The Easter

Story:
Jesus, the Lamb of God

by prof. drd. Raluca – Nicoleta

Uilean
 Jesus Comes to Jerusalem
 Jesus came to Jerusalem riding on a donkey.
People laid palm branches on the road.
 They shouted and sang, "Praise God. Bless the
King who comes in the Name of the Lord!"
 They remembered what the Bible said. "Look, your
king is coming to you.
He is humble, riding on a donkey." Everyone saw.
"It’s Jesus!" they said.
 Jesus in the Temple
 The big temple was full of people.
They had come to celebrate the Passover. The temple
courtyard was full of noisy people buying and selling.
 Jesus pushed over their tables and shouted: "The
Bible says, 'God's temple will be a place of prayer for
everyone.' You have turned it into a den of thieves!"
 A big crowd came to listen to Jesus.
He made their sick people well.
 Little children shouted,
" Praise God for the Son of David !"
 The temple leaders were
angry.
They wanted to kill
Jesus. Judas was one of
Jesus’ friends.
He came to them and
said,
"What will you give me
if I help you?"
 They gave him thirty silver coins.
 The Last Supper
 Jesus was sharing the Passover meal with his
friends. He took a towel and washed their feet.
 “No!" Peter said.
“This was a servant’s job!” Jesus said, "Be
like me. You must help and serve others.“
 Jesus said to Peter, "Before the cockerel
crows tomorrow morning, you will say you
do not know me."
 Jesus took a loaf of bread,
broke it up and gave it to his friends.
 "This is my body given for you,"
Jesus said. "Do this to remember me."
 Jesus took a cup of wine,
gave it to his friends and said,
 "This is my blood which will
forgive many peoples' sins."
 Today Christians still share bread and wine to
remember that Jesus died on the cross to forgive them.
 Peter's Denial
 That night Jesus prayed in a garden.
His friends were asleep. Soldiers came, led by Judas.
They arrested Jesus.
His friends all ran away.
 Peter followed them to a
house. He waited
outside. A servant girl
said,
"You were with Jesus."
"No!" Peter said. He
was scared.
 "I saw you," someone said. "No!"
"You are one of Jesus' friends."
Peter shouted,
"I don't know Jesus!"
 Peter heard a cockerel crow. He remembered what
Jesus had said. He ran away and cried.
 Jesus dies on a cross
 Pilate ordered Jesus to be killed on a cross.
Soldiers put a crown of sharp thorns on his
head, laughed and whipped him.
 They nailed Jesus to a cross between two
thieves. "Forgive them, God !" Jesus said.
 The sky went dark, the ground shook
and the big temple curtain was torn apart.
Jesus died. Jesus’ friends took his body
and laid it in a tomb.
 Jesus is alive! (Easter Sunday)
 Early Sunday morning, Mary went to Jesus'
tomb.
The big stone door was open. The body was gone.
Where was Jesus?
Mary cried. She saw two angels.
"Why are you crying?", they asked.
 Someone said, "Mary."
It was Jesus!
He was alive!
 That evening
Jesus met with his friends.
They were so happy!
 SYMBOLS OF EASTER

 SINCE THEN (2,000 years ago), CHRISTIANS ALL OVER THE

WORLD HAVE BEEN CELEBRATING EASTER. EASTER IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT CHRISTIAN HOLIDAY.IT SYMBOLIZES
SACRIFICE, HOPE IN THE ETERNAL LIFE and LOVE .
 JESUS HAS RISEN ! HE HAS RISEN INDEED !

Source of text and pictures : www.ers.north-

ayrshire.gov.uk/primary/easter.htm