Elementary – Patience Week 1
Memory Verse:
Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living. Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.
— Psalm 27:13-14
Definition
Patience: Trusting and waiting on God in all things.
Scripture Reference
Teaching Truth
Easter! He is Risen.
Questions to Ask Your Child
When Mary got to the tomb, what did she find? (she found that the tomb was empty)
Why was Jesus’ body not in the tomb? (because Jesus came back to life, he was not dead anymore)
Why did Jesus choose to die three days before? So he could take the consequence for our sin instead of us, and we could have a right relationship with God since we were freed from sin.
Why is it so important that Jesus came back to life? ? It shows us that Jesus has power over life and death; it proved to everyone that he really was the Messiah who God sent to save us
Activity
Your child will make/use several props to help retell the story of Jesus and Easter. Use a clothespin with a face drawn on it or a Lego figure to be Jesus. Make a cross by gluing together two craft sticks, straws, plastic knives, or sticks from outside. Decorate it if you wish. Grab a toilet paper roll, tissue paper, and a rock to make the tomb. Let your child cover the toilet paper roll with tissue paper so that it looks like a cave and seal the tomb with a rock the size of the end of the toilet paper roll. Now your child can act out the story using the props. If he wants, he can wrap Jesus’ body in gauze and place it in the tomb during that section of the story.