An Illustrated Lent for Families: God is Still With Us
Note: This is a digital product. No physical product will be shipped to you.
Our Illustrated Lent for Families is an opportunity for families to take time each week during Lent to be intentional and focus on their faith. You'll receive seven weekly family devotions and coloring and activity pages.
Who is it for?
Most churches will purchase this and give it to families in their community. It's also great for individual families to purchase and use on their own. We've also had churches with intergenerational Lenten programming use it for multi-age gatherings.
An Illustrated Lent for Families: God is Still With Us is an opportunity for families to take time each week during Lent to be intentional and focus on their faith. As we journey through this season of Lent together, participants are invited to remember that from the foundations of the world, the Holy Spirit hovered over creation. The Spirit hovers, even now. When God’s people seemed abandoned in Egypt, God guided them into the Promised Land. God guides us, even now. In the birth of Jesus—Immanuel—God was with us. And God is still with us, even now.
This Lent, we will explore Gospel passages that remind us that God is still with us. The good news of the gospel is that Jesus experienced the fullness of humanity—comfort and pain, celebration and heartache, and joy and suffering. And when he had the choice to escape ridicule or rejection, Jesus stuck with the outsiders, the oppressed, and the hurting. The life of Jesus demonstrates that God knows what it is to be human and to be with us in all our experiences, especially in our suffering.
What You Will Receive
- Seven Family Devotions: Starting with the First Sunday in Lent and going through Easter, sessions will include a scripture, reflection, discussion questions, and a prayer.
- Coloring & Activity Pages: Each session comes with a coloring page that goes along with the Bible story, and some of the weeks also include activity pages.
How You Can Use It
Churches often purchase this and send it home with parents to use during Lent. An Illustrated Lent for Families also makes a great addition to any Lenten materials you might be putting together to send home to families. One could also adapt it to use for a Sunday School program or multigenerational programming.
Purchase Details
After completing your purchase, you'll instantly receive a link to download the PDF. You will find everything you need in the PDF, and then you can share it with the families in your church and community. Please refer to the information included in the PDF on best practices for sharing our products with your community.
Weekly Themes
Below is a list of the themes for each of the seven weekly devotions:
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Week 1: Jesus in the Wilderness
Scripture: Luke 4:1–14 -
Week 2: A Blind Man is Healed
Scripture: Luke 18:35–43 -
Week 3: Mary, Martha, and Lazarus
Scripture: John 11:3–6 -
Week 4: Calming the Storm
Scripture: Mark 4:35-41 -
Week 5: Jesus Shares His Last Passover
Scripture: Luke 22:14–23 -
Week 6: Jesus in the Garden
Scripture: Mark 14:32–41, 15:34 -
Week 7: Easter Story
Scripture: John 20:1–22
Looking for other God is Still With Us resources? Check these out!
- God is Still With Us Lenten Devotional
- God is Still With Us Coloring Page & Poster (coming soon)
- God is Still With Us Lenten Worship Liturgy (coming soon)
Or perhaps you're looking for additional themes for Lent for Families? Check out some of the options below: