32- The Power of Christ on The Cross

In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, One God, Amen

Lesson No. (32)

References:
Matt. 27:45-56, Mark 15:33-38, Luke 23, 44, 45.

Notes for Servants
-We repeat these words during the Holy Week: Thine is the power to declare our believe inChrist
crucifixion as divine power.
-Christ was powerful in His death. Through His death, He abolished death. By His death, He
bruised the head of the serpent and fulfilled the promise which had been given to human beings in
the days of Eve (Genesis 3:15).

Objectives
General: Christ reveal His power and His divinity on the Cross.
Specific:
The children will be able to ...
A. Accept Christ on the Cross as King.
B. Learn that the Cross is great power for all of us.
C. Know that through the Cross we received eternal live.

Bible Verse

" Truly this was the Son of God. "
(Matthew 27:54)

Teaching Aids
1. The Crucifix Icons.
2. Video and slides.

Instruction
(1) Review last week's lesson.
(2) Who remembers the verse?
(3) Remind the children about the church occasions for the coming week.
(4) Servant may start by asking the following: What did Christ offer because of His love for us?
Why does the Church celebrate Good Friday? Who was crucified with Christ? What did
they put on His head?

Story Time
Now from the sixth hour, there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the
ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, "My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?" A man took
a sponge filled with vinegar, and put in on a reed and gave it to Him to drink. Jesus cried again with a loud
voice and yielded up His Spirit.
1. What happened from the sixth hour until the ninth hour?
2. What did Jesus say?
3. What did they offer Him?
4. When did Jesus yield up His Holy Spirit?
And behold the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom and the earth shook, and
the rocks were split, the tombs also were opened and many bodies of the Saints who had fallen asleep
were raised, and coming out of the tombs after His Resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared
to many. When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus saw the earthquake
and what took place, they were filled with awe, and said, "Truly this was the Son of God." There were also
many women there, looking on from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, among
whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of
Zebedee.
1. What happened to the centurion when he saw the earthquake?
2. What did he and those who were with him say?
3. Who were the women by the cross?
4. Let us repeat the verse together.

Discussion
1 - Follow up the story by talking about it with the children.
2 - Continue the discussion while they do the activity.

Learning Activities

Activity Sheet.