Announcement & Scripture printout for Easter Story Eggs

Scripture used is from 'The Way - The Living Bible'


John 19:18,37  There they crucified him and two others with him, one on either side, with Jesus between them.

The soldiers did this in fulfillment of the Scripture that says, "Not one of his bones shall be broken," and "They shall look on him whom they pierced."

John 20:25-29 When they kept telling him, "We have seen the Lord," he replied, "I won’t believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his hands—and put my fingers into them—and place my hand into his side." Eight days later the disciples were together again, and this time Thomas was with them. The doors were locked; but suddenly, as before, Jesus was standing among them and greeting them. Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger into my hands. Put your hand into my side. Don’t be faithless any longer. Believe!" " My Lord and my God!" Thomas said. Then Jesus told him, "You believe because you have seen me. But blessed are those who haven’t seen me and believe anyway."

1: Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. The people waved palm branches. Matthew 21:1-11

2: Mary poured expensive perfume on Jesus’ feet. John 12:2-8

3: Jesus shared the Last Supper with His disciples. Matthew 26:17-19

4: Judas betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. Matthew 27:3

5: Jesus carried His own cross. John:19_17

6: Soldier placed a crown of thorns on Jesus’ head. John 19:2

7: Soldiers parted Jesus’ garments and cast lots for His coat. John 19:23

8: Jesus was nailed to a cross and pierced in His side. John 19:18-37 John 20:25-29

9: They gave Jesus vinegar mixed with gall on a sponge to drink. Matthew 27:34

10: Spices to prepare Jesus for burial. John 19:40

11:The stone covering Jesus’ tomb was rolled away. John 20:1

12: The napkin around Jesus’ head was lying separately from His linen clothes. He was not there. John 20:6-7

Matthew 27:3 About that time Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that Jesus had been condemned to die, changed his mind and deeply regretted what he had done, and brought back the money to the chief priests and other Jewish leaders.

 John 19:17 So they had him at last, and he was taken out of the city, carrying his cross to the place known as "The Skull," in Hebrew, "Golgotha."

John 19:2 and the soldiers made a crown of thorns and placed it on his head and robed him in royal purple.

John 19:23 When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they put his garments into four piles, one for each of them. But they said, "Let’s not tear up his robe," for it was seamless. "Let’s throw dice to see who gets it." This fulfilled the Scripture that says, "They divided my clothes among them, and cast lots for my robe."

Matthew 27:34 where the soldiers gave him drugged wine to drink ; but when he had tasted it, he refused.

John 19:40 Together they wrapped Jesus’ body in a long linen cloth saturated with the spices, as is the Jewish custom of burial.

John 20:1 Early Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone was rolled aside from the entrance.

John 20:6-7 Then Simon Peter arrived and went on inside. He also noticed the cloth lying there, while the swath that had covered Jesus’ head was rolled up in a bundle and was lying at the side.

  
Matthew 21:1-11 As Jesus and the disciples approach Jerusalem, and were near the town of Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of them into the village ahead. "Just as you enter," he said, "you will see a donkey tied there, with a colt beside it. Untie them and bring them here. If anyone asks you what you are doing, just say, ‘The Master needs them,’ and there will be no trouble." This was done to fulfill the ancient prophecy, "Tell Jerusalem her King is coming to her, riding humbly on a donkey’s colt!" The two disciples did as Jesus said, and brought the animals to him and threw their garments over the colt for him to ride on. And some of the crowd threw done their coats on the road ahead of him, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them out before him. Then the crowds surged on ahead and pressed along behind, shouting, "God bless King David’s Son!"….. "God’s Man is here!…Bless him, Lord!"…"Praise God in the highest heaven!" The entire city of Jerusalem was stirred as he entered. "Who is this?" they ask. And the crowds reply, "It’s Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth up in Galilee." John 12:2-8 A banquet was prepared in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, and Lazarus sat at the table with him. Then Mary took a jar of costly perfume made from essence of nard, and anointed Jesus’ feet with it and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with fragrance. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples—the one who would betray him—said, "That perfume was worth a fortune. It should have been sold and the money given to the poor." Not that he cared for the poor, but he was in charge of the disciples’ funds and often dipped into them for his own use! Jesus replied, "Let her alone. She did it in preparation for my burial. You can always help the poor, but I won’t be with you very long."

Matthew 26:17-19 On the first day of the Passover ceremonies, when bread made with yeast was purged from every Jewish home, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Where shall we plan to eat the Passover? He replied, "Go into the city and see Mr. So-and-So, and tell him, ‘Our Master says, my time has come, and I will eat the Passover meal with my disciples at your house.’" So the disciples did as he told them, and prepared the supper there.