Introduction:
"A whole week went by and nobody saw Jesus, but then they were together in the upstairs room again, and this time Thomas was with them. Suddenly Jesus appeared in the middle of them again. He said "Look, Thomas! It's me. Touch me and feel me. I'm real." Thomas fell down on his knees (do so) and said "MY LORD and MY GOD!". We hear people saying that all the time, don't we? "Oh my God this, and Oh Lord that" but we should really be very careful about using those words. The Bible says that God hates it if we use his name that way. He really hates it. Fine if we are talking to him or praying, but never just as an expression of shock or surprise. Thomas would have known that. He would never have said what he did unless he really believed that Jesus was God. That's one of the reasons Christians believe that Jesus was God - Jesus didn't say "NO! He accepted what Thomas said. He accepted the fact that Thomas was on his knees worshipping him. "
Themes:
Doubt, seeing is believing, touching Jesus, recognising Jesus as God
A beautiful Bible story written by Korky and Anni Davey (OAC ministries) with an easy to do painting. You can however also tell the story without a painting.
You can download the story below: