From Creation to Easter

For Little Children

When God created the world, everything was
perfect. Adam and Eve loved each other, and
they loved God. There was no sickness or death.
This was the way God wanted the world to be.
Gold told Adam and Eve, “You must not eat from the tree that gives knowledge about good and evil.” But Eve
took some of the fruit from the tree and ate it. Adam was there with her, so she gave him some of the fruit, and
he ate it.

Because Adam and Eve sinned, the relationship between God and people was broken. But God had a plan to
restore that relationship.
To help us to know Him and to
bring us His everlasting life and
salvation, God sent His own
Son, Jesus, to earth
When Jesus began His life’s work, He went about everywhere doing good, helping
others, and teaching about God’s great love for us all.

Large crowds came to Jesus. They brought many people who were sick or handicapped,
including those who could not see, walk, hear, or speak, and Jesus healed them.
The Jewish leaders rejected Jesus and His message. They had Him
arrested.

After Jesus was arrested, the Jewish leaders brought Jesus to Pilate,
the Roman governor. Pilate agreed to have his soldiers crucify Jesus.
Jesus didn't have to die on
the cross, but He chose to
die. — For you and me!

All of us at times have

done wrong and our
mistakes and sins
separate us from God,
Who is perfect. In order to
bring us to God, Jesus, the
Son of God, took the
punishment for our sins,
that through His sacrifice,
we can be forgiven and
saved.
Three days later, some women who had followed Jesus
visited His tomb, but His body wasn't there! An angel told
them, “Jesus is not here. He has risen from the dead, just
like he said he would!”
After His resurrection, Jesus appeared to His followers. He told them that He was going to return to be with His
heavenly Father, but that He would always be with them in spirit, living in their hearts forever. He also gave His
followers a wonderful promise, saying, “One day I will come again.”
You can receive Jesus into your
heart and life by praying this
prayer:

Dear Jesus, I believe You are

the Son of God. I open the door
and I invite You into my heart.
Amen.
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Text adapted from The Bible, Activated magazine, and www.openbiblestories.org (used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike
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