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1 ! Needs:! Plastic LESSON Eggs, three filled with different candies in each one. For example: one with m&m s, one with jelly beans, one with money, etc.! Plastic Eggs, empty! Snickers Egg! Marshmallow Egg! Cadbury one reason Egg by Jesus thought nothing of violating them. But the more Jesus crossed the! Hollow Chocolate Bunny & Solid Chocolate Bunny (solid bunny should be smaller, but into the story. similar weight) --- enough for 4 classrooms and peanut / tree nut free please! In classroom: memory verse cards, take home sheets, discussion questions lesson, coloring cards for kids to make invites for people for Easter! Peeps lots of them! Classroom: Check in, Break the Ice Questions, Go to Big Room at 11:15 am ** One leader can stay in the room until 11:20 to bring any late comers.! What a sad scene! Dozens of witnesses were brought forward to accuse Jesus of com Countdown mitting a crime, and not a one of them could make their story stick. Jesus was without sin, and there was no basis for accusing him of anything. But Caiaphas was determined Welcome to convict Jesus, so he accused Jesus of blasphemy. Mingle Question Would you prefer a solid chocolate bunny or a hollow chocolate bunny? Blasphemy was the act of claiming you were God. It was punishable by death, though Worship Pray Announcements: Easter service, Drive In Movie night, visitors, birthdays Release Kindergarten Kids Skit Lesson Verse Trophy do it during the cover of night, they could try and convict him before anyone knew what Jesus did claim to be God, just as Caiaphas said. But what Caiaphas never saw was EASTER EGGS: PLASTIC EGGS LESSON PAGE 2 Return to Classrooms: Object Lesson, Discussion Questions (only if necessary), Easter Cards (color and give to friends), Take home sheet: Discussion Questions, Overview & Word search, memory verse card

2 GAME Not a Peep Out of You! Items needed: A bunch of Peeps and saying the words, Chubby Bunny. Game continues until only one contestant is still able to say the words clear enough to understand. EASTER EGGS: PLASTIC EGGS GAME

3 SKIT Good Guy or Bad Guy? By John Cosper Character breakdown: 2M Run time: 5 minutes Themes: Easter, Caiaphas, legalism CHARACTERS Ted- A priest in training Caiaphas- The high priest Saul- Another priest in training Ted enters, dressed as a student of the priesthood. was the high priest who had that radical religious leader Jesus arrested and killed. But allowed to enter the priesthood. And yes, as you can guess, he went all the way to the top. Caiaphas is the man who enters the Holy of Holies every year to atone for the sins of the people. He is a good man who knows the law, keeps the law, and teaches it to Caiaphas enters stage right, frowning. TED: Barney had these clay pots for sale, and Caiaphas said-- EASTER EGGS: PLASTIC EGGS SKIT PAGE 1

4 SKIT clean. TED: Hey, it was an honest mistake. TED: No, just you. Saul enters. and you will be in violation of the law that says how much arguing on the Sabbath is work. EASTER EGGS: PLASTIC EGGS SKIT PAGE 2

5 SKIT Ted storms off. Saul exits the way Ted did. Caiaphas exits the other way. EASTER EGGS: PLASTIC EGGS SKIT PAGE 3

6 LESSON Easter Sunday is coming, and with Easter comes Easter eggs! Easter eggs come in all sizes and colors. We can make Easter eggs with stripes, dots, faces, and words, just about anything we want if we get creative. Butter eggs, Cadbury eggs, Snickers eggs, marshmallow eggs, and most exciting of portant men of his time. On the outside, he was important, respected, and admired. But priest of Israel. once a year to atone for the sins of Israel. priests were a lot less shepherds of the people and a lot more like policemen, making sure everyone followed the rules. Jesus was constantly butting heads with the priests over the law, which is why throughout the gospels, we hear things like this: Why is he eating in the house of a sinner? EASTER EGGS: PLASTIC EGGS LESSON PAGE 1

7 LESSON one reason by Jesus thought nothing of violating them. But the more Jesus crossed the into the story. do it during the cover of night, they could try and convict him before anyone knew what What a sad scene! Dozens of witnesses were brought forward to accuse Jesus of com mitting a crime, and not a one of them could make their story stick. Jesus was without sin, and there was no basis for accusing him of anything. But Caiaphas was determined to convict Jesus, so he accused Jesus of blasphemy. Blasphemy was the act of claiming you were God. It was punishable by death, though Jesus did claim to be God, just as Caiaphas said. But what Caiaphas never saw was EASTER EGGS: PLASTIC EGGS LESSON PAGE 2

8 LESSON put the law ahead of the gospel. church! share the good news of Jesus as we remember all he did for us on the cross. But if we Just invite them to come and hear what Jesus did for them. others the way Jesus did! EASTER EGGS: PLASTIC EGGS LESSON PAGE 3

9 OBJECT LESSON Item needed: A hollow chocolate bunny Or a hollow one? - EASTER EGGS: PLASTIC EGGS OBJECT LESSON

10 MEMORY VERSE John 11:25 Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies. EASTER EGGS: MEMORY VERSE

11 DISCUSSION Break the ice. SAY Study the story. SAY EASTER EGGS: PLASTIC EGGS DISCUSSION PAGE 1

12 DISCUSSION SAY Live it out. SAY Dear God, Thank you for loving us enough to die for us. Forgive us for the times we forget our salvation and judge others. Give us open hearts this Easter season, and give us the courage to invite a friend to hear the story of your resurrection. Amen EASTER EGGS: PLASTIC EGGS DISCUSSION PAGE 2

13 PLASTIC EGGS Bottom line. Objectives. For students to: - Discover the story of Caiaphas - Identify what are some habits of plastic eggs - Develop tools to become a solid egg Key Passages. -Matthew 26:3-5 -Matthew 26:57-68 Memory Verse -John 11:25 Summary. - - EASTER EGGS: PLASTIC EGGS SUMMARY

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You Can't Have Easter Without by Rebecca Wimmer

You Can't Have Easter Without by Rebecca Wimmer What The many beloved trappings and traditions of Easter are personified in this children s play as all of them try to claim that you can t have Easter without