Alive-O 7 Term 3: Lesson 1

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Alive-O 7Term 3 Lesson 1

• Easter

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The Date of Easter(Teachers Manual/Pupils
Textbook)

• The date of the Christian feast of Easter
• Changes every year. Until the fourth and fifth
• century there was no agreement as to when
• that date should be. Then in the fourth century
• it was decided that Easter Sunday would fall on
• the Sunday fallowing the paschal moon the
• full moon that occurs at or after 21 March.

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• Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after
• the first full moon after 21 March.

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Jesus and Thomas

• Although Thomas the Twin was one of the
• twelve disciples, he wasnt with the others
• when Jesus appeared to them.

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• The told him We have seen the Lord!
• But Thomas said, First I must see the nail scars
  
• in his hands and touch them with my finger.
• I must put my hand where the spear went into
• his side. I wont believe it until I do this!

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• A week later the disciples were together again.
• This time, Thomas was with them. Jesus came
• in while the doors were still locked and stood in
• the middle of the group.

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• He greeted the disciples and said to Thomas,
• Put your finger here and look at my hands. Put
• your hand into my side. Stop doubting and
• have faith!

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• Thomas replied, You are my Lord and my God!

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• Jesus said, Thomas, do you have faith because
• you have seen me? The people who have faith
• in me without seeing me are the ones who are
• truly blessed!

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Bible Search

• Mark 161-8
• John 2024-29
• John 211-12
• Luke 2413-33
• Follow directions on the next three slides.

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• Each group will look up one of the three
• passages in the list of Bible searches.
• Read the passage quietly.
• Share the story with the class who was in it?
• What happened?

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• 2. Read the passage quietly again.
• What is the most important message for the
• people in the passage?

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• 3. Read the passage quietly again.
• What message is Gods message for you as you
• read the passage?