Explore it

Explore it generally follows this outline. Explore it Light follows a similar outline, with a lighter session framework.

• Start it (around 5 mins) - A game, discussion or activity to introduce the theme, building on children's lived experience.
• Sing it (around 5 mins) - A song suggestion to enhance your time of worship.
• Share it (around 10 mins) - Different ideas for telling the story and sharing biblical truths.
• Action it (10-20 mins) - An idea to help children reflect on this week's theme.
• Pray it (around 5 mins) - A time of response and prayer for the group.
• Fruit of the Spirit to connect each session to a characteristic of the Holy Spirit for everyday life.
• Ideas to send home to families, to explore the theme further (not in Explore it Light).

Easter 2026

During Easter week, we will explore how the first Easter was full of unexpected moments: the surprise of Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey, and the shock experienced by two women when they visit the place where Jesus was buried.

Key Bible verses and themes we will be exploring:

• The first Palm Sunday: Mark 11:1-11
• The first Easter (Easter Sunday): Luke 24:1-12

April 2026

During April we will be exploring what happened just after Easter when Jesus met his followers in different ways and places. We will explore how Jesus continues to do this today and the impact he had as he met with his disciples.

Key Bible verses and themes we will be exploring:

• Jesus on the road: Luke 24:13-35
• Jesus in the room: John 20:19-29
• Jesus on the beach: John 21:1-14