Leader Guide

Drawing Activity

Witness Post Page
Pencils or colored pencils
Optional: three good readers in 5th or 6th grade
Bibles or the Superbook Bible App

Make one copy of the Witness Post Page for each child, plus extras.
If using volunteers to read, give each one a Bible if needed, and assign them the passages to look up and read at the proper time.

Give each child a copy of the Witness Post Page and a pencil.

Give each child a copy of the Witness Post Page and a pencil.

Think what it was like to live back in Bible times. Did people have televisions or laptops or cell phones? No.

Name some ways that Jesus’ followers could tell others about Jesus. Preaching, teaching,conversations, writing letters, by their godly actions, by performing miracles.

What are some ways we have to communicate today that the disciples didn’t have? Phone calls, texts, television, radio, computers, social media posts, etc.

Some apps make it possible to share messages, pictures and videos with others—instantly!

In this activity, we’ll read an event from the Bible that you watched in the Superbook video today. Listen carefully and imagine you are there as the event takes place. Then, draw two pictures of what happened on your Witness Post Page. Your drawings represent a photo or video you took of the event that you want to share with others. As an option, post a short message underneath your pictures. The message can add details to the pictures or say something like, “You aren’t going to believe this!” or “The most amazing thing just happened!”

Read or have a volunteer read one passage. Then, ask children to name key events to help them decide what to draw. Important: children should be creative and draw what they feel is important—not necessarily what others choose. Children can draw two progressive pictures in the two blocks to represent a video, or two separate pictures of two different scenes. Give them a couple of minutes to draw, then have several share their “posts.”

1. Luke 24:28–35:

²⁸By this time they were nearing Emmaus and the end of their journey. Jesus acted as if He were going on, ²⁹but they begged Him, “Stay the night with us, since it is getting late.” So, He went home with them. ³⁰As they sat down to eat, He took the bread and blessed it. Then He broke it and gave it to them. ³¹Suddenly, their eyes were opened, and they recognized Him. And at that moment He disappeared! ³²They said to each other, “Didn’t our hearts burn within us as He talked with us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us?” ³³And within the hour they were on their way back to Jerusalem. There they found the eleven disciples and the others who had gathered with them, ³⁴who said, “The Lord has really risen! He appeared to Peter.” ³⁵Then the two from Emmaus told their story of how Jesus had appeared to them as they were walking along the road, and how they had recognized Him as He was breaking the bread.

2. Matthew 28:1–6:

¹Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to visit the tomb. ²Suddenly there was a great earthquake! For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled aside the stone, and sat on it. ³His face shone like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow. ⁴The guards shook with fear when they saw him, and they fell into a dead faint.
⁵Then the angel spoke to the women. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. ⁶He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as He said would happen. Come, see where His body was lying.”

3. John 20:24–28:

²⁴One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), was not with the others when Jesus came. ²⁵They told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “I won’t believe it unless I see the nail wounds in His hands, put my fingers into them, and place my hand into the wound in His side.”
²⁶Eight 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. “Peace be with you,” He said. ²⁷Then He said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and look at My hands. Put your hand into the wound in My side. Don’t be faithless any longer. Believe!” ²⁸“My Lord and my God!” Thomas exclaimed.

Conclusion: Witnessing is simply sharing what you have seen, heard or experienced with Christ. Today, there are so many ways that we can effectively witness to others about Jesus! Let’s fulfill the mission God gives us, to share our experience with Christ, so others can also believe.