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Summery: Matthe
28:1-10, 16-20
All four Gospel ' iters tell the story of Jesus' resurrection. Details
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differ, but all tel the same message: Jesus lives! Details differ, but
all agree that wo en were the first to hear that good news.
BIBLE BACKGROUND
FOR EADERS
Easter is the hig light of the Christian year. Jesus' resurrection is
the heart of the: hristian faith: Jesus IS alive! Because Jesus lives,
we have the ne life God promised. The Resurrection is so central
to our faith that all four Gospel writers tell the story. Details differ,
but the messag , is the same: Jesus lives!
Justice in Bible imes was swift and without appeal. Jesus was cructfted on the sa e day that he was tried and condemned.
The Jewish prie I ts had heard the rumors of Jesus' claim to rise
from the dead 0 the third day. They asked Pilate to station guards
at Jesus' tomb. I hey also made sure the tomb was sealed so that
the disciples co lld not sneak inside to steal the body and then
claim that J esu had risen.
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Friends of Jesu
began at sunset
four hours. Je
sabbath. The w
sabbath before!
burial with oils
Sorrow turned ~ joy. An angel at the tomb told the women that
Jesus had beenlraised from the dead. The angel invited the women
to come and se then to go and tell the good news.
Later, accordinJ to Matthew, Jesus met the eleven disciples on a
mountain in Galilee. Jesus told the disciples he had all authority in
heaven and on arth. Then he commissioned them to go make disciples in all natio s. The disciples did not go alone. Jesus, their
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leader, promise to be with them.
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Their stories dif er, but all four Gospel writers include Jesus'
instructions to Ionttnue his work (Matthew 28: 19; Mark 16:14-15,
Luke 24:44-49, I ohn 21:15-17). Most scholars believe the writer of
Luke also wrote Acts. Jesus' final instructions to his followers is
also recorded' Acts 1:1-8.
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care.
e the stations.
Use the
for the
Grher with other shepherds for prayer ten minutes before classtime.
Help the children celebrate new life during this unit. And help them
ce:'lebrate ways they can use their unique
ilities to go and tell the
gOllodnews of Jesus.
Wif
are using Matthew's story for this unit, but older children may
remember story events from the other Gos els. Do not rush to correct the information they share - they m
be giving an accurate
ad:count from one of the other stories. Refrl sh your own memory by
rtding
0:1-18.
H(li~lP
with nametags.
T1llank the children for remembering to bril g their offerings. Have
thle children place their offerings in the off ring basket.
TclLkeattendance. Note any children who ar absent. Make plans to
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send each absent child a note or card. Rec rd names, addresses, and
phone numbers for any children who are a tending for the first time.
Note:
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YOUR FACTS
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The angel tol the women Jesus had been raised from the dead.
Jesus appear d as they ran to tell the good news to the disciples.
They worship d Jesus, and then passed along the message that
the disciples ere to go to Galilee.
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!;TATION SET
Resources:
pages 3-6
Remove tables from the room. Push chi irs out Ofthe way.
Cut footprints from construction paperl or old wallpaper books. Tape
some footprints to the wall to form a fo t path. Turn some of the footprints into butterflies by placing two falltprints in opposite directions
and taping the two to the wall.
Supplies:
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construction
paper or
wallpaper
scissors
tape
marker
1rNANT TO DO MORE?
Place a large footprint rug (available at discount stores) in the doorway.
Or cut a giant footprint out of colorful loth or paper. If you use cloth
or paper, tape the footprint to the floor'
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Resocrces:
Bibles
pOJ3e 50
BIBL
STORY
(10 minutes)
Svpplles:
plorsticegg
Children
hildren to read Matthew 28: 1-10 from their Bibles.
F r All Ages
H~ d up a plastic Easter egg.
dY:
Ask:
ACTI~ITY OPTIONS
(45 minutes)
Choose from he suggested activities as your time and the
children's int rest allow.
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Supplles:
C:.ood News E
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PrlrePdre:
Write each of the following word pairs on s parate slips of paper.
pl,!11ce
each of them in a different egg.
Go therefore
and make
disciples of
all nations.
(Matthew 28: 19)
Pl1rcethe eggs in a grass-filled Easter bas ' t.
Gather the children in a circle. Place the
cJ:lnterof the circle.
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Tips:
Open all the eggs each time the chil ren play the game.
Let everyone who guesses correctly
Return the word slips to the eggs a
each round of play.
e a good-news-passer.
shuffle the eggs before
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For An A es
Gosp I Whisper
Gather in a circl . Tell the children they are to pass a whispered
message around he circle.
To the child on y ur left, whisper:
"Jesus has
ples," Jesus said, not long after he rose from the dead.
Ask the last perJ ns receiving each message to repeat what they
heard. If the mesl ages are garbled, tell them the original message.
Pass messages a ain. To the child on your right, whisper:
God's Son. Tell that news to everyone.
To the child on y
ior is truly God's Son. Christ offers new life to
Ask the last persons receiving
each message to
repeat what they
heard. If the
messages are
garbled, tell
them the original messages.
SdY:
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5i.hoe Relay
Supplies:
For
none
ASj1k
everyone to remove one shoe and placd the shoes in a pile. Form two
lines.
Gil~eThese lnstructions:
Talk Hps:
runner.
Say:
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Jesus told his followers to go to all n tions and make disciples. The
good news spread from town to town
d from language to language. Those first followers traveled ostly on foot. Travel was not
easy. Roads were dusty and rocky. T e disciples faced danger from
robbers and from people who did not ant the Christian message to
spread. But Jesus' followers obeyed ,'s command anyway. Many
people became disciples of Jesus.
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Supplies:
For An Ages
construction paper
paper clips.
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.two ping pong balls
a straight line.
Asl,k:
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or if someone uses an
Was it difficult to use only one hand? id your team have to start over?
What problems do you think Jesus' f910wers faced as they obeyed
Jesus' command to go and make di ciples of all nations?
What makes it hard for you to be Je s' follower?
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Resources:
for All A! es
two Bibles
S~llpp1ies:
Give red yarn to I ne team and blue yarn to the other. Ask team
members to tie t e yarn around their foreheads. (They may need to
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help one anothe )
Have the two tea! s walk around the room, mixing together, while
continuously re i ating the key verse:
Ielk Iips: .
How can we help get
the good news to peo-,
pie who live in other'
,countriesf
Go therefore
for All A, es
red and green
construction paper
scissors
!d~n!
two I ams. Give each child on one team a half sheet of
red constructio~ paper. Give each child on the second leam a half
sheet of green c nstruction paper. Have each child use scissors to
cut a circle out !f the paper.
tape
choirs
Tape the circles 0 chairs and put the chairs in a large, open circle.
Remove one cha r with a red circle so that you have one fewer chair
than children.
ve everyone stand in the middle of the circle.
Ask:
What does!a green light mean? (go) What does a red light
mean? (st ) Each time I yell "Go!"run to a chair. Whoever is
left stand' I g can only be safe if he or she sits on the lap of a
person sit; g on a green light (circle).
Begin the game. I Each time remove a chair with a red circle.
Continue play u til you have removed all the chairs with red circles.
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food News D cathlon
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Resources: .
Bibles
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Prepdre:
Fill the bottom of a metal or plastic bo 1with small round rocks.
Fill the bowl with water and place it in
is to complete a Goo
Watch out for other contestants.
Watch out for the supplies in the mi
The butterflies give instructions.
Complete the activities in the correc
When you finish all the events, sit a
the middle of the room.
News Decathlon.
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Supplles:
yardsticks
bowl
water
basket of small round
rocks
construction paper
or old wallpaper
books
CLOSIN
bowl
"waler
(5 minutes)
Fill the bottom of a met 1or plastic bowl with small round rocks. Fill the
bowl with water.
Have the children sit in l circle around the bowl. Distribute journals and
pencils.
Early on the first ill ster the women worried that they would not be
stone away from Jesus' tomb. But their job
able to roll the hea
was easier than the: expected. The stone was already rolled away.
Later Jesus told his ollowers to go to all nations and make disciples.
Jesus did not promil e that the job would be easy. He knew that
the roads they trave ed would be rocky, difficult, and sometimes
dangerous. But Jes I promised to be with them.
Take a rock from th~ bowl of water. Then sit quietly, touching the
rock.
When you are ready, raw a picture in your journal that tells about
Jesus' followers tellin] others about the good news.
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~OOD NEWS
ECATHLON
ntain in Galilee.
Create mountains by doing ten J mping jacks.
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The disciples worshiped Jesus.
I Sing "Jesus Loves Me."
8. Jesus said, "Go make disciples f all nations."
Go to each corner of the room.
Touch your toes eleven times in each corner.
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TIle resurrected Jesus told his disciples to go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them and teaching them to obey all th Jesus commanded. Jesus combined
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his instructions with a promise: "Remember, am with you always" (Matthew28:20).
C:)BJECTIVE5:
Children will explore the following concept
Jesus rose from the dead.
Through Jesus, God offers new life t people everywhere.
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teers:
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