” (1 John 3:16).
7th Week: “Nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:39).
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