FAITH QUEST
Resurrection
March 14 –
Creation Station
Scripture: John 20:1-18 and 21:1-14
Key Scripture Verse: John
Memory Verse:
Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the
life!” John14:6 CEV
Concepts:
·
Jesus conquered
death
·
God’s abundant
gifts are available through Jesus Christ
Objectives:
1. Learn that these passages
relate Jesus’ resurrection and the continuance of his mission to share the love
of God – Jesus is alive!
2. Understand that this is
another miracle, but one that happened after Jesus death, where he showed the
power of God by surprising his disciples with unexpected results.
3. Know that after Jesus was
raised from death, he still cared for his disciples.
4. Children will create a cloth cross bookmark
for their Bibles to remind them that Jesus died on the cross but was raised
from death.
Procedure:
Welcome and Introductions:
1. Welcome the children and introduce
yourself. Wear your nametag. Make sure
that everyone is in the right classroom!
Children will either already have name tags on, or will get a nametag
from their shepherd. Make sure that you know everyone’s name and greet the
students individually. Remember you are interacting with a different group of
students each week that may not know you.
2. Start the “lesson time”
with prayer. Ask for volunteers, but plan on praying yourself. A short prayer
thanking God for his son Jesus who is our savior would be appropriate.
Bible Story:
1. This Bible lesson tells two stories - Jesus’
resurrection (coming back to life) and another miracle that happened on the Sea
of Galilee as told in the New Testament book of John (note that John called the
Sea of Galilee by its new name the Sea of Tiberius). Like the story of Thomas and other Easter
stories, we learn that after Jesus died on the cross and was placed in the
sealed tomb, his disciple Mary Magdalene found the stone rolled away from the
entrance. She ran and told Peter and
another disciple (maybe John who wrote this story) who also looked and found
the tomb empty.
2. When they left, Mary Magdalene stood crying
out side the tomb. When she looked in
again, she saw two angels. They asked,
“Why are you crying?” She answered,
“They have taken away my Lord’s body and I don’t know where they have put
him.” As soon as she said this, she
turned around and saw Jesus standing there.
But she did not know who he was.
When he spoke her name, she recognized him and said “Teacher!” Jesus told her, “Don’t hold on to me! I have not yet gone to the Father. But tell my disciples that I am going to the
one who is my father and my God, as well as your father and your God.”
3. Jesus later appeared to his disciples along
the shore of the
4. What a wonderful Bible story! It tells us that after Jesus died on the
cross, he came alive again. It
also names several people who saw him and spoke with him. And it tells of another miracle on the
5. Today, you will be making cross bookmarks for
your Bibles as a symbol of Jesus’ resurrection.
Jesus may have died on the cross, but Christians use the empty cross as
a reminder that he lives. Next time you
go to church service with your parents, look at the cross hanging above the
altar. There are many different designs
for crosses and they all remind us of Jesus.
Application:
1. Create!
READ the Bible story (1-5 above) with expression. Tell the children to listen carefully for
parts that remind them of other Bible stories about Jesus and miracles.
2. Show them the sample of what they will be
creating. Demonstrate the technique and
tell them that they will be taking away threads and replacing them with colored
yarn.
3. Steps:
Pass out pre-cut fabric crosses.
Point out that the fabric is woven of threads. Although it looks like sewing, they will
actually be weaving – drawing out threads and replacing them with colored yarn. Pull out threads slowly by pressing down on
the cross with one hand and slowly drawing out the thread (or bundle of threads
in monks cloth). Do not do it up in the
air or in laps. When one thread has been removed, replace it with colored
yarn. Replace one removed row before
pulling out other threads. Ask the
shepherds to assist with threading needles.
Yarn may be replaced horizontally and/or vertically. As they go over and under the cross threads
to insert yarn, think of how we can weave what we learn about Jesus into our
lives.
4. Clean up!
Collect needles for future projects.
Involve everyone in cleaning up so that you will have time to share
together in the closing. You may want to have a prearranged signal for clean up
and tell them at beginning of art project what that will be - perhaps giving
them a 5 minute warning and then the final clean up notice to allow those who
need a bit more warning that they need to complete whatever they are working
on.
5. Turn out lights and lock the classroom door
when leaving.
Reflection Time:
1. Ask the shepherds to pass out Journals and
pencils/markers. The children should
spend a few minutes reflecting upon the morning's lesson – Where did these
stories take place? What does the word
resurrection mean? What did the
disciples think when they saw the empty tomb?
Which disciples saw Jesus? What
miracle is told in this Bible Story? How
did Jesus care for the disciples? What
did Jesus say about his father?
2. At 10:40 ask the kids to close their journals
and prepare for the closing prayer.
Closing:
1. Encourage them to think about letting what we
learn about Jesus guide our lives.
2. Tell them that their Pennies will be
given to One Great Hour of Sharing to show that we care about those in need
throughout the world.
3. Say the Key Memory Verse together (see
above). You may want to have this verse printed on a banner and hung in the
room, write it on the white board in the room, or have it on slips of paper
that each child can take home.
4. Pray! Ask the children if they have any
prayer requests. Thank God for sending Jesus to care for us. Help us to remember that it was God’s power
that brought Jesus back to life. God’s
power is everywhere and will help us to do good things. God is our Father.
Teacher preparation in advance:
1. Read the scripture passage
and attend the Faith Quest Leaders Workshop.
2. Practice reading the Bible story (above) with
expression.
3. Prepare an opening prayer in case nobody volunteers to pray.
4. Check the art room and the supply closet to
see what supplies exist. Experiment with
what the children will be doing.
5. Prepare all the materials you will need for
the creation process. Have the materials
ready to go. There will be limited time
for the creation process, so do everything you can to conserve time.
6. Decide how you want to close the lesson.
Prepare a prayer or ask for suggestions.
Materials:
Sample
Burlap or Monks cloth cut
into crosses (monks cloth must be sealed in the “L” corners to prevent fraying
– use liquid stitch or a similar product)
Yarn scraps
Yarn needles
Scissors
References:
Precut and sealed fabric
crosses and needles will be provided.