A rose serves as a reminder of the Easter story.

1. Youth Ministry
Illustrations -
Roses and Thorns
A rose serves as a
reminder of the
Easter story.
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2. Material
• A rose
Activity
1. Pass around a beautiful
rose, with the thorns
still intact, to the youth.
Talk about how fragrant
and pleasing it is.
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3. 2. Next bruise some of
the rose petals and
point out the thorns.
Jesus Body was
bruised for our
iniquities and a
crown of thorns was
placed on his head.
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4. 3. Now Enlist someone to
be a timekeeper and
someone to take the
rose and see how fast
he/she can pull all the
petals off the rose.
(Make this into a fun
contest). At the end of
the “race” announce
the time it took
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5. 4. Ask for another
volunteer. Get the
timekeeper ready and
then announce – “Ok,
let’s see if you can beat
that time. Are you
ready? Ok, get set….put
it back together.”
5. This is an interesting
moment.
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6. Application
Sometimes things may seem
hopeless. Christ was
crucified, his body bruised,
his blood shed and he was
dead. While only God can
make a rose, we can destroy
it. In the same way, Christ’s
was God in flesh, flesh
created by God and then
crucified by men.
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7. It seemed impossible to
bring him back to life. But
with God all things are
possible. No matter how
hard one tries, you cannot
rebuild a rose. It’s ruined.
But God can restore life
through Jesus Christ. Give
each person a rose to
remind them of the Easter
story.
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