Story Eggs

I've been called to be a Sunday school teacher.

Easter is less than a dozen days away.

I was going to post this on Good Friday, but then I thought that if any of you'd like to make up a set of story eggs you might want to do it before you get into that busy week end....

(I keep mine in an old egg carton)

Story Eggs for Easter


Number 12 plastic eggs.
Place items in eggs to be opened & examined during the story.

1. Sacrament cup
2. Three dimes
3. White cord or knotted twine
4. Piece of hard soap
5. Square of red or scarlet felt or velvet
6. Small nail
7. Dice
8. Tiny bag of earth; small rocks
9. White cloth
10. Rock or stone
11. Cloves, cinnamon, other spices
12. Nothing

1. At the time of the Passover, Jesus met with his disciples and he gave them bread and wine to help them remember the great sacrifice he would make for all of us. After they sang a hymn they went out into the Mount of Olives. And He went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou wilt. (Matthew 26:39)

2. The one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, and said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. (Matthew 26:14-15) This fulfilled to prophecy in Zechariah 11:12-14 that Jesus would be sold for 30 pieces of silver.

3. When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. (Matthew 27:1-2)

4. When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person see ye to it. Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children. Then released be Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified. (Matthew 27:24-26)

5. And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! And spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head. (Matthew 27:28-30)

6. And after they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. (Matthew 27:31-32) and He was crucified Nailed to the cross. Press this nail into your hand and feel how it must have hurt.

7. And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet and sitting down they watched him there. (Matthew 27: 35-36)

8. Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain form the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were-done, they feared greatly, saying; Truly this was the Son of God. (Matthew 27: 50-51, 54)

9. (Then Joseph, a rich man) went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. And when Joseph and taken the body, he wrapped it in clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock. (Matthew 27:58-60)

10. And rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulcher, and departed. Pilate said unto them, (the chief priests and Pharisees) Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can. So they went, and made the sepulcher sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch. (Matthew 27: 60, 65-66)

11. And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James, and Salome, had brought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. And, behold, there was a great earthquake; for the angel of the Lord descended form heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. And the angel said unto the women, Fear not ye for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. (Mark 16:1, Matthew 28:2, 5)

12. HE IS NOT HERE: FOR HE IS RISEN, AS HE SAID. (Matthew 28:6)