Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Children's Church Lesson: Jesus Appears to His Followers!


Story
Say: What special day was last Sunday? (Easter)  That’s right!  What makes it so special (give children time to answer).  Those are all good answers!  How do we know that Jesus rose from the dead?  (People saw him after he died!)  Today we are going to read a story about what Jesus did and said to his disciples after he rose from the dead.
Read The Road to Emmaus AND The Great Commission from any children's story bible.

 Lesson
Say:  Who was the man who the man who was talking to Jesus friends? (Jesus)  When it was time for Jesus to leave where did he go? (Heaven)  What was the special job that Jesus had for his followers? (Tell everyone they can be his followers; teach people to do the things Jesus taught.)  Last Sunday was Easter.  We celebrate Easter because on the very first Easter Jesus Rose from the dead.  Because Jesus rose from the dead he can take away our sin so we can live forever with him in heaven.  Because this is true we need to tell other people about what Jesus did so they will ask Jesus to take away their sins so they can live forever with him in heaven too!  Who are some people you know that you should tell about Jesus? (give the children time to answer).   

Memory Verse
God loved the world so much that he sent his only son so than anyone who believes in him will live forever – John 3:16

Big Idea
Jesus rose from the dead and went to heaven.  He has a special job for us, to tell other people that they can be his followers and live forever with him in heaven!  

Prayer
Take time to see if children have any prayer requests or prayer joys.  Say a short prayer thanking God for sending Jesus to save us and asking for His help to tell others about him.



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