The Easter Story for Kids

given everyone a taste of that kingdom through those miracles. - What is the kingdom of God? - The Kingdom of God is when the whole world will be made new again, as God had always intended it to be. Jesus promised that one day in the Kingdom of God there will be no sin or sadness or sickness or death. - What is sin again? - Sin is when we ignore God and follow our own path. Sin is when we say, "I don't care what you say. I'm going to do it my way." And remember, because God is good and sin is bad, the price we pay for our sin is to be separated. of God. - Oh, so in the kingdom of God, there will be no sin or sadness or illness! kingdom of God, there will be nothing to fear, not even death. - But Jesus had just died. - Ah, so it seemed that none of those promises were coming true.

But that was not the case. - Actually. What do you mean? - You see, something more surprising was happening and Jesus' enemies didn't realize it. When he died on the cross, Jesus took all our sins upon himself. -Did he do it? - You see, since our sin distances us from God, there can be no sin in the Kingdom of God. So, Jesus had to solve the problem of sin. -And he did that by dying on the cross? - Yes. By dying on the cross, Jesus paid the price for our sins. Yours, mine, everyone's! - Wow! Jesus really loves us. - For sure yes. - But. - Another question? -What about all the things he said about the kingdom?

I still do not understand. If Jesus were dead, how could any of those promises come true? - That's a very good question, with an even better answer. Because He did not remain dead. - Didn't Jesus stay dead? That seems like a pretty incredible miracle to me. I told you this

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was incredible. And He paid the price for all our sins. ♪ Jesus paid it all ♪ ♪ Everything to Him, I owe it ♪ ♪ Sin had left a crimson stain ♪ ♪ Washed it white as snow ♪ Now, where were we? Ah, of course, the sad part. Jesus had died after his own friend Judas turned against him. - Jesus had been betrayed.

He was arrested and executed on a cross. - It was a sad day. -Yes. Jesus gave his life for us. The sun had set and it was time to bury him. -Only his mother and some of his friends were there. - You remembered. - So what did they do? - They received help from a man. - I am Joseph of Arimathea, follower of Jesus. I am very sad because Jesus has died. I have been waiting for the kingdom He spoke of to come. I want to do something good for Him to show Jesus how much He loved Him. - Then José did something special.

He went to Pontius Pilate. - I want to take care of Jesus' body. I want to give him a grave. - It's OK, go ahead. - Now, when important people died in Israel, they were not buried in the ground. - Actually? - No. Their bodies were placed in special tombs dug into solid rock. - Do you mean like a cave? - Like a small cave. Well, Joseph had one that he was going to use someday, but guess what? He decided to give it to Jesus. Then the body of Jesus was placed inside Joseph's tomb and then a large stone was rolled in front of the cave so that no one could enter.

And then. - Someone has come to see you, Pilate. - Oh, it's you again. - Yes. We're back! - You didn't think we would give up so easily, did you? - What do you want? -Look, Jesus said that he would return from the dead. - AND? -Well, what happens if his friends go to the tomb, move the stone, take his body and then say: "Jesus is alive!" - Hmm. - That would cause you a lot of problems, Pilate. - Hmm. I never thought about that. - Then Pilate placed guards outside the tomb to make sure that no one moved the stone. - Eyes wide open.

We don't want anyone to move this stone. - Yes. No one will pass us! No sir. - Wow. So the Pharisees and Sadducees were still worried about Jesus? -Yes. You see, when Jesus was alive, he said: -In three days I will rise from the dead. - Well, Jesus had died and was buried on a Friday. That's the first day. All day Saturday his body remained in Joseph's tomb with the guards watching. - That was the second day? - Well, then Sunday morning arrives. - Third day. -And two women who were friends of Jesus went to the tomb to spread spices and perfume on his body.

Because that was something people did in those days. When suddenly. (the women scream) (the guards scream) - What happened? - What happened? - An earthquake shook the earth and an angel appeared. (Both scream) (bodies hit) The angel rolled the rock. When the women arrived, the two soldiers lay fainted on the ground. There was the rock and there, well, Jesus was not. - Do not be afraid. - Ah OK. - I know you are looking for Jesus, but He is not here. He has risen just as he said he would. Jesus is alive. - That?! - That? - The women were so excited that they wanted to go tell their other friends what happened when suddenly. - Do not be afraid. - Did Jesus appear? - For sure yes. - No way. - Yes of course.

Later, Jesus appeared to all of his disciples. He explained to them why he had to die. He gave them the great news that death has no power in the kingdom of God. And then when it was time to leave, he said: -From now on, you will be the ones who tell others about my kingdom. I will send you a helper who will fill you with the power of God. You will do incredible things. - And then Jesus rose to heaven. - Amazing! - The disciples were very excited. They didn't really know what would happen next, but they did know one thing.

Jesus was sending them help that would help them greatly. -He is alive, he is alive. Jesus is alive! He defeated sin and death! Hallelujah! ♪ Praise the Lord is risen today ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Our holy day triumphant ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Yes, Jesus loves me ♪ ♪ Yes, Jesus loves me ♪ ♪ Yes, Jesus loves me ♪ ♪ The Bible tells me so ♪ This It was the most incredible miracle ever seen! Jesus saved the entire world from sin and God was not done yet. Jesus said that he would send a helper so that his friends could also do incredibly wonderful things. But that's another

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we'll save for another day.

This is the story of the Passover when God gave his only son because he loved the world so much. ♪ Yes, Jesus loves me ♪ ♪ Yes, Jesus loves me ♪ ♪ Yes, Jesus loves me ♪ ♪ The Bible tells me so ♪ (light and fun music)