Today's selected readings: – Luke 24: 13-35

Kid's Church talk: -

• How many of you have friends?
• How do you recognise a friend - Face, Hair, smile, way they walk etc
• Maybe you recognise a friend because they are always the same - Happy, smiling, prepared to help you when needed
• In other words, you often recognise a person as a friend when they get in their and help you.
• In todays special story we heard how Jesus was walking alongside some of his followers but somehow they did not recognise. There was something different about his person after the resurrection, than before.(Explain any difficult words here)
• Can any one tell me how they came to recognise Jesus (Offer a prize)
• It is like that with us. We are recognised as followers of Jesus - His friends - every time we do a good deed for someone else
• Actions speak louder than words.

Kids Church Activity:
How people did not recognise Jesus until he broke the bread. We are often recognised by the things we say and do.
To have a figure of Jesus at a table breaking bread. The figure of Jesus could be a cutout with a base to affix to the card. An altar or table is made by folding card or glueing match boxes together. Bread and wine bottle made from plasticine. Slogan in front of table to read "People knew Jesus in the breaking of the bread"

What you need to get ready:
Jesus figure, glue, A5 card, Card for table or match boxes, coloured pencils/pens