The Easter Story By

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The Easter Story By
Ed Fenner
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Scene 1 Jesus Enters Jerusalem
Jesus travelled to Jerusalem for the last time to
attend the Jewish festival of Passover. When he
arrived, the road was crowded with people waving
palm branches. They laid their cloaks on the
ground so that Jesus could ride over them on his
donkey like a king in praise for all the
wonderful things he had done.
Describe the scene amongst yourselves and record
it onto the tape machine provided
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Scene 1 Jesus Enters Jerusalem
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Scene 2 Jesus And His Enemies
But Jesus had enemies as well as friends. This is
because he claimed to be the King of the Jews, so
the Jewish leaders hated him.
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Scene 2 Jesus And His Enemies
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Scene 3 Jesus And The 12 Disciples
At the Passover Feast that evening, Jesus
gathered his disciples together. This will be
the last supper I share with you before 1
suffer, he said. He took the bread and gave them
all some, saying This is my body given for you,
do this in memory of me. Then he gave them all
some wine, and said This is my blood, which is
poured out for you. Drink it in memory of me.
They didn't know what Jesus meant, so before they
left the table Jesus said in explanation, One of
you is going to betray me tonight!
Now draw a picture of the scene.
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Scene 4 Jesus And Judas
Jesus went away to the Mount of Olives to pray.
When he returned, the Disciples were asleep. As
he woke them up, Judas, one of the disciples came
into the room with a crowd of Roman soldiers,
carrying swords and clubs. Jesus said, Judas,
are you going to betray me? Judas let the
soldiers take Jesus away.
Why do you think Judas betrayed Jesus?
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Scene 4 Jesus And Judas
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Scene 5 Jesus And Pilate
The soldiers took Jesus to Pilate, who was the
Roman governor. Pilate could find nothing Jesus
had done wrong, so he sent him to King Herod.
Herod couldn't find anything to charge Jesus with
either, so he sent him back to Pilate. Pilate
wanted to punish Jesus and let him go, but the
crowd and the Jewish leaders said, Crucify him!
Pilate knew Jesus was innocent, but everybody
wanted him killed - what could he do? He
sentenced Jesus to be crucified.
What does Crucify mean? (Use your dictionary to
help)
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Scene 5 Jesus And Pilate
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Scene 6 Jesus And The Crowd
What differences do you notice between the text
above and the following picture?
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Scene 6 Jesus And The Crowd
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Scene 7 Jesus And The Crucifixion
Describe the scene amongst yourselves
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Scene 7 Jesus And The Crucifixion
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Scene 8 Jesus Is buried
Two of Jesus' friends had asked permission to be
able to bury Jesus properly. They took his body
to a beautiful garden and placed it in a tomb cut
into the rocky hillside. They prayed and rolled a
huge stone in front of the entrance to the tomb
before they left.
What is a tomb? Discuss this amongst
yourselves. (Use your dictionaries if required)
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Scene 9 Jesus And Mary
Three days after Jesus died, one of Jesus'
friends, Mary, visited the tomb. When she looked
inside, she was shocked to see that the tomb was
empty. Had someone stolen the body? But then she
heard a voice saying. Go and tell my friends I
am alive and will see them soon in Galilee. It
was Jesus!
Write down a list of words to describe how Mary
might have felt.
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Scene 10 Jesus Has Risen
The disciples could not believe what they had
been told about Jesus, even when they remembered
that according to their holy writings, the chosen
king would die and rise again. But then Jesus
appeared in the room with them. "I am no ghost!"
he said. "Touch me. You can't touch a ghost! The
disciples believed him at last. Jesus told them
that they must wait until God sent them the Holy
Spirit in his place, and go out into the world
and make disciples of all the people.
Describe the scene amongst yourselves
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Scene 10 Jesus Has Risen
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Scene 11 Jesus Returns To Heaven
Soon Jesus returned to Heaven. The Disciples
never again saw him on Earth, but they knew that
the Holy Spirit would come and help them if they
needed him.
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Easter Story Questions

• Why did the people lay their cloaks on the ground
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• Who took Jesus to Pilate?
• Who was with Jesus at the Passover feast?
• Where was Jesus crucified?
• Who went to visit Jesus' tomb 3 days after the
  burial?
• Where did Jesus return to?

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Why did the people lay their cloaks on the
ground ?
Jesus travelled to Jerusalem for the last time to
attend the Jewish festival of Passover. When he
arrived, the road was crowded with people waving
palm branches. They laid their cloaks on the
ground so that Jesus could ride over them on his
donkey like a king in praise for all the
wonderful things he had done.
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Who took Jesus to Pilate?
The soldiers took Jesus to Pilate, who was the
Roman governor. Pilate could find nothing Jesus
had done wrong, so he sent him to King Herod.
Herod couldn't find anything to charge Jesus with
either, so he sent him back to Pilate. Pilate
wanted to punish Jesus and let him go, but the
crowd and the Jewish leaders said, Crucify him!
Pilate knew Jesus was innocent, but everybody
wanted him killed - what could he do? He
sentenced Jesus to be crucified.
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Who was with Jesus at the Passover feast?
At the Passover Feast that evening, Jesus
gathered his disciples together. This will be
the last supper I share with you before 1
suffer, he said. He took the bread and gave them
all some, saying This is my body given for you,
do this in memory of me. Then he gave them all
some wine, and said This is my blood, which is
poured out for you. Drink it in memory of me.
They didn't know what Jesus meant, so before they
left the table Jesus said in explanation, One of
you is going to betray me tonight!
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Where was Jesus crucified?
Jesus was crucified on a hill near Jerusalem. The
soldiers nailed his hands and feet to a wooden
cross, and left him to die. They said, "If you
are the King of the Jews, get down off the cross
and save yourself!"
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Who went to visit Jesus' tomb 3 days after the
burial?
Three days after Jesus died, one of Jesus'
friends, Mary, visited the tomb. When she looked
inside, she was shocked to see that the tomb was
empty. Had someone stolen the body? But then she
heard a voice saying. Go and tell my friends I
am alive and will see them soon in Galilee. It
was Jesus!
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Where did Jesus return to?
Soon Jesus returned to Heaven. The Disciples
never again saw him on Earth, but they knew that
the Holy Spirit would come and help them if they
needed him.
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Additional work Write up your comments made on
the tape recorder. Create a graph on how many
questions each of you got correct.
Information sites to visit on line
http//www.bbc.co.uk/religion/christianity/christ_
history.shtml http//www.bbc.co.uk/religion/christ
ianity/christ_holydays2.shtml http//www.dltk-kids
.com/crafts/easter/easter.html http//familycrafts
.about.com/parenting/familycrafts/sitesearch.htm
Books to read The Easter Story (A ladybird bible
book) The Life of Jesus (Nancy Martin) The
children's Bible (Hamlyn)