Bread of life
Children's sermon
Object:
a loaf of unsliced bread
When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and
gave it to them. (v. 30)
Good morning, boys and girls. Easter was a busy time for God. Let's think about the things that Jesus did and how he did them. We have talked about the way he left the tomb and spoke with Mary Magdalene, and most of the disciples. Last week we saw how Jesus could just appear in front of people. One moment they were alone with the door locked and the next moment Jesus was in the room sharing the peace.
In our lesson today, there were two people walking on a road that led to a village called Emmaus. This village was almost seven miles from Jerusalem, which is not very far in a car but if you had to walk it would take you about two hours. Remember, it was Easter Day, and Cleopas and his friend were talking about the things that had happened that day. While they were walking Jesus came close to them and after a little bit he joined them in the walk. Even though they were disciples of Jesus they did not recognize him and when Jesus asked them what they were talking about they were surprised. What else is there to talk about when a dead person, buried in a tomb, is alive again? It was the only thing everyone was talking about. They wondered if he was a stranger or if he had been living in a tree or somewhere that no one visited. They began to tell this stranger all about the wonderful things Jesus did, but they finished by telling him that no one knew where Jesus was and how sad they were.
Then Jesus began to tell them about the scriptures. He talked about the mighty things that God did since the beginning of time. Jesus told them about Moses and all of the prophets, Cleopas and his friend were amazed. As a matter of fact, when they came to a spot where the two men were going to stop, Jesus walked on and they called him to please stay with them since it was almost evening. Jesus agreed and when they sat down at a table to eat their dinner, Jesus took a loaf of bread that looked something like this and he began to break it and give it to them. Suddenly they knew they were in the presence of Jesus and they were amazed. But as soon as they recognized Jesus, he vanished. He was gone like he had never been there. They were so excited that instead of going to Emmaus they went back to Jerusalem and found the disciples of Jesus and told them everything that had happened to them. It was the most exciting day of their lives.
The next time you sit down to dinner at your house and you take a piece of bread, think about Cleopas and his friend and the day they spent with Jesus. Amen.
Good morning, boys and girls. Easter was a busy time for God. Let's think about the things that Jesus did and how he did them. We have talked about the way he left the tomb and spoke with Mary Magdalene, and most of the disciples. Last week we saw how Jesus could just appear in front of people. One moment they were alone with the door locked and the next moment Jesus was in the room sharing the peace.
In our lesson today, there were two people walking on a road that led to a village called Emmaus. This village was almost seven miles from Jerusalem, which is not very far in a car but if you had to walk it would take you about two hours. Remember, it was Easter Day, and Cleopas and his friend were talking about the things that had happened that day. While they were walking Jesus came close to them and after a little bit he joined them in the walk. Even though they were disciples of Jesus they did not recognize him and when Jesus asked them what they were talking about they were surprised. What else is there to talk about when a dead person, buried in a tomb, is alive again? It was the only thing everyone was talking about. They wondered if he was a stranger or if he had been living in a tree or somewhere that no one visited. They began to tell this stranger all about the wonderful things Jesus did, but they finished by telling him that no one knew where Jesus was and how sad they were.
Then Jesus began to tell them about the scriptures. He talked about the mighty things that God did since the beginning of time. Jesus told them about Moses and all of the prophets, Cleopas and his friend were amazed. As a matter of fact, when they came to a spot where the two men were going to stop, Jesus walked on and they called him to please stay with them since it was almost evening. Jesus agreed and when they sat down at a table to eat their dinner, Jesus took a loaf of bread that looked something like this and he began to break it and give it to them. Suddenly they knew they were in the presence of Jesus and they were amazed. But as soon as they recognized Jesus, he vanished. He was gone like he had never been there. They were so excited that instead of going to Emmaus they went back to Jerusalem and found the disciples of Jesus and told them everything that had happened to them. It was the most exciting day of their lives.
The next time you sit down to dinner at your house and you take a piece of bread, think about Cleopas and his friend and the day they spent with Jesus. Amen.
