33 - Christ Appears To Mary Magdalene

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

Lesson No. ( 33 )

References: 

John 10. 

Notes for Servants 

The Resurrection of the Lord is a power that heals people of the death of sin. Let us rise from the tombs of sin to live in the power of the victorious life. 

 Resurrection is the key to everlasting life. The honest souls seek what is above, not what is on earth. 

Resurrection is victory over the corruption of the flesh and an evidence of its redemption and change. Submit your body here so that it may be distinguished there. 

Objectives 

General: We rejoice at the Resurrection of the Lord as this enables us to go to heaven to live with Him. Specific: 

The children will be able to ... 

1. Understand the meaning of Resurrection to us. 
2. Believe that the Lord is alive and He is in heaven. 
3. Know that He also, will come back to take us with Him if we followed His commandments. 

Bible Verse 

" He is not here, but is risen. " 

(Luke 24:6) 

Teaching Aids 

1. The picture of Resurrection - the procession of Resurrection in the church - repetition of the Resurrection play in a simple way. 
2. Video. 

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) Teacher should prepare the appropriate questions to emphasize the objectives during the lesson.

Story Time 

Describe how the disciples felt after the Lord was crucified... They spent the Sabbath (Saturday) in the house as they could not go out. They all slept the night before the Resurrection (Mary Magdalene did not sleep because she desired to see Christ). 

She went out at dawn... (Conversation with the pupils: Where did she go? Isn't she afraid of people? How will she meet the guards? Who will roll the stone for her?) ... She arrived at the tomb... a surprise... the stone was not there... She went back quickly and told the disciples Peter and John... They went quickly to the grave to see what happened. 

Peter ran and John ran... John went before Peter... He looked... the shrouds were in their place... the handkerchief is put at a separate place near the shroud... John entered the tomb... He believed that Jesus rose from the dead. 

Mary was weeping.. She bowed to look into the grave, but she saw two angels in white. They were sitting where the body of Jesus had been, one at the head and the other at the feet. "Woman, why are you crying?" they asked her. She answered, "They have taken my Lord away, and I do not know where they have put Him!" Then she turned round and saw Jesus standing... She thought that He was the gardener, so she said to Him, "If you took Him away, tell me where you have put Him, and I will go and get Him." Jesus said to her, "Mary." She saw Him. He told her to go to the disciples to tell them the good news. They all rejoiced. 

The apostles were happy... They congratulated one another... "The Lord has risen." They preached His Resurrection. They held prayer meetings. They contemplated the Resurrection of the Lord... They read the scripture. They read the prophets. They spoke to people about Jesus... The poor people were happy. 

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.