Easter Ministry & Outreach Resources
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The Good News about Lent, Passover, Palm Sunday, Good Friday & the Resurrection of Jesus
"Christ died for our sins ... was buried ... was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures ..." (1 Cor. 15:3-4) These resources are intended to help you remember and communicate the true Easter message.
Click on a tab below to view a list of resources about Easter and related events like Lent, Passover, and Palm Sunday, as well as children's ministry and outreach ideas and other resources.
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History & Symbols of Easter
- Article: Easter Christian - Significance, History
- Article: Easter History
- Article: Easter Symbols and Their Meanings
- Articles: Easter Symbols - bunny, colors, eggs, lilies
- Article: Is Easter mentioned in the Bible?
- Article: What Day is Easter (Resurrection Sunday)? And how is it determined?
- Article: What ... Why ... When ... is Easter?
- Article: What is Holy Week?
- Book: Stories Behind the Traditions and Songs of Easter by Ace Collins
Lent
- Article: Countdown to Easter: Forty ways to celebrate the greatest event in history
- Article: Lent: It's Not Just About Fasting
- Article: What is Lent?
- Bulletins: Ash Wednesday Bulletins
- Calendar: Lenten Cross Countdown to Easter Calendar
- Devotional: On Calvary's Hill: 40 Readings for the Easter Season by Max Lucado
- DVD Devotional: Ashes to Glory: An Easter Devotional on DVD
- Study: He Chose the Nails by Max Lucado
- Study: The Path to the Cross Discovery Guide with DVD: Embracing Obedience and Sacrifice by Ray Vander Laan
Good Friday
- Bulletins: Christ Suffered For You Bulletins - pack of 100
- Bulletins: The Nails that Pierced the Savior's Hands Good Friday Bulletins - pack of 100
- Bulletins: They Brought Jesus to a Place Called Golgatha Bulletins - pack of 100
- Reflections/Quotes: Reflections: Good Friday
- Tracts: 10 Reasons Jesus Came to Die Tract - pack of 25
- Tracts: Good Friday? Tract - pack of 25
- Tracts: Six Hours One Friday Tract - pack of 25
Palm Sunday
- Article: Palm Sunday is ...
- Banner: Hosanna Indoor Banner - 2' by 6'
- Bulletins: Hosanna! Bulletins - pack of 100
- Bulletins: Palm Sunday - Matthew 21:5 Bulletins - pack of 100
- Bulletins: Shouts Of Hosanna Bulletins - pack of 100
- Bulletins: The King is Coming! Bulletins - pack of 100
- PowerPoint: Palm Sunday to Easter: PowerPoint CD-ROM
Passover - How It Points to Christ
- DVD Lessons: The Path To The Cross Discovery Guide, Faith Lessons
- Passover Guide: The Messianic Passover Seder Preparation Guide
- Pamphlets: Christ in the Passover
- Passover Supplies: Passover Seder Plates
- PowerPoint: Christ in the Passover (PowerPoint Presentation)
Death & Resurrection of Christ (Apologetics)
- Article: Did Christ Really Rise from the Dead?
- Article: Easter Story? - Ask "What If" Questions
- Article: Evidence for the Resurrection
- Article: If I Had Faked the Resurrection
- Article: Medical Aspects of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
- Article: Questions About Easter
- Article: Ten Reasons to Believe Christ Rose from the Dead
- Article: The Science of the Crucifixion
- Article: Top 7 Evidences of Christ's Resurrection
- Book: Evidence for the Resurrection by Josh McDowell, Sean McDowell
- Book: In Defense of Easter: Answering Critical Challenges to the Resurrection of Jesus by Tim Chaffey
- Book: Is Jesus Alive Today? The Evidence and Why It Matters to You
- Book: The Case for Easter by Lee Strobel
- Book: The Case for the Resurrection by Lee Strobel
- Pamphlet: Evidence for the Resurrection Pamphlet
- Site: Easter-related Questions and Answers for Skeptics
- Site: Easter Studies
- Site: Who is Jesus?
Children
Resources for Children's Ministry During the Easter Season:
- Article: 3 Simple Ways to Prepare Your Family for Easter
- Article: 6 Steps to Planning an Easter Party for Kidmin
- Article: Bringing Easter into focus for children
- Article: Easter Child Safety Tips
- Article: Easter Story Eggs
- Article: Five Ways to Prepare Children for Easter
- Article: Resurrection Cookies
- Article: Teaching Your Child about Easter
- Activity Set: Jesus Is Alive - Children's Activity Set
- Activity Set: The Beginner's Bible Easter Story - Children's Activity Set
- Book: Easter Crafts and Activities by Gospel Light
- Book: Easter Extras: Faith-Filled Ideas for Easter Week by Group Publishing
- Book: Easter Bunny, Are You for Real? (for ages 3-8 years)
- Book: Speaking With Signs: Children's Object Lessons For Lent And Easter
- Book: What Is Easter? by What's in the Bible?
- Bookmark: Jesus Is Our Savior! Color Me Easter Bookmark
- Border Trim: Easter Bolder Borders for Bulletin Boards
- Bulletin Board: He Is Risen! Bulletin Board Set
- Bulletin Board: Holy Week Bulletin Board Set
- Coloring Resource: Creative Easter Coloring Cards
- Coloring Resource: Inspirational Color-Your-Own Cross, Placemats, and Stickers for Easter
- Coloring Pages: Free Easter Coloring Pages
- Craft Idea: Easter Week Wreath - A Palm Sunday to Easter Craft
- Curriculum Download: Why Do We Celebrate Easter? Curriculum - Digital Download by What's in the Bible
- DVD: Animated Bible Classics: He Is Risen, DVD
- DVD: Animated Bible Classics: He Is Risen, Interactive DVD
- DVD: Animated Bible Classics: Worthy Is The Lamb Interactive Video On DVD
- DVD: Greatest Heroes & Legends - Last Supper Crucifixion and Resurrection
- Lesson Ideas: Easter Egg Prayers
- Lesson Ideas: Jelly Bean Joy
- Lesson Idea: Palm Sunday Lesson for Children
- Lesson Ideas: Palm Sunday Ideas - for ages 6-9 years
- Lesson Idea: Easter Preteen Ministry Lesson
- Lesson Idea: Two Easter Object Lessons for Preteens
- Lesson Idea: Using Jelly Beans to tell the Easter Story
- Stickers: Crosses Dazzle Stickers
- Stickers: Easter Passion Shape Stickers
- Teaching Resource: Easter Beginners Bible Felt Story Set
- Teaching Tool: Resurrection Eggs
- Tracts: Easter Plan of Salvation Tract - pack of 24
- Tracts: Easter Basket or Empty Tomb? Tracts (pack of 25)
- Tracts: Jesus Is Alive Tracts (pack of 25)
- Tracts: What Is Easter All About? Tracts (pack of 25)
Lessons
Devotionals, Sermons, Teaching Ideas for Easter
- Articles about the God Behind Easter
- Article: 6 Preaching and Teaching Tips for Easter
- Article: Easter Is . . .
- Article: The Resurrection Does All That??
- Book: Walk with Jesus: A Forty-Day Journey to the Cross and Beyond by Charles R. Swindoll
- Curriculum Download: Why Do We Celebrate Easter? Curriculum - Digital Download by What's in the Bible - for children
- Curriculum - DVD: Risen: Without a Doubt featuring Eric Hovind and Tim Chaffey
- Curriculum: The Death & Resurrection of the Messiah Faith Lessons
by Ray Vander Laan (for adults)
- Devotionals: Lent & Easter Devotionals
- Discussion Study: "What Ifs" from the Garden of Gethsemane Adult Discussion Guides
- DVD: How Jesus Died: The Final 18 Hours DVD
- DVD: The Passion of the Christ DVD
- DVD: The True Easter Story: The Promise Kept - DVD
- Idea Book: All-Around Easter: 6 Faith Discovery Stations for Kids and Their Families by Group Publishing
- Ideas: Easter Charades
- Ideas: Easter Freeze Frames
- Multisensory Family Event: Journey to the Cross: An Easter Experience for Families by Group Publishing
- Program Book: Easter Program Builders
- Quotes & Illustrations: Classic and contemporary excerpts
- Sermons: Expository Easter Sermons
Outreach
Outreach Tools & Resources to Use at Easter
- Article: 10 essentials to prepare your church website for Easter
- Event Kit: Rise Up With Jesus Easter Event Kit
- Music: Easter Caroling
- Survey: Easter Questionnaire (use to start a conversation)
- Tracts: 10 Reasons Jesus Came To Die Tract
- Tracts: Easter Plan of Salvation Tract by Memory Cross
- Tracts: He is Alive Tract (Pack of 25)
- Tracts: The Hope Of Easter Tract (Pack of 25)
- Tracts: What Easter Is All About (Pack of 25)
Resources
Bookmarks for Easter
- Bookmark: Cross - Celebrate Easter Bookmarkers (pack of 25)
- Bookmark: Cross - Easter: The Gift Of God Is Eternal Life Bookmark (pack of 25)
- Bookmark: Cross - Jesus is Alive Bookmarkers (pack of 25)
- Bookmark: Easter: The Gift Of God Is Eternal Life Bookmark (pack of 25)
- Bookmark: Happy Easter Bookmarkers (pack of 25)
- Bookmark: Happy Easter Deluxe Bookmark - These bookmarks can be personalized, imprinting church or ministry name/logo.
- Bookmark: Jesus is Alive Bookmarkers (pack of 25)
- Bookmark: The Lord Is Risen Indeed! Bookmarkers (pack of 25)
Church Supplies for Easter
- Bulletins: Christ Has Suffered for You Bulletins - pack of 100
- Bulletins: Easter ... What a Miracle Bulletins - pack of 100
- Bulletins: Grace Hung on the Cross (John 3:16) - pack of 100
- Bulletins: Jesus is Risen - Tomb Bulletins - pack of 100
- Bulletins: Jesus has Risen - Tulips Bulletins - pack of 100
- Bulletins: Jesus Savior Bulletins - pack of 100
- Bulletins: Our Lord Has Written the Promise (Psalm 18:46) Bulletins - pack of 100
- Bulletins: Savior's Hands Bulletins - pack of 100
- Letterhead Stationary: Alleluia! Our Savior Lives! Letterhead - pack of 100
- Letterhead Stationary: Easter Miracle Letterhead - pack of 100
- Letterhead Stationary: He Isn't Here Easter Sunrise Letterhead
- Letterhead Stationary: Jesus Has Risen! Letterhead
- Letterhead Stationary: The Lord Is Risen Indeed! Letterhead - pack of 100
- Offering Envelopes: Easter Miracle (Matthew 28:6) Offering Envelopes (pack of 100)
- Offering Envelopes: Jesus Has Risen Offering Envelopes (pack of 100)
Music for Easter
- Accompaniment CDs: CD Accompaniment Tracks of Easter Music
- Accompaniment MP3s: MP3 Accompaniment Tracks of Easter Music
- Book: Easter Program Builders
- Book: Stories Behind the Traditions and Songs of Easter by Ace Collins
- CD: 25 Hymns of the Cross and Jesus' Blood, Accompaniment CD
- Choir: Easter Anthems & Choir Songs
Miscellaneous Easter Resources
- Banners: Easter Banners (Indoors)
- Border Trim: Easter Bolder Borders
- Bulletin Board: He Is Risen! Bulletin Board Set
- Bulletin Board: Holy Week Bulletin Board Set
- Cards: Easter Cards at DaySpring
- Flag: He Is Risen Easter Flag
- Plays: Celebrate Easter: Easter Sketches & Plays for Your Church
May the true meaning and significance of this holiday be ever before you. Use these Easter Ministry Resources as outreach tools to proclaim the Good News of salvation made possible through Jesus' death and resurrection.