Jesus Lives!
Jesus Lives Jesus and the events of the
resurrection inspired the development of the early Church and are still the foundation of Christian belief today. Jesus’ life and death encourages us to
live a life that will make a difference. We will be rewarded with eternal life *Record these points in your notebook
Key Questions What happened when Jesus was resurrected? 2. How was the Christian Church established without Jesus? 3. How does the resurrection reflect the core beliefs of Christianity? 4. How does the life and death of Jesus apply to me? 1.
Form small groups. Your teacher will allocate you a number. Draft a paragraph response to your question and be ready to share with the class.
The fruit of an apple tree is not an apple, it is another apple tree.
Think, pair, share: What does this mean? How does it link with the resurrection of Jesus?
What happened when Jesus was resurrected? Luke 24:1-12
The Resurrection of Jesus
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlKetn7ZiNU
In your notebook, outline the key events. Do you know who the characters are? In pairs, decide your job: Person A: Summarise Matthew’s account of the resurrection Mt 28:1-10 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mt+28%3A110&version=NRSVCE Person B: Summarise Mark’s account of the resurrection Mk 16:1-8 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+16%3A18&version=NRSVCE Record the key events of all three accounts in your notebook.
Key questions to consider for each Gospel account 1. What is/are the name/s of the person/s recorded by all evangelists as having gone to the tomb? 2. What did the women discover about the stone near the tomb? 3. Where was the body of Jesus? 4. What were they told about Jesus? 5. What were they told to do after that? 6. What were the strangers like? 7. Who rolled the stone away? 8. What did the people at the tomb say to the women? 9. What did the women do? 10. Did anything unusual happen on the way? 11. Did the apostles/disciples/brethren believe the women?
Compare the three Draw a Triple Venn Diagram (use MS Word’s
SmartArt – relationship) Fill in 10 (or more) facts about each gospel according to
the questions on the previous slide In the centre, find 5 common factors to list
Underneath the Venn Suggest explanations for similarities and differences.
Summarise the responses of disciples to the Resurrection. Outline the significance of the Resurrection then and now
Online activities: Understanding Faith Introduction to the Catholic Faith – Part Two: Jesus
Christ (page 2) Jesus – Divine and Human – Part Two: The Incarnation (page 1) Discovering God’s Presence – Part Four: God is Present Through Jesus Christ (page 2) Do This in Memory of Me – Part Six: Memorial and Thanksgiving (page 1) Becoming Fully Human – Part Two: Jesus Christ – the Foundation for Christian Living (pages 3-5)
THE ROAD TO EMMAUS (Luke 24:13-27) View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw3Gk7c-Otg
The meaning of the Road to Emmaus Jesus approached the men and assured them that the scripture’s message about God’s plan was coming to fruition. They were traumatized by the events of the crucifixion and thus found it difficult to believe that there was light at the end of the tunnel. Their trust is a little like ours – if we trust that Jesus was (and still is and will be), then we will continue our journey with God and carry on Jesus’ mission of good words and deeds. Key Verse: Jesus explained to them what was said about Himself in all the Scriptures. He began with Moses and all the Prophets. - Luke 24:27 Main Point: Jesus’ death and resurrection fulfilled all of God’s promises.
Imagine – Creative Task A You are one of the disciples who have witnessed Jesus’ return. Tweet or Instagram your reaction and reflection of this event. Print your composition for your teacher to display in your core classroom.
Regulations: • The tweet must be less than 140 characters and look authentic in layout (i.e. find a blank twitter template) • The Instagram pic must have an appropriate caption and at least 3 relevant #hashtags
Creative Task B Use BitStrips to create a reconstruction of the story of
the Road to Emmaus. The scripture reference is:
Luke 24:13-27 Website: http://www.bitstrips.com/ Write your script (i.e. plan how many pictures and
suitable captions) and then experiment with the program
The Incredulity of Saint Thomas by Caravaggio
Jesus Lives
The Acts of the Apostles is the
record of all that Jesus continued to do and teach (Acts 1:1) The disciples, around Jesus, were
the first version of the Church. Jesus showed and taught His
disciples how to plant His Church.
*Record these points in your notebook
Optional/Extension Task 1 Prepare your own eulogy which emphasises their
attitudes and beliefs in relation to life, death, this world, the afterlife, grief and hope
Optional/Extension Task 2 Students choose a perspective (Christian, Atheist,
other) and present their findings about what this position believes about the afterlife.
Optional/Extension Task 3 Choose one or more art works to view. What can you
determine about the artist’s understanding of the Resurrection? The Incredulity of Saint Thomas by Caravaggio http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Incredulity_of_Saint_Tho mas_by_Caravaggio.jpg The Plenitude Folly of God (Peter Do you love me?) by Sieger Koder http://www.pauline-uk.org/product.asp?id=2067 Understanding (Emmaus story) by Sieger Koder http://famvin.org/en/2014/07/17/what-does-is-mean-to-mentor-youth/
Task 3 (continued) Alive By Sieger Koder http://gloriataliotis.blogspot.com.au/2011/06/pentecost-season.html Emmaus by Caravaggio http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caravaggio-emmaus.750pix.jpg Easter Morning by Hi Qi, Chinese Christian artist http://www.heqigallery.com/