Object: a cross.

Good morning, boys and girls. We are in the season of Lent. Do you know what that means? (Let them tell you.) One of the things we think about during Lent is how much God loves us and how he gave Jesus to die for us. At the end of the season of Lent we will celebrate Holy Week. Do you remember what happened at the end of Holy Week? (Talk about it.) That's right. Jesus died on the cross.

Jesus dying on the cross was really something important for us, wasn't it. How do we know it was? (Discuss this together.) The Bible tells us that Jesus dying on the cross is his special way of showing his love to everybody. It's a serious thing when anybody dies suddenly, isn't it. But if it is God's ow…