How do you know that the teacher standing in front of you is the same as last

lesson ?

• Looks similar• Speaks similarly• Has a similar style• Has the same memories of

teaching you as you haveAfter his resurrection. Jesus was in some mysterious way different from what he was before…yet the disciples still knew it was him..

Easter SundayTo describe the

resurrection appearances of

Jesus

To reflect on what the resurrection

proves

3. Mary Magdalene1. The disciples in the Upper Room

2. Out fishing

For each appearance, write the title then answer:

1. Who did Jesus appear to and where?

2. What was their reaction?3. How did they recognise

Jesus? (what did Jesus do to prove it?)

2. The disciples in the Upper Room- how did Jesus prove himself to them?

1. Out fishing- how did the disciples recognise Jesus? 3. Mary

Magdalene- what was she doing when she saw Jesus

What do these appearances prove? True or false?

1. Jesus was not really human2. Jesus is really God, with God’s

indestructible life3. Jesus escaped from suffering4. What Jesus said during his life can

be believed5. Jesus never died6. There is life after death7. Jesus did not forget about us after

he rose

1. Draw the resurrected Jesus in the middle.

2. Around him, mindmap what his appearances proves

*What was unusual about Jesus as a resurrected person?

Easter Vigil

Christ yesterday and today the Beginning and the End the Alpha and the Omega 

All time belongs to him and all the ages To him be glory and powerthrough every age and for ever. Amen

By his holyand glorious wounds, may Christ the Lord guard usand protect us. Amen.

As the priest says this, he puts grains of incense into the candle points, then the candle is lit, and carried into the dark Church – singing “Christ Our Light”

Who did Jesus appear to after his resurrection?

Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene, in the garden by the tomb

Jesus appeared to 10 of the disciples in the upper room, when the doors were locked

Jesus appeared to the disciples, when doubting Thomas was there

Jesus appeared to the disciples, when they were out fishing

She thought he was the gardener. She did not recognise him until he spoke her name: “Mary!”

When he saw Jesus, he said “My Lord and My God”

They did not recognise him at first, until they saw miracle of the catch of fish.

They believed it was Jesus when they saw and touched his wounds, and when he ate the fish. He breathed on them and said “Receive the Holy Spirit.”

1. Write the subtitle “Appearances of Jesus”

2. Write out who Jesus appeared to and match it to its description.

*What was unusual about Jesus as a resurrected person?

The Disciples in the Upper RoomWhile they were in a locked room, talking to each other

around about how Jesus had already appeared to the women, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you.“ They were startled and afraid, thinking they were seeing ghost.

He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds about whether or not I am real? Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.“

When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. But they were so overwhelmed with joy and amazement that they still did not believe it. So He asked them, "Do you have anything here to eat?" They gave him a piece of grilled fish, and he took it and ate it in front of their eyes.

1. Where were the disciples

2. How did the disciples know it was Jesus? (3 reasons)

**What was different about his resurrected appearance?

Doubting ThomasNow Thomas was one of the Twelve, but he was not

present when Jesus appeared to all the disciples in the upper room. When the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord!" he did not believe them and said : "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger into the wound in his side, I will not believe it.“

A week later his disciples were in the house again, and this time, Thomas was with them. Even though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.“

Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!“ Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.“

1. What really proved to Thomas that it was Jesus?

2. What did he say when he realised it was Jesus?

**Who do you think Jesus’ reply was meant for?

Mary Magdalene

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb where they had put Jesus’ body and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. She bent over to look inside and saw two angels sitting there. They asked her, "Woman, why are you crying?“

"They have taken my Lord away," she said, "and I don't know where they have put him." Then, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.

"Woman," he said, "why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?" Thinking he was the gardener, she said, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will go and get him.”

Jesus said to her, "Mary.“ She recognised him then, and running towards him and cried out, "Teacher!" but Jesus said, “Go to my brothers and tell them - 'I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'

1. Where was Mary, and why was she crying, when she met Jesus?

2. What made her recognise him?

**Why do you think she didn’t recognise Jesus at first?