Circle Time
Opening prayer
Hello song.
Introduction to Bible Lesson
Each one of us is very special to God. Over the past weeks we have heard the God loves us. Today We are going to hear about the greatest thing God has ever done for us.
Our Bible Lesson today is found in 4 books of the Bible: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Bible Lesson
It was a sad day for all of Jesus’ disciples. They stood at the bottom of the cross and watched their friend Jesus die. They didn’t understand why it had to happen.
They believed he was the son of God. They remembered all the good things he had done like making blind people see and lame people walk. He made sick people well and he raised people from the dead. He was good and kind, following God’s commandments: loving both God and people. Why did he have to die?
Jesus had given his last breath after he asked God to forgive the people for crucifying him. One of the soldiers looked at Jesus and realized that he was the son of God.
Later that night, before the sun set, one of Jesus’s friends asked the governor if he could have the body of Jesus so that he could bury him. Pilate agreed and they carefully wrapped Jesus’s body in clean cloths and took him to a tomb to bury him. The governor thought that someone might try to steal the body of Jesus so that they could say that he rose again, so the governor had guards placed at the tomb and had a huge stone rolled in front of the entrance to the tomb.
Three days later Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and other women came to visit Jesus’s tomb. When they got to the tomb there was a huge earthquake because an angel descended from heaven, moved the stone and sat upon it. The guards were afraid and fell faint to the ground.
Then the angel spoke to the women and said: do not be afraid. I know you are here to see Jesus, but he is not here. He has been raised from the dead and is going to see you in Galilee. They ran quickly away from the tomb both a little scared and excited. Jesus met them in the garden, gave them a hug and told them to go tell the disciples. They went to the disciples and told them what had happened.
When they told the disciples, no one believed. Peter decided to take a look for himself. When he got to the tomb he found the cloths that had been wrapped around Jesus but the tomb was empty. He went home amazed at what had happened.
Jesus appeared to his disciples in Jerusalem and showed them his side and his hands. They believed him. They were so happy that they told everyone the good news. Jesus was alive!
He stayed with them a few more days teaching them and then he led them to Bethany, raised his hands and blessed them. As he blessed them he ascended into heaven and told them he was making a place for them in heaven. He also told them to go into the whole world and tell everyone about the gospel.
Crafts
1. Easter Cross
Materials: foam cross, rhinestones, foam flower stickers, glue
Have the children put together the craft using glue
2. Easter Eggs
Materials: small foam eggs, Easter stickers, crayons.
Have the children color the eggs and then put stickers on them.
Snack Time
Circle Time
Song 1 – Theme song “God Made Me Special”
Song 2 – God made me
Easter Activities
1. Easter Movie
Closing
Closing prayer
Virtue to work on: Obeying our parents.
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