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9 Ideas to Celebrate Easter with Your Small Group

Easter is foundational to our faith.

Amy Jackson

Here are some simple ideas you can incorporate into your small group to celebrate the season together:

Read a Lent Devotional. Encourage your group members to read a Lent devotional this season. I highly recommend Lent Meditations for its short, simple readings and daily questions. For something a little more in-depth, yet still very accessible, check out Lent For Everyone by N.T. Wright.

Choose a Lent or Easter Bible Study. We have several great studies to choose from including Rediscovering Lent and Leading to Easter: Searching the Soul. Help your group focus on this important season by using a new study for a few weeks.

Fast Together. Fasting is all about saying no to something good to make room for the best thing: God. After reading 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess by Jen Hatmaker a few years ago, I’ve chosen to fast from various things in different seasons. The book opens up fasting to include a lot more than just food, which is healthy and appropriate.

Spend a Meeting in Prayer. One way to observe the waiting and seeking of Lent is to seek God through prayer. Set aside your study for a meeting and spend the time praying for one another, your church, your community, and our world.

Focus on Jesus’ Mission. Easter is foundational to Jesus’ mission. He came to begin ushering in the kingdom, and he calls each of us to carry on that mission now. Discuss what your group can do to carry out Jesus’ mission in your community.

Do a Children’s Activity. Many small groups have children, but they usually aren’t involved in the study or discussion time. This season, set aside time to be with the kids and do a fun activity that shares the message of Easter.

Learn about Passover. Unless you are of Jewish heritage, most Christians don’t make the connection between Passover and Easter. Passover, though, is the meal that Jesus’ disciples were eating at the Last Supper.

Discuss New Life in Christ. Easter is the perfect time to reflect on the new life we have in Christ. Look up verses that talk about how God is making things new.

Celebrate Together. If we truly believe Easter is foundational to our faith, shouldn’t we celebrate abundantly? Throw a party for your group that celebrates Christ’s resurrection.

Reflect on how observing Lent has allowed you to celebrate Easter with more joy.

—Amy Jackson is managing editor of SmallGroups.com.

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