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Book of Luke: Chapter 24

Road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35)

Today's story looks at Jesus appearing to his disciples on the road to Emmaus.

Reflection questions

  • What was your favorite part of the story?
  • Why did you like that part?
  • Why do you think Jesus appeared to these two disciples?
  • Why do you think the two disciples didn’t recognise Jesus at first?
  • How do we see Jesus in our lives today?
  • Tell us about a time you recogised Jesus in your life recently?
  • What at do you think God might be saying to us through this story?

Family reflection

For this creative prayer exercise you will need a piece of bread to share in pairs or as a family
  • Read: Luke 24:30-31
  • After Jesus rose from the dead he met two disciples who were sad and confused about what had happened. They only recognised him when he shared bread with them.
  • Think about your day; where have you been? What have you done?
  • What you have seen or heard? And who you have met? 
  • Where have you recognised Jesus today? ​
  • Tell the others about this as you take the bread and tear it in two. 

Every step Song

A song from Worship for Everyone
Nick and Becky Drake, from Worship for Everyone, have put out a beautiful song that ties in well with today's story.
Lyric version of the song on YouTube
Acoustic version of the song on YouTube
Every Step
With me, God is with me
Yes He’s with me every step
With me, God is with me
Yes He’s with me every step
I know God is with me every step I go
I know God is with me every step

With you, God is with you
Yes He’s with you every step
With you, God is with you
Yes He’s with you every step
I know God is with you every step you go
I know God is with you every step

Oh the love of God
Is with me every day
Every step I take
He will lead me on
Into His perfect plan
Walking hand in hand

With us, God is with us
Yes He’s with us every step
With us, God is with us
Yes He’s with us every step
I know God is with us every step we go
I know God is with us every step
​
Nick and Becky Drake
© 2018 Worship For Everyone. CCLI Number: 7122275
Source: Worship For Everyone

Comic strip

What you need
Either: A copy of the comic strip for each person or print a giant copy to colour together as a family or small group, plus stuff to colour/decorate with.
-- hand drawn by Rev Annette Cater, from the Anglican Diocese of Wellington

What to do
Colour it in. Decorate it.
How to use
​You might like to post it to a friend. Have a colouring competition, enlarge it and make a giant poster, project onto a wall and use it to make a mural on a wall/sheet.

Emmaus - Seeing Jesus

road_to_emmaus.pdf
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Who am I? A game for older children

What you need
White sticky labels and a vivid

Preparation
On the labels (you will need one per child) write the names of famous people. They could be cartoon characters (sponge bob) or actors (Daniel Radcliffe) or even biblical characters (Mary). The only thing you need to remember is that the children will need to know the names that you pick. So Roy Orbison may not be a good one to use!
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What to do
  • Don’t let the children see the labels. Get them to sit in a circle and close their eyes.
  • Tell them you are going to put a label on the back of each of them.
  • When you have finished, tell them that the object of the game is for each of them to figure out what their name is without peeking at their label. Tell them they can ask other people questions about their person, but that people can only answer yes or no.
  • An example of a good question would be ‘Am I a girl?’
  • An example of a bad question would be ‘Am I a boy or a girl?’
  • To make it harder, you could give them a time limit!

​Who am I? A game for younger children

Preparation
You will need to collect pictures of famous people, cartoon characters, etc. You will also need cardboard big enough to entirely cover the largest of your pictures
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What to do
  • Get the children to sit in front of you. Hold up the cardboard in front of one of the pictures. Ask the children to guess what the picture is. Reveal a bit of the picture, see if they can guess now. Keep revealing a bit of the picture until they get it.
  • Challenge them to see how few guesses it takes them to guess a picture.
  • Repeat with the rest of the pictures you have chosen.

Media

Breakfast on the Beach (Luke 24:36-48)

Jesus helps the disciples catch a miraculous catch of fish, and Jesus challenges Peter about his heart

All Age Service Resource

A resource idea from Annette Osborne, SUNZ. 

Have you ever dreamed of passing a fish around in church? Then this service resource is for you! (and even if you don't wish to pass fish...)

Annette Osborne, from Scripture Union NZ, has put together a a wonderful All Age resource exploring the scene in John 21 where Jesus meets the disciples on the beach around a fire. He makes them breakfast and he gives Peter a special job to do. The service is designed to use the senses of smell and touch to explore the story. It takes a bit of set up beforehand but it is worth it! Our sense of smell is one of our strongest memory triggers so her prayer is that people of all ages will remember this service long after they have forgotten the words.
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See here for more info:  and download the file attached to this post.

There are also some extras to add into your service to engage the senses: 

Look up, in and out!

Look up! When the fishermen couldn’t catch their usual catch of fish, Jesus asked them to try fishing a different way. Stepping out in faith, and trying something new, can be daunting – but we can trust our good, loving God. How can you step out of your comfort zone this week and do something different?  

Look in! The fishermen in the boat worked together to pull up the nets of big, heavy fish. Think about how you can work together with your friends this week, sharing the load. It can be fun, hard work – but rewarding! 

​Look out! When Jesus spent time with his friends, it often included kai! How can we share generous hospitality (manaakitanga) with others this week?​ Who can you offer a drink, a biscuit, or share lunch with?
From 'Journey to Pentecost' by Strandz

Peter and the big breakfast

In this new story from the Lost Sheep, Peter is back on the beach. He’s sad, ashamed, confused and the fish aren’t biting. If you’ve ever felt like this, then sit by the fire and tuck into our big breakfast story.

Download the full storytelling toolkit, with images and script (AUD10)

We have also shared two free bookmark resource that they have produced (All copyright and images from Lost Sheep)

Other Resources

Breakfast on the Beach (Sermons4kids)

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