The Easter Story By

Ed FennerEd Fenner

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.

Scene 1 Jesus Enters Jerusalem

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Scene 1 Jesus Enters Jerusalem

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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.

Scene 2 Jesus And His Enemies

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Scene 2 Jesus And His Enemies

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!”

Scene 3 Jesus And The 12 Disciples

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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.

Scene 4 Jesus And Judas

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Scene 4 Jesus And Judas

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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.

Scene 5 Jesus And Pilate

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Scene 5 Jesus And Pilate

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Because Jesus claimed to be the Son of God and the King of the Jews, the crowd mocked him by making him wear a crown made of thorns, and a purple cloak. “Long live the King!” they cried.

Scene 6 Jesus And The Crowd

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Scene 6 Jesus And The Crowd

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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!"

Scene 7 Jesus And The Crucifixion

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Scene 7 Jesus And The Crucifixion

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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.

Scene 8 Jesus Is buried

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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!

Scene 9 Jesus And Mary

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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.

Scene 10 Jesus Has Risen

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Scene 10 Jesus Has Risen

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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.

Scene 11 Jesus Returns To Heaven

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Easter Story Questions

• Why did the people lay their cloaks on the ground ?

• 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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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.

Why did the people lay their cloaks on the ground ?

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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 took Jesus to Pilate?

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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.

Additional workAdditional work

Write up your comments made on the tape recorder. Create a graph on how many questions each of you got correct.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/christianity/christ_history.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/christianity/christ_holydays2.shtml

http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/easter/easter.html

http://familycrafts.about.com/parenting/familycrafts/sitesearch.htm

Information sites to visit on line

Books to read

The Easter Story (A ladybird bible book)The Life of Jesus (Nancy Martin)The children's Bible (Hamlyn)