13-Victory Over Death - Lesson 13

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God showed His ultimate power over all things when He raised Christ from the dead.

The grave is defeated. Satan and the grip of sin lose. God wins. Christ is alive!

The penalty is paid. Our relationship with God the Father is now possible.

Nothing, not even death, can overcome the power and greatness of God.

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Dear Sunday School Teacher,

Your ministry as a teacher for our Lord has eternal value! When we view our ministry in light of

eternity, we see its importance and the privilege that God has entrusted to us. In Psalm 78, the

Bible also reminds us of this great calling: One generation commending the Gospel to the next.

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and shaped by the local churchThe Bride of Christ. We have three primary strategies thatguide us. First, we desire to produce a Gospel-centered curriculum that allows every child, babies to

high school students, to study the same Scripture passage each week. Second, we seek to equip

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the world with the Gospel of Christ.

Quarter One: God on Display

Every relationship begins with an introduction. God introducing Himself to us is the heartbeat of

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God on Displayis a major theme that runs throughout all of Scripture. Gods desire to have com-

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God communing in the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve. The theme of communion continues

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with God, dwelling in His presence.

God is on display: everywhere; in the past, present and future; and in our lives as believers. Let us

live continually to display Gods greatness and love.


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OVERVIEW 4

FOR YOUR EDIFICATION 5-15

EARLY CHILDHOOD 16-19

ELEMENTARY 20-23

PRE-TEEN/MIDDLE SCHOOL 24-28

HIGH SCHOOL 29-34

CONNECTING CHURCH AND HOME 35

RESOURCES 36-37

Victory Over Death

QUARTER THEME | GOD ON DISPLAY Luke 24:1-12

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Victory Over DeathLuke 24:1-12

OVERVIEW

EARLY

CHILDHOOD

ELEMENTARY PRE-TEEN/

MIDDLE SCHOOL

HIGH SCHOOL

Luke 24:6a 1 Corinthians15:57-58

1 Corinthians15:56-58

1 Corinthians15:12-19

Treasure Point

Jesus is alive! God raised Jesusfrom the dead. Death and sinhave no power

over us because

Jesus is alive!

We have victoryover sin and death

through the work

of Christ on the

cross and the empty

tomb. Our lives

should reflect

this truth.

Teaching Activities

Hide-and-seek,

Easter eggs, Song

time, Alive

coloring sheet,

Thank you notes

Song time,

Winner resource

page, He Is Alive

stones

Fish funeral video Handels Messiah

Supplies Needed

Small objects to hide

(optional), plastic

empty Easter eggs,

CD and CD player,

Alive coloring

sheet, crayons,

construction paper,

stickers, markers

CD and CD player,

myrrh or aloes,

Winner resource

page, crayons, small

stones, permanent

marker

Laptop,

TV/DVD player

Laptop,

TV/DVD player

OVERVIEW

Treasure Verse


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FOR YOUR EDIFICATION

Enter the Story

Southern Gospel music has been around

for decades. Some of the first concerts I ever

attended featured Southern Gospel music.

I remember sitting in the front section of a

church sanctuary with my Dad when I was

young, anxiously awaiting the Kingsmen to

take the stage; it was a great night.

One of the most memorable and remadeSouthern Gospel hits is The Champion of

Love. Phil Cross wrote this song and a group

called the Cathedrals made it popular, but

even after many years, this song still is one of

the best known of all Southern Gospel record-

ings. Here are the lyrics from the second verse

and chorus:

He [Jesus] left His hometown

To enter this arenaTo raise His hands in victory for me

An angry crowd crucified

This King who wore their crown

And they gladly watched the

Champion going down

But I will never count Him out

For Im a witness of

The day He rose to retain the title

Champion of love

He is higher than the highest

Greater than the great

No one will ever take His crown away

Hes more mighty than the mightiest

He reigns from above

Hes the all-time, undisputed,

undefeated, Champion of love

There has been no moreimportant event in history than the resurrection

of the Son of God. Kevin DeYoung, The Good

News We Almost Forgot, pg. 91

Christ the Lord is risen today,Alleluia! Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia!

Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!

Sing, ye heavens and earth, reply, Alleluia!

Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia! Where,

O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia! Loves re-

deeming work is done, Alleluia! Christ hath

opened paradise, Alleluia! Charles Wesley,

lyrics from Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

Story Outline

Here is a working definition of resurrection:A new life after life after death in the popular

sense, a fresh living embodiment following

a period of death-as-a-state (N. T. Wright, The

Resurrection of the Son of God, pg. 31). There is

LIFE, what we know now. Our physical life of

eating, drinking, sleeping, playing basketball,

singing, playing with our kids, watching NCAA

hoops, working, paying bills, etc. Then, there is

LIFE AFTER DEATH. This is the what happens

when we die part.

In the first century, most people believed that

something happened to you after you died.

This view wasnt necessarily a biblical view,

but most believed in an afterlife. However,

what Christians should believe and what the

Bible teaches is that there is LIFE after life after

death. In other words, Jesus Christ is just not



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Luke 24:3: But when they went in they did not

find the body of the Lord Jesus.

The third astonishing part of that pre-dawn

morning was the appearance of two men who

appeared in dazzling apparel, heavenly be-

ings (or angels according to John 20:12). They

spoke to the bewildered group of mourning

women, but their question probably puzzled

them even more: Why do you seek the living

among the dead? (Luke 24:5) To them, Jesus

was dead. The men from heaven reminded the

women of how Jesus prophesied about His

own resurrection. Three times in Lukes Gospel

Jesus tells about His coming death (Luke 9:22,

9:44, 18:32-33). The men were reminding them

of the truth of Jesus prophesy, the must of the

fulfilling of this miracle.

Luke 24:4-7: While they were perplexed

about this, behold, two men stood by them

in dazzling apparel. And as they were fright-

ened and bowed their faces to the ground, the

men said to them, Why do you seek the livingamong the dead? He is not here, but has risen.

Remember how He told you, while He was still

in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be deliv-

ered into the hands of sinful men and be cruci-

fied and on the third day rise. After the men

spoke these words, the womens response,

which had first been one of reverence and fear,

now turned to exclamation. They returned

to the eleven disciples and others who were

gathered with them and proclaimed whatthe men in dazzling apparel had shared with

themJesus is now risen! Now women were

not viewed as the most reliable source for im-

portant information in those days nor were

they respected among men. The disciples at

first did not believe them. But rightly so, who

would have believed such a story?

Luke 24:8-11: And they remembered His

words, and returning from the tomb they told

all these things to the eleven and to all the

rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna

and Mary the mother of James and the other

women with them who told these things to the

apostles, but these words seemed to them an

idle tale, and they did not believe them.

But Peter, who had just denied Jesus in front

of town people before the crucifixion, was

the first to run to the tomb and verify the

womens tale for himself. Its astonishing that

God chose Peter to be the first to confirm

the validity of their story. Peter had so many

amazing moments with Jesus during His

earthly ministry, and yet had denied Him at

the end. But God had not forgotten about

Peter. He let Peter see the empty tomb for

himself, renewing his faith, letting him marvel

at what God had done for him and all people in

the resurrection of His Son.

Luke 24:12: But Peter rose and ran to thetomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the

linen cloths by themselves; and he went home

marveling at what had happened.

Other passages found in the Gospels describe

how Jesus appeared to the disciples, other

people and to multitudes. Luke 24:13-15 tells

of a walk He took with two men on the way to

Emmaus. Luke 12:36-37 depicts His appearing

to the disciples. John 21:9-14 even describeshow the resurrected Christ ate breakfast with

the disciples.





The importance of the resurrection is that

Jesus conquered sin. Perfect justice and perfectgrace were met in His death and resurrection:

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift

of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord

(Romans 6:23). God offered the right penalty

that was due when Jesus died for the sins that

we committed. When the resurrection took

place, death was defeated.

This glorious news should give us freedom

to live for Him and produce gratitude in usthat makes us want to please our Savior who

died and now lives. In Pauls first letter to the

church at Corinth, he writes of the truth and

hope of the resurrection and gives this charge

to the believers: Therefore [because of the

resurrection], my beloved brothers [those who

believe in the Gospel of Jesus], be steadfast,

immovable, always abounding in the work ofthe Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is

not in vain (15:58).

God sent Jesus to pay the penalty for our sins (John 3:16). Paul says that Jesus was put to death

for our trespasses and raised for our justification (Romans 4:25). When Christ was raised from the

death, it was Gods declaration of approval of Christs work of redemption (Wayne Grudem, Bible

Doctrine, pg. 264).

Gospel Truths About God

If He really and truly paid sins penalty fully, since sins penaltyis death, then the only way this could be shown is as He is raised alive again from the dead. The

resurrection of Christ, then, is necessary to prove and show that His payment for sin was full and

nal. He nished paying sins penalty! He rose from the dead! Bruce Ware, Big Truths for Young

Hearts, pgs. 137-138

What was it that within a fewdays transformed a band of mourners into the

spiritual conquerors of the world? It was not

the memory of Jesus life; it was not the inspi-

ration which came from past contact with Him.

But it was the message, He is risen. That mes-sage alone gave to the disciples a living Savior;

and it alone can give to us a living Savior to-

day. J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and

Liberalism, pg. 42





The reason that Christ had to come to earth, live a perfect life, die on a cross a sinners death,

and raise victoriously over the grave is because a price had to be paid. Man is sinful. Man sinned

against a holy God so then the penalty of death had to be enforced. Man could not have paid that

penalty for himself.

Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:17-23 that if a Christians hope in Christ is only in this life, then we are to

be pitied. Christ not only offers Christians life abundantly here on earth, but also for eternity. We are

to be thankful to a gracious God for giving us the hope of the resurrection of Christ. The hope of an

eternity with God, for LIFE after life after death, is ours because of the truth of the resurrection. Our

penalty has been paid; we have been made right with a Holy God. Thanks be to God for His indescrib-

able gift (2 Corinthians 9:15)! Life is all about grace.

Gospel Truths About Redemption

Sin is directly opposite to all that is good in Gods character, andjust as God necessarily and eternally delights in Himself and in all that He is, so God necessarily

and eternally hates sin. Wayne Grudem, Bible Doctrine, pg. 211

Gospel Truths About Man

Jesus showed us, by His resurrection, a new kind of human life,a life in which His body was made perfect, no longer subject to weakness, or death, but able to live

eternally. Wayne Grudem, Bible Doctrine, pg. 262

Christ tells His disciples that because He lives, they shall livealso. He is sufcient for them as a fountain of life to them. Jonathan Edwards, from his

sermon I Know My Redeemer Lives





For Your Edification (continued)

Matthew 28:1-20

Mark 16:1-8

Luke 9:22

Luke 9:44

Luke 18:32-33

Luke 24:13-15

Luke 24:36-37

John 19:12

John 21:9-14

Acts 2:24, 32

Acts 4:10-12

Acts 10:40-41

Romans 6:4

1 Corinthians 6:14

1 Corinthians 15

Ephesians 1:15-23

Jesus Freaks by dc Talk

Foxes Christian Martyrs of the World by John Foxe

Tortured For Christ by Richard Wurmbrand

Matthew 28:1-20: Now after the Sabbath,

toward the dawn of the first day of the week,

Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to

see the tomb. And behold, there was a great

earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descend-

ed from heaven and came and rolled back

the stone and sat on it. His appearance was

like lightning, and his clothing white as snow.

And for fear of him the guards trembled and

became like dead men. But the angel said to

the women, Do not be afraid, for I know that

you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not

here, for He has risen, as He said. Come, see the

place where He lay. Then go quickly and tell

His disciples that He has risen from the dead,

and behold, He is going before you to Galilee;there you will see Him. See, I have told you. So

they departed quickly from the tomb with fear

and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples. And

behold, Jesus met them and said, Greetings!

And they came up and took hold of His feet

and worshiped Him. Then Jesus said to them,

Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go

to Galilee, and there they will see me.

While they were going, behold, some of the

guard went into the city and told the chief

priests all that had taken place. And when

they had assembled with the elders and

taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of

money to the soldiers and said, Tell people,

His disciples came by night and stole Him

away while we were asleep. And if this comes

to the governors ears, we will satisfy him

and keep you out of trouble. So they took themoney and did as they were directed. And

this story has been spread among the Jews to

this day.

Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to

the mountain to which Jesus had directed

them. And when they saw Him they worshiped

Him, but some doubted. And Jesus came and

said to them, All authority in heaven and on

earth has been given to me. Go therefore andmake disciples of all nations, baptizing them

in the name of the Father and of the Son and

of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all

that I have commanded you. And behold, I am

with you always, to the end of the age.






Mark 16:1-8: When the Sabbath was past,

Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of

James and Salome bought spices, so that theymight go and anoint Him. And very early on the

first day of the week, when the sun had risen,

they went to the tomb. And they were saying

to one another, Who will roll away the stone

for us from the entrance of the tomb? And

looking up, they saw that the stone had been

rolled backit was very large. And entering

the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the

right side, dressed in a white robe, and they

were alarmed. And he said to them, Do not

be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who

was crucified. He has risen; He is not here. See

the place where they laid Him. But go, tell His

disciples and Peter that He is going before

you to Galilee. There you will see Him, just as

He told you. And they went out and fled from

the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had

seized them, and they said nothing to anyone,

for they were afraid.

Luke 9:22: The Son of Man must suffer many

things and be rejected by the elders and chief

priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the

third day be raised.

Luke 9:44:Let these words sink into your ears:

The Son of Man is about to be delivered into

the hands of men.

Luke 18:32-33:For He will be delivered over

to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shame-

fully treated and spit upon. And after flogging

Him, they will kill Him, and on the third day He

will rise.

Luke 24:13-15: That very day two of them

were going to a village named Emmaus, about

seven miles from Jerusalem, and they weretalking with each other about all these things

that had happened. While they were talking

and discussing together, Jesus Himself drew

near and went with them.

Luke 24:36-37: As they were talking about

these things, Jesus Himself stood among them,

and said to them, Peace to you! But they were

startled and frightened and thought they saw

a spirit.

John 19:12: From then on Pilate sought to

release Him, but the Jews cried out, If you

release this man, you are not Caesars friend.

Everyone who makes himself a king opposes

Caesar.

John 21:9-14:When they got out on land, they

saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on

it, and bread. Jesus said to them, Bring some ofthe fish that you have just caught. So Simon

Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore,

full of large fish, 153 of them. And although

there were so many, the net was not torn. Jesus

said to them, Come and have breakfast. Now

none of the disciples dared ask Him, Who are

you? They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came

and took the bread and gave it to them, and so

with the fish. This was now the third time that

Jesus was revealed to the disciples after He wasraised from the dead.

Acts 2:24, 32:God raised Him up, loosing the

pangs of death, because it was not possible for

Him to be held by it. This Jesus God raised up,

and of that we all are witnesses.




Acts 4:10-12:Let it be known to all of you and

to all the people of Israel that by the name of

Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified,whom God raised from the deadby Him

this man is standing before you well. This

Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the

builders, which has become the cornerstone.

And there is salvation in no one else, for there

is no other name under heaven given among

men by which we must be saved.

Acts 10:40-41: But God raised Him on the

third day and made Him to appear, not to all

the people but to us who had been chosen by

God as witnesses, who ate and drank with Him

after He rose from the dead.

Romans 6:4: We were buried therefore with

Him by baptism into death, in order that, just

as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory

of the Father, we too might walk in newness

of life.

1 Corinthians 6:14:And God raised the Lord

and will also raise us up by His power.

1 Corinthians 15: Now I would remind you,

brothers, of the Gospel I preached to you, which

you received, in which you stand, and by which

you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word

I preached to youunless you believed in vain.

For I delivered to you as of first importance

what I also received: that Christ died for our

sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that

He was buried, that He was raised on the third

day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that

He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.

Then He appeared to more than five hundred

brothers at one time, most of whom are stillalive, though some have fallen asleep. Then He

appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last

of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared

also to me. For I am the least of the apostles,

unworthy to be called an apostle, because I

persecuted the church of God. But by the grace

of God I am what I am, and His grace toward

me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked

harder than any of them, though it was not

I, but the grace of God that is with me. Wheth-

er then it was I or they, so we preach and so

you believed.

Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the

dead, how can some of you say that there is

no resurrection of the dead? But if there is

no resurrection of the dead, then not even

Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not

been raised, then our preaching is in vain andyour faith is in vain. We are even found to be

misrepresenting God, because we testified

about God that He raised Christ, whom He

did not raise if it is true that the dead are not

raised. For if the dead are not raised, not even

Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not

been raised, your faith is futile and you are still

in your sins. Then those also who have fallen

asleep in Christ have perished. If in Christ we

have hope in this life only, we are of all people

most to be pitied.

But in fact Christ has been raised from the

dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen

asleep. For as by a man came death, by a man





has come also the resurrection of the dead. For

as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be

made alive. But each in his own order: Christ

the firstfruits, then at His coming those who

belong to Christ. Then comes the end, when

He delivers the kingdom to God the Father

after destroying every rule and every author-

ity and power. For He must reign until He has

put all His enemies under His feet. The last

enemy to be destroyed is death. For God has

put all things in subjection under His feet. But

when it says, all things are put in subjection, it

is plain that He is excepted who put all thingsin subjection under Him. When all things are

subjected to Him, then the Son Himself will

also be subjected to Him who put all things

in subjection under Him, that God may be

all in all.

Otherwise, what do people mean by being

baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead

are not raised at all, why are people baptized

on their behalf? Why are we in danger every

hour? I protest, brothers, by my pride in you,

which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die

every day! What do I gain if, humanly speak-

ing, I fought with beasts at Ephesus? If the

dead are not raised, Let us eat and drink, for

tomorrow we die. Do not be deceived: Bad

company ruins good morals. Wake up from

your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not

go on sinning. For some have no knowledgeof God. I say this to your shame. But someone

will ask, How are the dead raised? With what

kind of body do they come? You foolish per-

son! What you sow does not come to life un-

less it dies. And what you sow is not the body

that is to be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of

wheat or of some other grain. But God gives it

a body as He has chosen, and to each kind of

seed its own body. For not all flesh is the same,

but there is one kind for humans, another for

animals, another for birds, and another for fish.

There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies,

but the glory of the heavenly is of one kind, and

the glory of the earthly is of another. There is

one glory of the sun, and another glory of the

moon, and another glory of the stars; for star

differs from star in glory.

So is it with the resurrection of the dead. Whatis sown is perishable; what is raised is imperish-

able. It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory.

It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is

sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body.

If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual

body. Thus it is written, The first man Adam be-

came a living being; the last Adam became a

life-giving spirit. But it is not the spiritual that is

first but the natural, and then the spiritual. The

first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the

second man is from heaven. As was the man of

dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and

as is the man of heaven, so also are those who

are of heaven. Just as we have borne the image

of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image

of the man of heaven.

I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood can-

not inherit the kingdom of God, nor does theperishable inherit the imperishable. Behold!

I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but

we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the

twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the

trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised

imperishable, and we shall be changed. For this





perishable body must put on the imperish-

able, and this mortal body must put on im-

mortality. When the perishable puts on theimperishable, and the mortal puts on im-

mortality, then shall come to pass the saying

that is written: Death is swallowed up in vic-

tory. O death, where is your victory? O death,

where is your sting? The sting of death is sin,

and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be

to God, who gives us the victory through our

Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast,

immovable, always abounding in the work of

the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor

is not in vain.

Ephesians 1:15-23:For this reason, because I

have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and

your love toward all the saints, I do not cease

to give thanks for you, remembering you in my

prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,

the Father of glory, may give you a spirit ofwisdom and of revelation in the knowledge

of Him, having the eyes of your hearts enlight-

ened, that you may know what is the hope to

which He has called you, what are the riches of

His glorious inheritance in the saints, and what

is the immeasurable greatness of His power

toward us who believe, according to the work-

ing of His great might that He worked in Christ

when He raised Him from the dead and seated

Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,

far above all rule and authority and power

and dominion, and above every name that is

named, not only in this age but also in the one

to come. And He put all things under His feet

and gave Him as head over all things to the

church, which is His body, the fullness of Him

who fills all in all.



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God showed His ultimate power over all things when

He raised Christ from the dead. The grave is defeated.

Satan and the grip of sin lose. God wins. Christ is alive! The

penalty is paid. Our relationship with God the Father is

now possible. Nothing, not even death, can overcome the

power and greatness of God.

My Mission As Teacher:

Think about the funerals you have attended in your life. If the funeral was for a believer who

had died, what was the difference in the tone at the funeral? Was there joy amidst the crying?

Was there a celebration of life and a reason to celebrate because the person was now in heaven

worshiping Jesus?

How should this truth of the resurrection change our behavior and conversations with our lost

friendsnot only at Easter but every day? Who do you know that needs to hear the good newsof the risen Christ?

Prayer Points:

Pray that you would not let sin defeat you. Pray that you would live in the truth of the resurrec -

tion every day.

Pray that your students would know and understand by faith that Jesus lives and He is not

dead. Pray that no confusion would grip their minds this week. Pray that the Holy Spirit would

enable their ears and minds to hear this glorious truth.


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Early Childhood

engageEarly Arrival Activity:(15 minutes or until you are ready to begin)

Play a game of hide-and-seek. If you have enough space or can move to a larger room for this

activity, have the children take turns being it and hiding. If your room is too small, hide objects in

the room and have the children search for them. This game will help them learn the truth of what

the angels said in their Treasure Verse this week.

Supplies Needed: No supplies are needed unless the room is too small for thechildren to be the hiders; if this is the case, hide small objects in the classroom.

discoverBible Story Time:(15 minutes)

Teacher Note:Gather the children around and share with them the Treasure Story, Luke 24:1-12,and other specified passages out of the Bible. They need to begin learning the importance of

Gods Word and that it is truth for us to hear and live by.


Treasure Story: Luke 24:1-12

Treasure Verse: He is not here, but has risen (Luke 24:6a).

Treasure Point:Jesus is alive!

The angel asked them, What are you doinghere? This is a tomb and tombs are for dead people. Sally

Lloyd-Jones, The Jesus Storybook Bible, pg. 312

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Jesus died on the cross for all the sin (bad stuff) in the world.

1 Corinthians 15:3: For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received:

that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures.

Some women who were followers of Jesus came to the place where He was buried to put

some spices in His tomb and on His body.They came three days after His body was buried in the

tomb. Nowadays we put flowers and gifts on peoples headstones, but back then they put spices

on the dead bodies.

Luke 24:1:But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the

spices they had prepared.

Jesus wasnt in the tomb.The stone had been moved. Two men in dazzling apparel stood by the

opening where the stone had been.

Luke 24:2-3: And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they

did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

The women didnt know what to think.They didnt know what was going on. They were also

scared. What scares you?

Luke 24:4:While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling

apparel.

They asked the women why they were looking for Jesus.

Luke 24:5-7: And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said

to them, Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember

how He told you, while He was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the

hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.

The women were so excited to find out that Jesus was not there.He was not dead. He was alive!

They ran back to tell the rest of Jesus friends.

Luke 24:8-11:And they remembered His words, and returning from the tomb they told all

these things to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary

the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles, but

these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them.

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Jesus friends didnt believe the women.But Peter wanted to go to the empty tomb to see for

himself. He was excited too by what he saw because the tomb was empty. Jesus wasnt there!

Luke 24:12: But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen

cloths by themselves; and he went home marveling at what had happened.

Treasure Verse Learning Activity:(5 minutes)

Give the children empty Easter eggs and explain to them how they can tell their friends and family

about Jesus being alive. The egg symbolizes the tomb and when they open it up, there is nothing

in it. Jesus wasnt in the tomb. He is alive!

Supplies Needed: Empty plastic Easter eggs

Song Time:(10 minutes)

Love, Love, Love is this quarters theme song. This song can be found on the Treasuring Christ

website: www.treasuringchristonline.org.

Supplies Needed: CD player, CD

Reinforcement Activity:(10 minutes)

Pass out copies of the Alive coloring sheet (see resources) to the children. While they are coloring,

ask them what people or items in their lives are alive (pets, siblings, etc.). Review the highlights of

the Treasure Story and remind them of how Jesus is alive.

Supplies Needed: Alive coloring sheet, crayons

Playground Time:(15 minutes)

Center play or free play is useful here if there is no playground or if the weather is not conducive

to playing outside.

Snack Time:(10 minutes)

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Treasure Point:Jesus is alive!

My Mission:(10 minutes)

Have the children make cards for the worship leaders (church music ministers) in order to thank

them for leading them in worship each week. With young children, ask them to create drawings

for the worship leaders. Be sure to give these cards to the worship pastors later that day or dur-

ing the week.

Supplies Needed: Construction paper, stickers, markers

Prayer Time:(5 minutes)

Pray for your children that they would grow in their knowledge and trust of Jesus as the Risen

Savior, who offers them LIFE!

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Elementary

engage

Early Arrival Activity:(10-15 minutes or until all the children arrive)

As the children arrive, welcome them with music playing. Have a song time as children come in the

classroom. The song Love, Love, Love teaches that God loves us, and the lyrics can be found on the

Treasuring Christ website. He displays this love by giving us Jesus. The children will learn today thatJesus is alive because He didnt stay in the grave.

Supplies Needed: CD, CD player

discover

Bible Story Time:(15 minutes)

Teacher Note:Instruct the children to read the Treasure Story (Luke 24:1-12) out of their Bibles as

you teach the story from your Bible. The following notes will help you as you tell the story.

What is your favorite smell? (Let the children answer.) One of your favorite smells is probably not a

dead body, right?

Treasure Story: Luke 24:1-12Treasure Verse: But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord JesusChrist. Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in thework of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain (1 Corinthians 15:57-58).

Treasure Point: God raised Jesus from the dead.

If the Gospel is the most vital news in the world,and if salvation by grace is the dening truth of our existence, we should

create ways to immerse ourselves in these truths every day. C. J. Mahaney,

The Cross Centered Life, pg. 54

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The women who were friends with Jesus came to the tomb three days later to put some spices

in His tomb and on His body.Nowadays we put flowers and gifts on peoples headstones, but back

then they put spices on the dead bodies. Spices were used to help cover the smell of the decaying

bodies that had been buried.

Teacher Note: If you can find myrrh (you can purchase online or at some natural herbal stores)

or aloes, bring them in for the children to smell.

Luke 24:1:But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the

spices they had prepared.

The stone had been moved.Two men in dazzling apparel stood by the opening where the stone

had been. Jesus wasnt in the tomb. The women couldnt possibly have moved the rock themselvesbecause it was so heavy, made of solid stone. The women didnt know what to think. They didnt

know what was going on. They were also scared.

Luke 24:2-4:And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they

did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men

stood by them in dazzling apparel.

They asked the women why they were looking for Jesus.Why would a living person be where

dead people stay?

Luke 24:5-7: And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to

them, Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how

He told you, while He was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of

sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.

The women were so excited to find out that Jesus was not there. He was not dead. He was alive!

They ran back to tell the rest of Jesus friends.

Luke 24:8-11: And they remembered His words, and returning from the tomb they told all

these things to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna andMary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the

apostles, but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them.

Jesus friends didnt believe the women.Why do you think they didnt believe their story? (Pos-

sible Answers: They were still mourning and grieving, they didnt believe Jesus when He said He

would rise from the dead, or they may have thought the women were joking.)

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But Peter wanted to go to the empty tomb to see for himself, and he marveled at what he

found. Why do you think Peter was especially anxious to see if the testimony of the women was true?

(Answer: Peter had denied Jesus just days before the resurrection.)

Luke 24:12:But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths

by themselves; and he went home marveling at what had happened.

How did this truth of Jesus being raised from the dead, being alive, change the rest of Peters life?

Peter was one of the leaders in the early church.Acts 2:14 tells us that he preached to many

people in Jerusalem: But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them:

Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words.

Peter told others about Jesus: As for the word that He sent to Israel, preaching good news of

peace through Jesus Christ (He is Lord of all), you yourselves know what happened throughout

all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed: how God anointed

Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing

all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. And we are witnesses of all that He

did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put Him to death by hanging Him on

a tree, but God raised Him on the third day (Acts 10:36-40).

Church history tells us that Peter died for his belief in Jesus. Jesus also told Peter this would

happen: Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walkwherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will

dress you and carry you where you do not want to go (John 21:18).

Because Jesus is alive, we should live our lives doing work for the Lord,treasuring Him above

all else: Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work

of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain (1 Corinthians 15:58).

Treasure Verse Learning Activity:(5 minutes)

Pass out copies of the Winner resource page (see resources) for the students to color. Remind them

of the Treasure Verse that is on the bottom of the sheet. God has given us victory over sin and death

through Jesus. We won!

Supplies Needed: Winner resource page, crayons


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Reinforcement Activity:(10 minutes)

Pass out a palm-sized stone to each child. Then pass around a permanent marker for the

children to write NOT HERE on their stone. This visual reminder of the Treasure Story will help

them remember that the stone in front of Jesus tomb was rolled away because Jesus wasnt there

anymore. He is alive!

Supplies Needed: Small stones, permanent marker

Playground Time/Center Activities/Free Play:(15 minutes)

Song Time:(10 minutes)

Love, Love, Love is this quarters theme song. This song can be found on the Treasuring Christ

website: www.treasuringchristonline.org.

Supplies Needed: CD player, CD

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Treasure Point:God raised Jesus from the dead.

My Mission:(10 minutes) Allow time for sharing.

How is your life different because you know Jesus? Do you know Jesus? Have you trusted in Jesus

to forgive your sins?

Who can you tell about Jesus and the empty tomb this week? This is such an important truth toknow about Jesus. You know and have this truthdont you think your friends and family and

neighbors need to know this good news?


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Pre-Teen/Middle School

engage

Group Fellowship Time:(10 minutes)

Opening Video:(10 minutes)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KGgeev9lwQ&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo_bn2blWSY&feature=channel

(Part 1 and 2 total about 6 minutes)

Talk with your students about other funerals they have attended, which obviously would have been

more serious than Cliff Huxtable burying his daughters pet goldfish, Lamont. This television episode

is, of course, a light and humorous look at a funeral. Funerals serve as powerful reminders that life is

important and the choices we make in this life affect what comes after life. This life and eternal life

are both about Jesus.

Supplies Needed: Laptop, TV/DVD player

discoverBible Story:(30 minutes)

Teacher Note:Have your Bible open to Luke 24:1-12. Ask your students to read the passage along

with the points on the following pages (there are designated verses with each point).

Treasure Story: Luke 24:1-12Treasure Verse: The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks beto God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my belovedbrothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowingthat in the Lord your labor is not in vain (1 Corinthians 15:56-58).

Treasure Point: Death and sin have no power over us because Jesus is alive!

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Jesus resurrection from the dead (the fact that He came back to life after being crucified) was

talked about long before Jesus even came to earth. Jesus Himself predicted His own death while

He was here on earth: And He strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one, say-

ing, The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and

scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. Let these words sink into your ears: The Son

of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men (Luke 9:21-22, 44).

Many scriptural accounts tell of the resurrection of Jesus, but our Treasure Story will concentrate

on one passage from Luke 24.

Jesus came to earth in human form, had a body and died a real death.

Luke 23 records that a few women (who had been followers of Jesus) watch His body being

placed in a tomb and then leave to prepare spices for His burial. These spices were aromatic and

would help in covering the smell of Jesus decaying body: The women who had come with Him

from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how His body was laid. Then they returned and

prepared spices and ointments (55-56).

What do you use to cover up body odor? Perfume, deodorant, lotion? What is your favorite scent?

Scent Sensations Humans can detect over 10,000 different smells.

Dont eat garlic or onions. Some people release the smell of these plants through the pores in their skin.

Anosmia is the condition that makes people unable to smell.

Your sense of smell directly affects your sense of taste.

Sweet Pea is the best-selling lotion for teen girls at Bath & BodyWorks. It smells like violets at rst and then berries.

Right Guard is the best-selling, cheapest mens deodorant.

Smell can evoke a wide range of emotions such as happiness andfear. Rhinencephalon, which literally means smell-brain, is theregion of the brain that controls the sense of smell and alsoinuences the entire emotional tone of a person.



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Jesus rose from the dead.His body was no longer in the tomb. He had a bodily resurrection.

Early on the morning of the Sabbath, day three after Jesus death according to the timeline

found in Scripture (Luke 23:54, Luke 24:1, John 19:31), the women who had prepared the

spices had returned to the tomb to lavish the spices on His body. But they came upon an unex-

pected scene.

The stone was rolled away from the entrance to the tomb.This tomb was probably cut out

of stone, like a cave of sorts, and a large disk of stone was placed in front of it.

The body of Jesus was not there.Just two days earlier, the women had witnessed His body

being laid in that very tomb. Where had He gone? Dead men dont walk. Had someone

taken their Jesus? Had robbers come and stolen Him?

Heavenly beings appeared wearing dazzling apparel(angels according to John 20:12).

They spoke to the startled and bewildered group of mourning women, and their ques-

tion probably puzzled them even more: Why do you seek the living among the dead?

(Luke 24:5) To the women, Jesus was dead. Then the men from heaven reminded them of

how Jesus prophesied about His own resurrection. Three times in Lukes Gospel Jesus tells

about His coming death (Luke 9:22, 44; 18:32-33). The men were reminding them of the

truth of Jesus prophesy, the must of the fulfilling of this miracle.

Luke 9:22: The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief

priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.

Luke 9:44:Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into

the hands of men.

Luke 18:32-33: For He will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shame-

fully treated and spit upon. And after flogging Him, they will kill Him, and on the third day

He will rise.

Knowing these truths, what should our response be? The women ran and told the disciples.

Peter came and saw the empty tomb for himself and then went away marveling at what he had

seen. What is the best news youve ever heard? What did you do with that information? Did you

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Top Rated Superheroes

Batman

Spiderman

Superman

Wonder Woman

Who is your favorite superhero?

What is the job of a superhero? To defeat the bad guys, right? Well, if the ultimate bad guy isSatan, than the ultimate Superhero is Jesus because of His resurrection.

The importance of the resurrection is that Jesus paid the penalty for our sin: Since there-

fore the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise partook of the same things, that

through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and

deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery (Hebrews 2:14-15).

What is the bad news?

Romans 6:23a: For the wages of sin is death.

What is the good news?

Romans 6:23b: But the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Deaths pen-

alty had been paid. God offered the right penalty that was due when Jesus died for the

sins that we committed. When the resurrection took place, death was defeated.

Now what? What are we to do with this good news?

This glorious news should give us freedom to live for Him and produce gratitude in us

that makes us want to please our Savior who died and now lives. In Pauls first letter to

the church at Corinth, he writes of the truth and hope of the resurrection and gives this

charge to the believers: Therefore [because of the resurrection], my beloved brothers

[those who believe in the Gospel of Jesus], be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in

the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain (15:58).



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Treasure Point: Death and sin have no power over us because Jesus is alive!


What is a martyr?

One who chooses to suffer death rather than to deny Jesus Christ or His work.

One who bears testimony to the truth of what he has seen or heard or knows, as in a witness

in a court of justice.

One who sacrices something very important to further the kingdom of God.

One who endures severe or constant suffering for their Christian witness.

A Jesus Freak. (dc Talk,Jesus Freaks,pg. 15)

Do you think it would be easier to die for Jesus or to live for Jesus?

Prayer Time:(5-10 minutes)

Encourage the students to get into small groups and pray about specific ways they can live out

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engageIntroduction Video:(10 minutes)

Watch this three-minute video with your students. It is a performance of George Handels Messiah.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76RrdwElnTU

Why do people stand during Handels Messiah? During an early performance of the work, King

George II of England was so inspired that he stood up. When the king stood, everybody stood.

To stand during the Hallelujah Chorus became a tradition that has endured to this day.

George Handel was a famous eighteenth-century composer. He had finished his premiere piece,

the Hallelujah Chorus, and debuted it in Dublin, Ireland in 1742 at the Fishamble Street Music Hall.

Critics proclaimed it to be one of the most inspiring works ever written. Handel said, I know that

Treasure Story: Luke 24:1-12, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Romans 6:1-14

Treasure Verse: Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some ofyou say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of thedead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then ourpreaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. We are even found to be misrepresentingGod, because we testified about God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise if itis true that the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ hasbeen raised. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in yoursins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in Christ we havehope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied (1 Corinthians 15:12-19).

Treasure Point: We have victory over sin and death through the work of Christ on the

cross and the empty tomb. Our lives should reflect this truth.

The resurrection means the death of Jesus was enoughenough toatone for sin, enough to reconcile us to God, enough to present us holy in Gods presence. Christ won;

sin, death, and the Devil lostthats the good news of the empty tomb. Kevin DeYoung, The Good

News We Almost Forgot, pgs. 92-93

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my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. And though worms

destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God. For now is Christ risen from the dead, the first

fruits of them that sleep (lyrics from the Messiah).

Close to Easter in the year 1759, Handel died and was able to stand in front of his risen Messiah

based on the confidence of grace alone.

Our response to Christ should be worshipnot only during the singing of Handels Messiahbut in

all of life.

Supplies Needed: Laptop, TV/DVD player

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Bible Story:(30 minutes)

Teacher Note:Most of your students can probably recount the story of the resurrection. Have them

read through Luke 24:1-12 and tell the class the specifics of the story. Use the points provided in theFor Your Edification section to offer more background information. After this retelling of the story,

discuss the following evidences for the resurrection with your students.

Some of your friends do not believe in the resurrection; maybe some of you in this room have a hard

time believing that Jesus really rose from the dead. It seems impossible, improbable, absurd or fantas-

tic reality.

We will discuss three arguments for the resurrection today. Knowing these evidences will help

you as you have discussions with your friends about Jesus and Christianity.

Jesus appeared bodily, not just spiritually, to people after the resurrection.

Matthew 28:9:And behold, Jesus met them and said, Greetings! And they came up and took

hold of His feet and worshiped Him.

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John 20:17: Jesus said to her, Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but

go to my brothers and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and

your God.

John 20:19-28:On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked

where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to

them, Peace be with you. When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then

the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, Peace be with you. As

the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you. And when He had said this, He breathed on

them and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven

them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.

Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So theother disciples told him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, Unless I see in His hands the

mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into His side,

I will never believe.

Eight days later, His disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors

were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, Peace be with you. Then He said to

Thomas, Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side.

Do not disbelieve, but believe. Thomas answered him, My Lord and my God!

John 21:4-14:Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know

that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, Children, do you have any fish? They answered Him, No.

He said to them, Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some. So they cast

it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish. That disciple whom

Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, It is the Lord! When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he

put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea. The other

disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but

about a hundred yards off.

When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread.Jesus said to them, Bring some of the fish that you have just caught. So Simon Peter went aboard

and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, 153 of them. And although there were so many, the

net was not torn. Jesus said to them, Come and have breakfast. Now none of the disciples dared

ask Him, Who are you? They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to

them, and so with the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples

after He was raised from the dead.

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The disciples of Jesus and others died for their beliefs that Jesus rose from the dead.Not many

will die for a lie. Church history and early records document the deaths of some of Jesus followers.

The following men knew the resurrection to be true:

Peter John 21:18-19a:Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress your-

self and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and

another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go. (This He said to show by what

kind of death he was to glorify God.)

Stephen Acts 7:54-58: Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground

their teeth at him. But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and

Jesus standing at the right hand of God. And he said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the

Son of Man standing at the right hand of God. But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped

their ears and rushed together at him. Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the

witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

James Acts 12:1-3:About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged

to the church. He killed James the brother of John with the sword, and when he saw that it pleased

the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread.

Paul (beheaded by Nero in Rome) 2 Timothy 4:7-8:I have fought the good fight, I have fin-

ished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness,

which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to

all who have loved His appearing.

The greatest witness to the resurrection of Jesus is the life of a believer.The Gospel of Christ

should radically impact every moment of our lives. The truth of the Gospel should change our hearts

and behaviors.

Corinthians 15:1-11: Now I would remind you, brothers, of the Gospel I preached to you, which

you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word

I preached to youunless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what

I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that He was buried,

that He was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that He appeared toCephas, then to the twelve. Then He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time,

most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. Then He appeared to James, then

to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared also to me. For I am the least

of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But

by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary,

I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.

Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

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Romans 6:1-14:What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By

no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have

been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? We were buried therefore with

Him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of

the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.

For if we have been united with Him in a death like His, we shall certainly be united with Him in

a resurrection like His. We know that our old self was crucified with Him in order that the body ofsin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has

died has been set free from sin. Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live

with Him. We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer

has dominion over Him. For the death He died He died to sin, once for all, but the life He lives He

lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey

its passions. Do not present your members to sin as instruments

for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who

have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as

instruments for righteousness. For sin will have no dominion over

you, since you are not under law but under grace.

From these verses, we learn that we are dead to sin. Jesus died

so that we could be free from sin. We walk in LIFE because

Jesus rose from the dead. Our old way of life (sin, flesh and self)

is dead, in the grave, and it will stay there. We are ALIVE to Christ!

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Treasure Point:We have victory over sin and death through the work of Christon the cross and the empty tomb. Our lives should reflect this truth.


How will your life look different this week because of the truth of the resurrection? How will

you engage your own heart with the Gospel daily and why does it matter that you do this?

Do you have friends who dont know Jesus, who arent really living life because they havent

found the LIFE, Jesus? How will you engage them this week with the Gospel?


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Our mission may not involve hanging on a cross, being jailed, or being burned at the stake . . . but we have other, more invisible obstacles. Ours is a society

built by pride, materialism, and dedication to the status quo. In a world built on free will instead

of Gods will, we must be the Freaks. While we may not be called to martyr our lives, we must

martyr our way of life. We must put our selsh ways to death and march to a different beat. Then

the world will see Jesus. Michael Tait, Jesus Freaks, pg. 8


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connecting church and homeHave you ever received or written a love letter? The one thing that makes a love letter effective is the

recipients belief in the authenticity of the author of the letter. The love letter means so much more

when the one receiving it has seen love on display prior to receiving the letter. Imagine receiving a

love letter from someone you have never met. How would it make you feel? What would be missing?

In Gods love letter to usthe Biblewe read in John 15:13, Greater love has no one than this, that

someone lay down his life for his friends.

connectGod displayed His love to us in the resurrection of His Son. How significant is this? The birth, life, death

and resurrection of Christ are the turning points in world history. There is a great temptation to view

this as something basic that we have already heard and know. This would be a huge mistake for us as

parents to make. This coming Sunday, your children will study Luke 24:1-12. Jesus victory over death

provides access for us to receive this same victory over death and also to have daily victory over sin.

The Gospel is not something we grow past. Its something we grow deeper into every day.

What does it mean to the Christian faith that the tomb is empty?

Treasure Verse:The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who

gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, im-

movable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in

vain (1 Corinthians 15:56-58).

Acts 20:24: But I do not account mylife of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I

may nish my course and the ministry that I receivedfrom the Lord Jesus, to testify to the Gospel of the

grace of God.

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1 CORINTHIANS 15:57-58

But thanks be to God, who gives us the victorythrough our Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast,immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord,

knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain

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