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Dear Grownups,
Happy Easter Sunday! I’m praying for all of you and your families today
as you all learn about the amazing power of Jesus, and the hope we can
have in him!
This week the activity books look at a couple of the things that happened
after Jesus’ death (his resurrection, meeting with the disciples and his
ascension) before moving onto Acts. I thought that this would be a good
transition especially as Junior Church have looked at the Old Testament a
lot this year so far.
You might also notice there is no Saturday activities. This is to give you
guys a day of or a day to catch up if you need it! It will also help with a
general change in the layout of these books. From now on Mon-Friday will
follow a consistent theme/Book, beginning with Acts, and Sunday will try
to link in with what the wider church will be learning about in Adam’s
sermon. I thought it might be nice for families to all be learning about the
same thing!
I haven’t got anymore resources for you this week but instead thought I
would remind you of the different social media groups where you can find
online resources being posted (hopefully more regularly over the next few
weeks!)
For 0-3’s there the Litchard Mission Tuesday Toddlers group on
Facebook.
For primary school ages there’s the Superzone at Litchard Mission
group page on Facebook.
And for teens, there’s the @ImpactLichard Facebook page.
If you haven’t already, check out the full list of resources on the church
website at: https://www.litchardmission.co.uk/juniorchurch
As always, I’m praying for you and your families this week but let me
know if there is anything specifically, I can be praying for you. My email is
[email protected] (if you want to send me pictures of any of
the colouring in please do!)
All the best,
Caroline
Sunday 12th
EASTER SUNDAY
Happy Easter! Today is the day we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection.
Resurrection is a fancy word that means Jesus rose from the dead. Today
we are going to learn about how Jesus rose from the dead 3 days after he
died and what this means for those who follow him!
PRAY: Before we start, ask God to help you understand and learn more
about Him today!
Who are the first people to learn that Jesus has risen? Draw a circle
around the correct answer.
WATCH: Crossroads kids > God’s Story: Easter >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ4gQniUVO8
READ: Luke 24:1-12
The Roman Guards The Disciples
The Women Pontius Pilate
Can you help the women find their way to the tomb?
When they get there the big stone has been rolled away and Jesus’ body
isn’t in there anymore! While the women were trying to work out what
had happened, two men (angles) appear to them. What do the men say?
Why do you look for the
L__V__N__ among the D__A___?
He is not here; he has R__S__N!
The women run all the way to where the disciples are staying to tell them.
None of the disciples understand what has happened so they race to the
tomb to see for themselves. John and Peter get there first.
The disciples didn’t really understand what had happened, but Jesus
would soon appear to them and explain it all. (We’ll learn more about this
tomorrow.)
PRAY: Praise Jesus that he is more powerful than death! Thank Jesus for
everything he did for us – his big rescue plan. He died and rose again,
defeating sin, all so that we could be his friends. Ask Jesus to help you
understand how much he loves you and help you to love him in return.
But we are very lucky, the disciples were confused because they could
only see what was in front on them (an empty tomb) whereas we get to
see the whole story!
We know that the tomb was empty because Jesus had risen from the
dead – just like he said he would! We know that Jesus could do this
because he is God and he’s more powerful than anything – even death!
We know that Jesus has promised to raise everyone who believes in him
from the dead one day and give them eternal life with him! We know that
Jesus can keep this promise because he is more powerful than death.
We know a lot more than the disciples because we have the Bible. We can
read all about Jesus’ Rescue plan from beginning to end!
This song tells us the whole story of Jesus’
Rescue Plan! ‘Story Song’ > Crossroads Kids >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esdglrWwjGw
Monday 13th
JESUS FORGIVES PETER
I hope you guys all had a great Easter Sunday celebrating Jesus’
resurrection! Today we are going to learn about what happened after
Jesus rose again.
PRAY: Before we start, ask God to help you understand and learn more
about Him today!
Read Matthew 26:31-35. What does Jesus tell Peter he will do?
WATCH: Saddleback Kids > Jesus forgives Peter >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ppb9bKX1r7k
I tell you the
______. Tonight,
you will _____
you _____ know
_____. You will
say this _____
times _______
the __________
crows
Don’t rooster 3
truth know say
me before
Peter wasn’t a good friend to Jesus. He let Jesus down just like Jesus said
he would. All of the disciples fell away like Jesus predicted.
Now we’re going to fast-forward a bit. After Peter denies him, Jesus is
sentenced and dies on a cross. Three days later he rises again and then
appears to the disciples. Can you find John 21:15-17?
What question just Jesus keep asking Peter? Rearrange the words to work
out the answer!
How many times does Jesus ask this?
5 7 1 4 6 2 8 3 9
Jesus knew that Peter loved him and so he forgave him for betraying him.
Then Jesus asks Peter to feed his sheep. Jesus’ sheep are his followers
because he is the Good Shepherd. Can you draw a shepherd and his
sheep?
Me Peter love you Simon?
____________________________
____________________________
PRAY: Thank Jesus that because of his death and resurrection we can be
forgiven. Thank him that he loves us so much he will always forgive us if
we are truly sorry and love him too! Ask Jesus to forgive you for the bad
things you’ve done and to help you be good!
Jesus forgave Peter because Peter was sorry and loved Jesus. Peter then
spent the rest of his life serving Jesus by looking after Jesus’ sheep.
If we are sorry for our sins and love Jesus, he’ll forgive us too! Then we
can spend the rest of our lives telling other people that they can be
forgiven as well!
Let’s celebrate Jesus’ death and resurrection
which means we can be forgiven like Peter!
Awesome Cutlery> He is Risen >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr8r8bt8feU
Tuesday 14th
JESUS’ ACENSION (GOD IS WITH US!)
On Sunday we celebrated the day Jesus rose from the dead! Yesterday we
learnt about how after Jesus rose again, he forgave his friend Peter. Did
you know that Jesus stayed on Earth for 40 days after he rose again?
Today we are going to learn about what Jesus’ friend Luke said Jesus did
during those 40 days and what happened next!
PRAY: Before we start, ask God to help you understand and learn more
Can you find Luke 24:36-49 in your Bible?
When Jesus appears to the disciples they are scared and frightened. The
disciples think that they are seeing a ghost – they don’t completely
understand yet that Jesus has really risen from the dead! What does
Jesus do to prove to them he is the real Jesus and not a ghost?
WATCH: Saddleback Kids > God is with us >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOgKAAuEpcE
Jesus does a handstand to
prove he’s alive
Jesus gets angry at them for
not believing him!
Jesus shows them his hands
and his feet
Jesus tells them everything he
knows about them
Jesus eats some fish
Jesus shows them his pulse
TRUE FAULSE
TRUE FAULSE
TRUE FAULSE
TRUE FAULSE
TRUE FAULSE
TRUE FAULSE
The disciples then realise that this is actually Jesus! They are amazed and
filled with joy – they have their friend back AND he has the power to
defeat death?!
Jesus explains to them that he had to let himself he killed and then rise
again 3 days later in order to fulfil what was written about God’s rescuer
in the Old Testament.
The time has come for Jesus to return to heaven and sit on his throne
next to God the Father.
PRAY: Thank Jesus that he really did rise from the dead and he wasn’t
just a ghost! Jesus really rose from the dead, so he really has power over
death! Thank Jesus that he is always with us and one day we will get to
see him face to face!
So, Jesus died on Good Friday. He was burried, and then rose again 3
days later. Then he lived for 40 days before going back to God the Father.
This means that Jesus is still alive today in Heaven! Jesus is always with
us – isn’t that cool?! Jesus promised to be with us all the time until the
day he comes back to Earth. So, right now, we get to enjoy being with
Jesus and look forward to the day when we will see him face to face!
This song tells us all about that day we look
forward to when Jesus come back to Earth! Awesome
Cutlery > He’s Coming Back Again >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyOB15KKnlw
Wednesday 15th
ACTS 2
Yesterday we looked at how after living on Earth for 40 days, Jesus went
back up to be with his Father in Heaven. Before he went Jesus told the
disciples that it was their job to tell the whole world about Jesus and what
he had done. We can read all about this is the book of Acts
PRAY: Before we start, ask God to help you understand and learn more
about Him today!
Before Jesus left he promised to send his disciplers a helper who would
help them to tell the world the good news about Jesus. Can you
remember who this helper was?
HET LYOH IPRTSI
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Today we are learning about the day Jesus’ promise comes true. We call
this day Pentecost and it’s the day God sent the Holy Spirit to the
apostles. (Apostle just means someone who believes in Jesus and teaches
others about him.)
To start with there were 12 apostles made up of Jesus’ disciples and some
of his other friends and followers. Can you colour in the apostles on the
next page?
WATCH: Saddleback Kids > God sends the Holy Spirit >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMQKy1Mx49M
READ: Acts 2:1-4
What are the two things the apostles see before the Holy Spirit comes?
Unscramble the words and draw pictures to match.
DWNI RMFO EHNVEA
FESALM FO RFEI
PRAY: Thank God for sending the Holy Spirit to the first apostles so that
they could tell the whole world about Jesus! Thank god that he still sends
the Holy Spirit to his followers today! Thank the Holy Spirit for helping us
when we pray and read the Bible. Ask the Holy Spirit to keep helping
you, especially when you tell other people about Jesus!
All of the apostles start speaking in other languages – languages they’d
never learnt! Jerusalem was filled with people from all over the world and
now these people see the apostles speaking in their language and they’re
confused! They asked each other: “Aren’t these men Galileans? Now we
hear them speaking in our languages! What does this mean?”
Peter tells them that this is the fulfilment of an Old Testament prophecy
in Joel 2:28-32. Can you find it in your Bible?
Read Act 2:38-39. Peter says that anyone who believes in Jesus and
becomes his friends will be given the Holy Spirit too – that includes us!
Even today, hundreds of years later, God still gives the Holy Spirit to
those who believe in him. The Holy Spirit helps us to be Jesus’ friends. It
helps us to pray and to understand the Bible. It also helps us to tell other
people about Jesus by guiding our words and opening the hearts of the
people we speak to. Isn’t it amazing that we don’t have to do any of that
on our own?
Over the next few weeks we are going to see all the different ways the
Holy Spirit helped the first apostles!
This song reminds us the command Jesus gave us
to tell the whole world about him! Awesome
Cutlery> Go Make Disciples >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIoSy4rZYSk
“After this, I will give my S______ freely to all kinds of people.
Your s_____ and daughters will p_______. Your old men will
dream d_______. Your young men will see visions. At that time, I will g_______ my Spirit
even to servants, both men and w_______.
Thursday 16th
ACTS 3
Yesterday we learnt about how God sent his followers the Holy Spirit to
help them as they told the world about Jesus. Today we are going to learn
about a time the Holy Spirit helped Peter.
PRAY: Before we start, ask God to help you understand and learn more
about Him today!
Peter and John are walking to the temple to pray. By the side of the road
is a poor man who can’t walk. Can you guide Peter and John to the man?
WATCH: Saddleback Kids > Peter heals a beggar who can’t walk >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orp4ZT9710Y
Read Acts 3:6-10 – What does Peter say to the man?
The man is healed!
He jumps up onto
his feet and starts to
walk! Then he walks
with Peter and John
into the temple,
walking, jumping
and praising God!
Inside everyone is
confused and
amazed that poor
man who was
begging outside
earlier can now
walk!
Can you find the 8
differences in these
pictures of John and
Peter in the temple?
“I don’t have any __________ or
__________, but I do have something else I
can give you: By the _________ of
____________Christ from Nazareth—stand up
and _________!”
Christ gold power walk silver
PRAY: Thank God that he uses normal people like us and the apostles to
do incredible things. Thank God that the Holy Spirit helps us to do this!
Ask God to help you trust in Jesus and become his friend!
Everyone there is amazed that Peter and John had the power to heal the
man. But who does Peter say healed the man? Read Acts 3:16
S J S E U H S R C T I
__________________________________________________
There was nothing special about Peter and John which allowed them to
perform this miracle – they just trusted in Jesus! It was God’s power that
healed the man! Isn’t it cool that God uses normal people like you and me
to do great things?
Peter then tells the crowd all about Jesus. He tells them that Jesus was
the Son of God who lived on Earth. That he was falsely sentenced to
death and died on a cross, but he rose 3 days later! Now he lives with his
Father in Heaven. Peter told them that he knew all of this was true
because he was there!
The people believed Peter, so he told them to repent (say sorry for) their
sins and turn away from them. Instead they should become followers of
Jesus and trust in him! Do you believe what Peter said about Jesus is
true? If so, the Bible says that you should become a follower of Jesus too!
LISTEN: Because the apostles believed in Jesus and
trusted him – they travelled all around the world to tell
people about Jesus. Today Jesus’ followers still do this!
This song tells us what an adventure it can be to trust
in Jesus. Rend Co. Kids > I’ll go Anywhere >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CC2FaToSyg
Friday 17th
ACTS 5:17-42
Right now, we are reading through the book of Acts. We’ve learnt that
God gives his people the Holy Spirit to help them and uses normal people
like us to do really cool things!
PRAY: Before we start, ask God to help you understand and learn more
about Him today!
The apostles are
spending their time in
the temple in
Jerusalem telling
people the Good News
about Jesus. The Bible
tells us that large
crowds gathered and
came to hear them
speak. But not
everyone was happy.
The Pharisees were
jealous of the
apostles.
Draw a line to show
who is who in this
picture:
The Pharisees
The Crowd
WATCH: Saddleback Kids > The Apostles and the High Council >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKjWlETMYxc
Peter and the apostles
What do the Pharisees do?
Send the disciples away Close the temple Arrest the apostles
Acts 5:18-20 tells us how the apostles escaped from jail. Can you draw a
picture of this?
The angel tells them to go back to the temple and carry on telling people
about Jesus. So, as soon as they could the next morning, the disciples go
back to the temple.
Meanwhile, the Pharisees gathered their High Court called the Sanhedrin
made up of all the important elders of Israel (this is the same court which
put Jesus on trial shortly before his death). They send for the apostles,
but they’ve gone!
Then someone spots them – where were they?
At home In the temple In the market
The guards bring the apostles to the court. The high priest asks them why
they were teaching in the temple when they had been told not to. How do
Peter and the other apostles reply (Acts 5:29-32)?
We must obey _______, not _____! You killed
Jesus. You hung him on a cross. But God, the
same God our ________ had, raised Jesus up
from death! ________ is the One whom God
raised to be on his right side. God made Jesus our
Leader and _______. God did this so that the
people of ______ could change their hearts and
lives and have their sins __________. We saw all
these things happen. The Holy ______ also
proves that these things are true. God has given
the Spirit to all who _______ him.
PRAY: Thank God that even though it can sometimes be hard to follow
Jesus, God is always with us and he protects us and gives us strength.
Ask God to help you be like the apostles. That you will trust in God in all
situations!
Peter and the apostles know that it is more important to obey God than
anybody else. Because they want to obey God, the apostles want to carry
on telling people about Jesus!
Sometimes we might find it hard to obey God. We might even find it hard
to tell other people about God. But, just like the apostles, we know that
we can trust God to look after us and keep us save. If we are scared or
confused, he will help! He is always with us!
Let’s see if you remember this song – it helps us to
remember that, like the apostles, we should try to
tell other people about Jesus! Awesome Cutlery>
Go Make Disciples >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIoSy4rZYSk