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Read the whole recipe before beginning, try to do together Saturday night before Easter Sunday.
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Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
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You need: Mixing bowl, Wooden spoon, Bible, Zipper baggie, Waxed paper, Cookie sheet, Tape.
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Place pecans in zipper baggie and let children beat them with the wooden spoon to break into small pieces.
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Explain that after Jesus was arrested, He was beaten by the Roman soldiers.
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Read John 19:1-3.
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Let child smell the vinegar.
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Put 1 tsp into mixing bowl.
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Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross, He was given vinegar to drink.
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Read John 19:28-30.
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Add egg whites to the vinegar.
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Eggs represent life.
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Explain that Jesus gave His life to give us life.
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Read John 10:10-11.
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Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hand.
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Let them taste it and brush the rest into the bowl.
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Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus' followers, and the bitterness of our own sin.
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Read Luke 23:27.
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So far, the ingredients are not very appetizing.
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Add 1 cup sugar.
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Explain that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves us.
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He wants us to know and belong to Him.
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Read Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16.
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Beat with a mixer on high speed for 11-15 minutes until stiff peaks are formed.
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Explain that the color white represents the purity in God's eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus.
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Read Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3.
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Fold in broken nuts.
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Drop by tsp onto waxed paper-covered cookie sheet.
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Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid.
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Read Matt. 27:65-66.
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Put cookie sheet in the oven.
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Close the door and turn the oven OFF.
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Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door.
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Explain that Jesus' tomb was sealed.
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Read Matt. 27:65-66.
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Go to Bed!
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Explain that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight.
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Jesus' followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed.
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Read John 16:20 and 22.
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On Resurrection Morning open the oven and give everyone a cookie!
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Notice the cracked surface and take a bite.
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The cookies are hollow!
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On the first Resurrection Day, Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty.
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Read Matt. 28:1-9.
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HE HAS RISEN!
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HALLELUJAH!
