The Easter Story By Ed 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 1Jesus Enters Jerusalem Describe the scene amongst yourselves and record it onto the tape machine provided Now click the mouse

Scene 1Jesus Enters Jerusalem Now click the mouse

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 2Jesus And His Enemies Now click the mouse

Scene 2Jesus 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 3Jesus And The 12 Disciples Now draw a picture of the scene. Now click the mouse

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 4Jesus And Judas Why do you think Judas betrayed Jesus? Now click the mouse

Scene 4Jesus And Judas Now click the mouse

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 5Jesus And Pilate What does “Crucify” mean? (Use your dictionary to help) Now click the mouse

Scene 5Jesus And Pilate Now click the mouse

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 6Jesus And The Crowd What differences do you notice between the text above and the following picture? Now click the mouse for the picture Now click the mouse

When you have spotted the difference click the mouse Scene 6Jesus And The Crowd Click here to go back to text to compare

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 7Jesus And The Crucifixion Describe the scene amongst yourselves Now click the mouse

Scene 7Jesus And The Crucifixion Now click the mouse

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 8Jesus Is buried What is a tomb? Discuss this amongst yourselves. (Use your dictionaries if required) Now click the mouse

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 9Jesus And Mary Write down a list of words to describe how Mary might have felt. Now click the mouse

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 10Jesus Has Risen Describe the scene amongst yourselves Now click the mouse

Scene 10Jesus Has Risen Now click the mouse

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 11Jesus Returns To Heaven Now click the mouse for your questions This completes the Easter Story

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? W e l l D o n e Click the mouse After each question Click above for more information If you need help click on these

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 ? Help Pages Click to go back to question screen

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. Help Pages Who took Jesus to Pilate? Click to go back to question screen

Help Pages 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!”

Help Pages Click to go back to question screen 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!"

Help Pages Click to go back to question screen 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!

Click to go back to question screen Help Pages 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 work Write up your comments made on the tape recorder. Create a graph on how many questions each of you got correct 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)