Welcome to Easter in KidCity… Online! And, welcome to the very first experience designed uniquely for your 4th & 5th graders. Here you’ll find all the resources you’ll need to have a great KidCity experience right where you are! Our weekend teaching video, conversation guides, worship songs, and activities for the week are all right here.
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For parents
How to Use This Page:
- Watch the Online Experience video with your student.
- Use the Discussion Guide immediately following the video to unpack the concepts while they’re fresh!
- Open the Full Parent Guide (also linked below) for more activity ideas & deeper discussion.
- You can find preteen learner guides and a Salvation Conversation Guide for Parents just below the Full Parent Guide.
- Below that, you’ll find additional Worship Videos for your student who still looks forward to traditional KidCity worship.
**If your student makes a decision to follow Jesus this weekend, we would love to celebrate that with you & send him or her a free gift. Let us know on our Next Steps page!
For students
For parents
Special Needs Ministry Modified Elementary Curriculum:
You can access the full modified curriculum here.
DISCUSSION
(Bible)
Why is it important that Jesus didn’t stay dead, but He came back to life? Lead kids to recognize that Jesus’ resurrection proved that God accepted Jesus’ death as the payment for sin. It shows His victory over sin and death. Paul said if Jesus didn’t come back to life, we would still be dead in our sins (1 Cor. 15:17). Jesus’ resurrection gives us hope that we too will have life with God forever one day (Option: Read Rom. 8:11).
How do we know Jesus is alive? Where is He today? Guide kids to recall that after Jesus rose from the dead, He appeared to the women and the twelve disciples as well as more than 500 other people. Emphasize that we ultimately believe by faith that Jesus came back to life. Today, Jesus is alive in heaven. One day, He will return to set up His kingdom forever (Option: Read Acts 7:55-56).
How does the fact that Jesus came back to life affect how we live today? Prompt kids to consider the reality that Jesus has defeated sin and death, providing forgiveness to all who trust in Him. The empty tomb shows that God is faithful, powerful, and loving. Jesus’ resurrection gives us hope for eternal life. We can live with a purpose—to know God and tell others about Him. We have hope even in hard circumstances (Option: Read 1 Cor. 15:57-58).
REFLECTION AND PRAYER
Pray as a family and ask the following questions:
What does this story teach me about God?
What does this story teach me about myself?
What questions do I still have?
Salvation Conversation Guide for Parents
For students
The Pre-teen Learner Guide is designed to provide Bible Study throughout the week for your 4th or 5th grader.
Bonus [LIVE] Worship Video
KidCity Worship Videos
