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Scripture: Luke 24.
Memory Verse:
If you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9
Concepts:
· Jesus was raised from the dead to give us new life.
· Jesus helps us understand the Bible.
· Jesus wants us to teach others about God.
· Jesus promises to help us teach others about God.
Objectives:
1. Children will create illustrations for the story from Luke 24.
2. The children will learn of the events following Jesus’ crucifixion.
3. The children will rejoice in the good news of Jesus’ resurrection.
Procedure:
Welcome and Introductions:
1. Greet the children and introduce yourself. Wear your nametag. Make sure the children are wearing nametags. If not, ask the shepherd to supply a temporary badge. Remember you are interacting with a different group of students each week who may not know you.
2. Explain the purpose of this workshop. This unit is a study of Jesus’ resurrection. What happened after Jesus died on the cross? We are going to read the story and then create our own illustrations of the story on transparencies. We’ll then eat popcorn, listen and watch “our” story on the foil projector.
Bible Story:
1. Read the Luke story to the children (a version is provided in this lesson). Use the foil projector and a transparency of the story so that the children can read along with you. Tell the children to listen carefully and think about the images and people in the story. They are going to create illustrations.
2. Stop at times throughout the story to talk about the reactions of the people: scared, frightened, amazed, eyes were opened, seeing Jesus.
3. Discuss: What did Jesus keep telling people when he appeared? That this was the fulfillment of the Scriptures. He explained the Scriptures to them. He knew that he had to die on the cross in order to save our sins. Jesus paid the price for our sins – every one of us -- so that we are forgiven. Now nothing can separate us from God. What did Jesus tell the disciples to do? To go tell others and teach about Jesus. What should we do? Teach other people about Jesus too. What did Jesus say would come to help them (and us)? The Holy Spirit.
Application:
1. Give each child a piece of the story, a transparency and markers. They are to create a picture for the part of the story that is in boldfaced type. Depending on how many children you have, you may give each child a couple of pictures to illustrate, tell them they can get another when they are finished, or remove some of the illustrations. There is potential for 20 illustrations.
2. Allow about 10 minutes for this creative time.
3. Distribute the popcorn with help from the Shepherds or volunteer children. (Popcorn should already be made.)
4. Read the story again. Show the illustrations. Ask each illustrator to raise a hand to be acknowledged.
5. Remind
the children that Jesus told the disciples to spread the good news and so must
we. What did Jesus tell the disciples would be sent to help them? Holy Spirit.
6. Say the memory verse together: If you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9
7. Extra Activity if time allows: The good news is that Jesus is alive! We are to share this good news with others. Let us show our joy with the Hallelujah Hand Jive. Ask for a volunteer to help you demonstrate the Hand Jive.
Stand facing your partner:
Hit right hands together
Hit left hands together
Hit right elbows together
Hit left elbows together
Person 1 holds palms up and person 2 hits them
Person 2 holds palms up and person 1 hits them
Cross arms and shake both your partner’s hands
Throw your arms up and say “Hallelujah”!!
Practice with a partner several times. We are going to use it at the end of our reflections time.
Reflection Time:
1. Pass out copies of the litany. Paste it on the journal sheet. Write down the name of one person with whom you will share the good news story of Jesus this week.
2. Give each child a “He Lives” sticker to wear.
3. Project the litany on the screen so that everyone can follow along. Say the litany together with the children. End with the Hallelujah Hand Jive.
Prayer: We confess that Jesus is Lord. We believe in our hearts that God raised him from the dead. We believe that we are saved. Amen.
Tidy and Dismissal: Ask children to help clean up popcorn as they wait for their parents to arrive. Turn out the lights and lock the doors to Holywood.
Clean the transparencies. A damp cloth will wipe off the illustrations (but not the captions) so that they may be used again.
Teacher preparation in
advance:
1. Read the scripture passages
2. Check out the room before your first Sunday workshop so that you know where everything is located. Make sure the foil projector bulb is working!
3. Prepare transparencies. Using permanent black marker, write each caption on a blank transparency for each illustration.
4. Cut the story into verse strips with each caption.
5. Practice the Hallelujah Hand Jive (optional activity)
6. PRACTICE OPERATING THE POPCORN MACHINE. If this is your first time in Holywood, visit the current workshop leader for instructions before your rotation begins. Be sure you have plenty of popcorn popped BEFORE the children arrive. You will need to have your attention on the children at that point. Ask the shepherds or child volunteers to help distribute it to children who are sitting quietly.
Supplies
Transparencies with captions
Transparencies of: Litany and The Luke Story
Foil Projector
Permanent black marker (for writing captions)
Non-permanent colored markers (for creative illustrating)
Copies of the litany for journal sheets
Copies of the story cut into verses with the caption for illustration
Glue sticks
Stickers: He Lives (www.orientaltrading.com)
Clipboards or a hard surface on which to draw.
Luke 24 – The Story
(edited from the CEV)
1-4Very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb, carrying the spices that they had prepared. When they found the stone rolled away from the entrance, they went in. But they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus, and they did not know what to think.
4-6 Suddenly two men in shining white clothes stood beside them. The women were afraid and bowed to the ground. But the men said, Why are you looking in the place of the dead for someone who is alive? Jesus isn’t here! He has been raised from death.
9-11When the women returned, they told the eleven apostles and the others what had happened. The apostles thought it was all nonsense, and they would not believe.
12 But Peter ran to the tomb. And when he stooped down and looked in, he saw only burial clothes. Then he returned, wondering what had happened.
13 That same day, two of Jesus’ disciples were going to the village of Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.
14-17As they were
talking and thinking about what had happened, Jesus came near and started walking along beside them. But they did not
know who he was. Jesus asked them, “What were you talking about as you
walked along?” The two
of them stood there looking sad and gloomy.
18 Then the one named Cleopas asked Jesus, “Are you the only person from Jerusalem who
doesn’t know what was happening there these past few days?”
19-24 “What do you mean?” Jesus asked. The two men answered by telling what had
happened to Jesus and about the women who found the tomb empty and had a vision
of angels who told them that Jesus was alive.
25-27 Then Jesus asked the two disciples, “Why can’t you
understand? How can you be so slow to believe all that the prophets said?
Didn’t you know that the Messiah would have to suffer before he was given his
glory?” Jesus then explained everything
written about himself in the Scriptures.
28-29 When the two of them came near the village where
they were going, Jesus seemed to be going further. They begged him, “Stay with us! It’s already late, and the sun is going
down.” So Jesus went into the house to stay with them.
30-33 After Jesus sat down to eat, he took some bread. He blessed it and
broke it. Then he gave it to them. At once they knew who he was, but he disappeared. They
said to each other. “ When he talked with us along the road and explained the
Scriptures to us, didn’t it warm our hearts? So they got right up and returned
to Jerusalem.
33-35The two disciples found the eleven apostles and the
others gathered together. And they learned from the group that the Lord was
really alive and had appeared to Peter. Then
the disciples from Emmaus told what happened on the road and how they knew he
was the Lord when he broke the bread.
36-37 While Jesus’ disciples were talking about
what had happened, Jesus appeared and greeted them. They were frightened and
terrified because they thought they were seeing a ghost.
38-39But Jesus said. “Why are you so frightened? Why do
you doubt? Look at my hands and my feet
and see who I am! Touch me and find out for yourselves. Ghosts don’t have
flesh and bones as you see I have.”
40 Jesus showed them his hands
and his feet. The disciples were so glad and amazed that they could not believe
it.
41-43 Jesus then asked them, “Do you have something to
eat?” They gave him a piece of baked
fish. He took it and ate it as they watched.
44-49 Jesus said to them, “While I was still with you, I
told you that everything written about me in the scriptures had to happen. Then he helped them understand the
Scriptures. All people of every nation must be told in my name to turn to
God, in order to be forgiven. So you must tell everything that has happened and
I will send you the Holy Spirit as my Father has promised. Stay in the city
until you are given power from heaven.
50 Jesus led his disciples out to Bethany, where he raised his hands and
blessed them.
51 As he was doing this, he left
and was taken up to heaven.
52-53 After his disciples had worshiped him, they returned
to Jerusalem and were very happy. They
spent their time in the temple praising God.
Speak very softly at the beginning. Gradually speak louder increasing the excitement in your voice.
Leader: Very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb, carrying the spices that they had prepared.
Children: He is not here – He has risen.
Leader: When they found the stone rolled away from the entrance, they went in. But they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus and they did not know what to think.
Children: He is not here – He has risen.
Leader: Suddenly two men in shining white clothes stood beside them. The women were afraid and bowed to the ground.
Children: He is not here – He has risen.
Leader: The men said, “why are you looking in the place of the dead for someone who is alive? Jesus isn’t here! He has been raised from death.”
Children: He is not here – He has risen.
Leader: Then the women hurried away to tell the apostles and the others what had happened.
Children: He is not here – He has
risen. Christ the Lord is risen today.
Hallelujah, Amen!!