I wonder how often you hear people say ‘I don’t believe it!’ I expect that very first Easter morning it was said a lot!! After all they had all witnessed Jesus dying on the cross – such pain, torture. No one could have survived that. Jesus’ body was place in the tomb and a huge stone rolled in front of it so no one could get in and noone could get out. Yet that first Easter morning, the stone had moved, Jesus’ body was missing and there were angels saying He is not here, he is risen!!!
What happened in the next few weeks was amazing. Jesus appeared to Mary, a couple of disciples travelling to Emmaus, the disciples in a locked room, made breakfast on the beach for Peter and some disciples and Jesus appeared to over 500 others… Wow how could you say ‘I don’t believe it’ after all that!!
Let’s explore some of those stories together
Mary’s Story
Road to Emmaus
Thomas’ story
Peter’s Story
Some questions to think about together
- I wonder which is your favourite story
- I wonder why Jesus’ didn’t reveal who he was straight away?
- What did Mary need? What did Thomas need? What did Peter need? What did the disciples on the road need?
Have a look together at all the different stories and verses where Jesus appeared to people after he came back to life and talk about them together.
Game:
Here are some pictures and news headlines. Can you work out which ones are true and which ones are fake.
Experiment to try together
Can you put an egg into a milk bottle? I don’t believe it!
Click here to find out how ….
Activity sheets
- There is a colour version and a black and white version.
- Color and cut out. Cut out the viewing window.
- Tape inner tube together, then outer tube. Make sure the tubes are not too tight so that they can freely turn.
- Turn the scenes and have your children share the story.
Prayer
In one of the stories today Jesus met with his followers while they were on the road. Why not plan a route you can walk in your community. Think of places you would like to pray for that could be on your route – friends homes, schools, parks, etc
Pray for the people and places you pass on your walk.
Pray for those in the world who don’t yet know Jesus that this Easter time they would want to find out more about Jesus. Pray that Jesus would give you courage to share Jesus’ story with others so they can know Him too.