Long Long Ago in Jerusalem: The Death and Resurrection of
Jesus
By Carine Mackenzie
Long, long ago in Jerusalem there lived a man who healed the
sick, made the lame walk and gave the blind back their
sight. He also forgave people for their sins-because he was
more than a man-he was God. Jesus Christ came to the people
of Jerusalem and loved them. Yet, the people of Jerusalem
became his enemies. They whipped him, made fun of him,
falsely convicted him and then nailed him to a cross to
die... But ...Jesus' death was not the end of the story-it
was all part of God's plan... his plan to rescue his people
and save them from the sin that would stop them entering
heaven.
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Jesus' Burial and Resurrection To Remember: Jesus livesVocabulary resurrect: come back to life Lesson Read Luke 24: 1-12  Easter Program / Skit This can be done as a special event taking up the whole class, or condense it to what you need. PDF file includes roles, script, information on decorating room, craft ideas, photos of how it was done in this class, and schedule of events. >> PDF with roles, decor and skit Sing: Jesus loves me (second verse especially) (read lyrics) Activity: Use paper towels or toilet tissue and have the students loosely wrap another student like a mummy. Now have them pretend to be thieves coming to get the body. Would thieves take off the wrappings and leave them? No, the body stinks. Why go to that trouble? So why were they there? Because Jesus took them off himself. Have the student unwrap himself and fold up the wrappings like Jesus did. The only reason the wrappings would be left is that the person in them is fine. And Jesus was not in a rush, as thieves would be. He didn’t throw them down or leave them in a pile. He folded them up. True or False 1. Jesus was buried by soldiers. F 2. His tomb was sealed by a rock. T 3. The disciples snuck into the tomb and stole Jesus' body. F 4. The women were the first to see the empty tomb. T 5. The angel told them Jesus rose. T Memory Work: Luke 24: 6-7 "He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, saying, 'The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.' " Discussion Point: How did the Pharisee's request for a guard actually make it more obvious that Jesus really rose from the dead? The Jews went to a lot of trouble to prevent a "false" resurrection, thereby making it more obvious that only a true resurrection could have produced an empty tomb. This not only helped convince the people of that time, but helps us understand that Christ's resurrection was very real. Review Questions (can be used with gameboard)
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