Use the 7 last words of Jesus Christ from the cross in a variety of games and creative teaching activities to discuss the events of the crucifixion

1. Easter Activities - The 7 Last
Words of Jesus Christ From the
Cross
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2. Description
Use the 7 last words of Jesus Christ from the cross
in a variety of games and creative teaching
activities to discuss the events of the crucifixion
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3. The 7 last words of Jesus Christ from the cross are
actually 7 short phrases that Jesus spoke while
hanging on the cross. None of the writers of the four
gospels record all 7 of these phrases, so you have to
piece them together from the gospel accounts.
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4. 1. Father, forgive them, they know not what they
do.” (Luke 23: 34)
2. “This day thou shalt be with me in
Paradise.” (Luke 23: 43)
3. “Woman, behold thy son.” (John 19:25-27)
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5. 4. “My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken
me?” (Matthew 27:46)
5. “I thirst.” (John 19:28)
6. “It is finished.” (John 19:30)
7. “Into thin hands, O Lord, I commend my
spirit.” (Luke 23:46)
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6. Teaching Ideas using these 7 phrases of Christ
• Play a game of charades using these phrases.
(See Easter Charades for more ideas)
• Play a game of Pictionary using these phrases.
(See Easter Pictionary for more ideas)
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7. • Have a race to put the phrases into the correct
order. Even better, combine it with an Easter Egg
Relay using plastic eggs filled with the phrases.
• Add these phrases to your Easter Egg hunt
(See Good Friday Easter Egg Hunt, Easter Egg
Hunt or Easter Verses Hunt) for more ideas.
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8. • Tell the Story of the Crucifixion of Christ using
these phrases similar to the method described
in Telling the Easter Story.
• Add the phrases to one of the eggs in the Easter:
What’s Inside game
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