God raised Jesus to life so we could live forever with him
Sun 23 March 2008
Translations: en| Bible Bite | God raised Jesus to life so we could live forever with him. |
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| Date | 2008-3-23 |
| Passage | John 12:24 |
| Passage Text | "I tell you for certain that a grain of wheat that falls on the ground will never be more than one grain unless it dies. But if it dies, it will produce lots of wheat" (CEV). |
| Tags | Easter, Jesus, Resurrection, Eternal_Life, Death, Cross |
| Other Refs | 1 Cor 15 |
| Ro 5.18 | |
| Key Points | Resurrection is God's big 'yes' to Jesus - an acceptable sacrifice. |
| Resurrection is how we know that Jesus really was the Messiah. | |
| Christ is the firstfruits of life after death - we follow! | |
| Resurrection is inauguration of Jesus' reign of the universe. God has made him king and Lord of all things. | |
| Resurrection is the defeat (death) of death. | |
| Jesus died to bring us life, and he now lives so that death might die. | |
| Death is the last enemy, and Jesus has defeated it, he is Lord over death. | |
| Props/Materials | Small seed |
| Big pot plant | |
| Preparation | |
| Debrief |
[ Introduction: leader picks child to knock on bin, everyone calls 'come out Stinky!', Stinky comes out singing his intro tune ]
LEADER: Hello Stinky, how are you?!
STINKY: Oh, I'm a bit cranky...
LEADER: Why?
STINKY: A friend gave me this little seed; he said it would grow into a big plant. But I've been waiting and waiting and WAITING, and still there's no plant!
LEADER: Oh, Stinky! That's not how seeds grow. Kids, what should Stinky do with the seed?
[ Kids: plant it, bury it in the ground. ]
STINKY: Bury it! But if I bury it, it will die! And if it dies, it will be dead! And if it's dead, it'll never grow into a big plant!
LEADER: No Stinky, with seeds, you have to bury them in the ground, then the seed dies, but a big plant grows out of it. You know the BIG tree behind the church? Well, it grew from a little seed like yours, because it was buried.
STINKY: That's amazing!! ... Hey Miss Pat, I have a question...
LEADER: OK
STINKY: You know how on Good Friday we remembered how Jesus died in our place to bring us to God?
LEADER: Yes...
STINKY: Well, how do we know that his death really did take away our guilt?
LEADER: Well, because God raised Jesus to life after he was buried!
STINKY: Really?!
LEADER: Yes, that was God's way of saying 'Yes, Jesus is my special king. His sacrifice takes away people's guilt and promises life'. This is what Jesus said to explain his death and resurrection:
[ Slide: John 12.24 - "I tell you for certain that a grain of wheat that falls on the ground will never be more than one grain unless it dies. But if it dies, it will produce lots of wheat" (CEV). ]
[ Leader gets child to read ]
STINKY: Just like my seed!
LEADER: Yes! And because Jesus rose, we can know that if we trust him, we and lots and lots of people from all over the world will also have life forever with him. That's the special thing we remember today.
STINKY: Wow! That's a good thing to remember! I better go and bury my little seed, so that it grows into a BIG plant. Thanks for teaching me about Jesus, Miss Pat. See you later little monkeys!
[ Exit. ]
Category: scripts Tagged: Easter Jesus Resurrection Eternal_Life Death Cross
Translations: en