Easter Sunday School Lessons

From John’s Gospel

Pilate is one powerful guy - everyone in Judea listens to him and has to do what he says. But meeting Jesus throws him into a proper tizzy - who really is in control here?

Peter has been friends with Jesus for years. He knows that Jesus is the best guy he’s ever met and yet… when Jesus really needs a friend will he be there for him?

Mary Magdalene knew Jesus, she really thought he might be the Son of God but now he’s dead and Mary is left all alone with nothing but her memories. But is this actually the end of the story?

From Mark’s Gospel

A short video sunday school lesson on Jesus’ Death, with a reading, a story, prayers and a game, which you can either watch and join in with, or adapt into a live lesson.

Join in with or adapt the story and activities from this video lesson from the end of Mark’s Gospel as the women find the empty tomb and we ask the big question “Who will you tell?”

Easter Worksheets

Here are three worksheets taken from Luke’s Gospel. Great to use in any lesson on the Cross and Resurrection regardless of the time of year, and can be used as sermon sheets for Easter Services (or as inspiration for questions on a similar passage in a different Gospel).
Luke 19 is Palm Sunday, chapter 23 is the Cross and the Resurrection is in Luke 24.

Fun Ideas

How many different ways can you craft a cross? Turns out there were loads of ways so you’re bound to find one you like in our collection. Plus some bonus ressurrection Garden ideas.

Why not try a bit of Easter Baking and chatting about Easter at the same time? You can make an edible Resurrection Garden by following the instructions below or using them to inspire you.

Ingredients:
Ready made puff pastry sheets
1 crusty individual bread roll per person (tiger bread is ideal)
Some green and brown dips, i.e. guacamole, hummus, chutney, pesto, barbecue sauce.
Cheddar or some other yellow cheese with a similar consistency (optional)

How to make:
Lay your puff pastry sheet out and carve three sturdy cross shapes per person from it (go wider than you think; dainty crosses will likely fall apart when you peel them off the tray). Line a tray with baking paper and put your crosses in the oven and cook according to the packet’s instructions. What happened on the cross? Who are the other crosses for? Can you remember what they talked about?

Put your crusty roll on a chopping board the right way up and cut downwards about 1.5cm from the edge. You should have one thin slice and then the bulk of the roll.

Taking the larger bit of roll, pull the nice soft bread out of the middle, you now have your empty tomb. Why was the tomb empty? Why does that matter?

If you have cheese, cut it into rays of light, and arrange around the entrance of your tomb. Use some chutney or something sticky to help hold it in place (but don’t expect too much from it). Stick the slice of your roll just off to one side. What did the women see when they looked into the tomb?

Don’t throw away your bread centre but use it as the stones in the garden. Spread it out on the plate in front of your tomb and blob the dips of your choice on top to make a garden. I’d go for guacamole on the plate to one side of the tomb as lumpy grass,  a chutney path leading to the entrance, and pesto moss covered bread rocks on the other side. Who met Jesus in the garden? What did he say to her?

Prop your pastry crosses up. Admire. Then eat.

This recipe (if you can call putting stuff on a plate a recipe) is my own but the idea is based on a half remembered recipe by Suzi Bentley-Taylor and Bekah Moore in their book Bake through the Bible.