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Easter Through the Eyes of Peter
Cooking Workshop


Summary of Lesson Activities:

The children will create Peter’s Trail Mix to help them tell the Easter story.

For scripture, objectives, and background - see above.


Leader Preparation:

  • Read the scripture for this lesson.
  • Read and reflect on the overview material provided for this lesson.
  • Gather the materials.

Materials:

  • Bibles; at least one purple Adventure Bible
  • plastic baggies for leftover trail mix
  • Foods: pita chips, pretzel sticks, Bugles crackers, O’s-type cereal, pull-apart licorice, M&M’s, raisins, chocolate chips, and goldfish crackers
  • Kitchen Items: large mixing bowl, smaller bowls to hold individual ingredients, mixing spoon, small plates or bowls.


Presentation

Opening- Welcome and Lesson Introduction:

Greet your students warmly, introducing yourself and any other adults.

Tell students: Today we’ll be learning about the Easter story from Peter’s point of view.

Say: First let’s begin with prayer.

Ask for any prayer requests. Ask if anyone would like to lead the group in prayer. Be prepared to say a prayer yourself, working in prayer requests. A suggestion: “Dear God, Thank you for being with us, for bringing us together, and the opportunity to learn about your love through Jesus. Amen.

Dig- Main Content and Reflection:

For 1st and 2nd graders:

Say: We find our story in the New Testament of the Bible, in the Gospel of John.

Hold open a purple Adventure Bible and summarize the story. You may want the have the children tell you the story and fill in the parts they miss.

For 3rd grade and up:

Distribute Bibles. [Praise those who have brought their own Bibles.]

Have everyone find John 13:33, 36-38 and John 18:15-18 and 25-27 and John 21:1-17 in his or her Bible.

[Remind them of the quick way to find the New Testament.]

Again, you may want to have the students tell you the story rather than read the entire story.

Ask: How did Peter feel about Jesus? What did Jesus know that Peter didn’t?

Say: Jesus knew that Peter loved him, but the coming events would be hard for Peter to understand and accept. Peter promised never to leave or deny Jesus; and only a short while later he was hiding and had denied Jesus three times.

Ask: How are our own stories like Peter’s? In what ways do modern-day Christians deny Christ? Have our lifestyles, our actions or our attitudes caused us to deny Jesus?

Say: Many of us have experienced Peter’s denial; through fear, lack of faith and disobedience we have left the presence of Jesus.

After reading the final section, Say: Jesus asked Peter three times if he loved him. Peter had denied Jesus three times, now Jesus is offering Peter three chances for redemption. Jesus does not place any guilt upon Peter for his earlier denials, but instead provides him an equal number of opportunities to affirm his love for his Lord. Peter readily accepts the opportunities, and each time Jesus instructs him to feed and take care of his flock.

Ask: Why do you think Jesus asked Peter to do this? How can we be like Peter

The Cooking Project

Say: Today we will be making a trail mix to help us remember Peter’s story.

Retell the story and have kids add ingredients into the bowl to signify various parts of the story:

Pita chips = the Last Supper

Pretzel sticks = the sword used to cut off the servant’s ear

Bugles = listening for the cock’s crow

Licorice strips = Jesus being whipped

O’s = the crown of thorns

Goldfish = the meal on the beach

Stir the trail mix and serve. As you eat, review the story.

Closing:

Say: In closing, we have learned that even though we, like Peter, sometimes do the easy thing rather than the right thing and deny God, we are loved and forgiven.

Have the kids repeat the key verse with you: “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out.” Acts 3:19a NIV

End with a prayer. Ask for volunteers to lead the prayer. Be prepared to say a prayer yourself. A suggestion: “Thank you God that even when we deny you, we are loved and forgiven. Thank you for the knowledge that you are always with us. Be with us through the week and bring us back together next week. In Jesus’ name, AMEN.”


A Lesson written by Dianne McLaren-Brighton from: First United Methodist Church
Ann Arbor, MI


Copyright 2006 First United Methodist Church, Ann Arbor, MI.
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