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Excellent Younger Children's Illustrated Booklet on the Emmaus story.
Open Your Eyes: On the Road to Emmaus (Open Your Eyes Collection)
Publisher: American Bible Society (April 2001)
ISBN-10: 1-58516-144-6
ISBN-13: 978-1585161447

Wonderfully retold, On the Road to Emmaus, tells us how two disciples recognized Jesus in Emmaus three days after his death. It is drawn from Luke 24.13-35 and is presented in an attractive, colorfully illustrated booklet in the easy to understand Contemporary English Version text. 30p. (6 x 8 1/4 in.) Ages 5 - 8

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Idea from New Member Cathy Bengson:

I was just surfing and thought of a great art project that would fit one of your objectives. Sorry if I am jumping ahead. Collage/mural of people from all over the world, all different cultures - "where do we see Jesus?"

Also cut pictures from magazine of life situations in which we see our Lord. Great opportunity for scrapbooking - have you ever used this art medium?

Moved Reply:

Road to Emmaus video - only two video's actual show this event that I'm aware of and they are:

The Messiah Comes! from Nest Nest Site
Chapters cover - Cleopas - Prophecies - Cleansing Temple - Sanhedrin Debate - Nicodemus - Miracle Bethesda Pool - Parabel Wicked Husbandmen - Road to Emmaus. 30 minutes

The Miracle Maker, Noah's Ark Distribution, 2000, DVD, ISBN: 8015408792 & VHS - Vision Video, 2000, ISBN: 8015408695.
DVD - Christianbook.com also has VHS
Jesus seen through the eyes of a child, Tamar, in state-of-the-art 3D animation. Covers several segments of Jesus life from when he started teaching until his ascension. Near end of movie the two men burst in to tell the others they saw Jesus on the Road to Emmuas, as they retell the story it reverts to cartoon amination from the 3D. In this one Jesus does raise his hands and blesses the bread. In the Nest he just breaks the bread and hands it to the other two. 87 minutes

Note: each one only has a segment on this story, but in both the two men meet Jesus on the road, talk to him, and have a meal with him.

I thought the Jesus video, which is from Luke might cover it, but the two men only mention they saw Jesus on the Road to the others, you don't see it happen.

We are doing the Emmaus Road lessons now. One the kids really love is making Emmaus Road Trail mix. Here is our lesson for that:

Introduce yourself.
Open with the responsive statement “The Lord is Risen..The Lord is Risen Indeed!”

Remind the children that we just celebrated Easter. Ask them what Easter means to them.
Jesus is Resurrected
Jesus is Alive
Jesus is with us

Ask them how we know that He is Risen...
we have first hand accounts by witnesses

Have the children find the Emmaus Road story in their Bibles Luke 24: 13 -35

Read the story (or have them read it...age appropriate)

Talk about what it must have been like walking between Jerusalem and Emmaus...7 miles.
Would you get tired?
Would you get thirsty?
How far is Seven Miles?

Tell the children that today we are going to make a snack to remind us about Walking to Emmaus. It will remind us that Jesus is always with us...even when it seems like we are on an impossible journey.

Get out the Big Bowl, Baggies and Ingredients;

Let the children help assemble the ingredients. As you do, ask them to find or tell you the part of the story that the ingredient reminds us of.



Trail Mix...Walking with Jesus
coordinated ingredients with lessons about Jesus



Granola ...for Road Dust............v: 13
Dried Papaya...for something unrecognizable..........v:16
1 tsp salt....for tears of sorrow................v:17b
raisins for ...for something dried and dead..........v20
white coconut sheds.........for angel wings........v:23
Bagel chips or Wheat Cereal for Bread.........v:30
Chocolate Chips for sweet recognition ........v:31
Cinnamon Candies for Hearts Burning .........v:32



When you have finished adding all of the ingredients, let the kids take turns helping to mix them all together.
Tell the kids that there is one more important part of the story. Talk to them about what the two Disciples did after their eyes were opened.
They went to share the Good News.
Then divide the trail mix into baggies; two for each child; one to be enjoyed by the child, one to be shared with someone else (parent, sibling, friend). Emphasize that they should explain the story to the friend using the ingredients in their trail mix. That is the final part of the story: Sharing the Good News..........v:35

Clean up the Kitchen and take the kids to the garden to enjoy their snack and discuss the points of the story that they like best.


Close with a prayer of Thanksgiving for Jesus allowing us to share Him with others.