NOW upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. 3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: 5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, 7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. 8 And they remembered his words, 9 And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.10 It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other

BUT on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared.

2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they went in, they did not find the body. 4 While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them. 5 The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. 6 Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee,

7 that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinners, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.”

8 Then they remembered his words, 9 and returning from the tomb, they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. 10 Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other

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A PROMISE IS KEPT

LUKE 24:1–12, 30–35BACKGROUND SCRIPTURE:

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hat are some promises that have been made to you? Have you been told you’ll receive a treat or reward of some kind by a trusted adult, like a

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women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.11 And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.

12 Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.

• • • • • •30 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.32 And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?33 And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.

35 And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.

women with them who told this to the apostles.11 But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. 12 But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; then he went home, amazed at what had happened.

• • • • • •30 When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.

31 Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight.32 They said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?” 33 That same hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven and their companions gath-ered together.34 They were saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and he has appeared to Simon!” 35 Then they told what had hap-pened on the road, and how he had been made known to them in the breaking of the bread.

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parent, teacher, or guardian? Hopefully, that person followed through on that promise. Sometimes, though, people make mistakes and don’t fulfill the prom-ises they’ve made. This can be really disappointing to us and may cause us to struggle to trust that person’s promises the next time. Fortunately, there is one Person who will never break His promises: Jesus. In today’s story, we see that Jesus fulfilled the promise He made to His disciples. He told them He would rise again after His death, and indeed He did.

A few women who were important to Jesus and loved Him went to visit His tomb the morning after the Sabbath was over. These disciples wanted to anoint His body with oils. When they arrived, they were very distressed to see that the stone in front of the tomb had been rolled away. They immediately thought that someone had stolen Jesus’ body. But then two angels appeared and reminded the women of Jesus’ promise to rise again. The women excitedly went to tell the other disciples what they had seen and heard. However, most of the men did not believe them, but Peter ran to the tomb to see for himself, and only then did he fully believe the women’s story.

Later that day, Jesus appeared to two disciples walking on the road, but they didn’t know it was Him. They talked together and invited Jesus back to their house for some food. Once Jesus broke the bread, they immediately recognized Him because He was repeating what He did at the Last Supper. They were relieved to know that Jesus had indeed fulfilled His promise. In this story, there are three different reactions to Jesus’ resurrection. The women were at first confused but then excited; Peter disbelieved until he saw the proof for himself and then was amazed; and the two disciples were blind to Jesus until He broke bread, and then they felt relieved. What might your reaction have been to this news? • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •THINK ABOUT IT! The resurrection of Jesus is crucial to the Christian faith. Without it, we would have no hope for our future. If Jesus didn’t defeat death, then how could we live forever with Him in heaven? If He couldn’t save us from our sin with His own blood, then who could? When we talk about Easter and Jesus’ resurrection, it should fill us with excitement! Through this, we have hope and joy and a future that will certainly be something to look forward to. We know that we can trust Jesus’ promises, including the one that He will come back again someday.

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Do you know? The reason for Easter is to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection.

TRUE OR FALSEWrite the letter T if the statement is true or the letter F

if the statement is false.

_____ 1. Jesus rose from the dead.

_____ 2. The women were angry at the angels.

_____ 3. Peter immediately believed what the women told him.

_____ 4. Through Jesus’ resurrection, we, too, have eternal life.

_____ 5. The disciples didn’t recognize Jesus until He broke bread.

_____ 6. We can’t trust Jesus’ promises.

_____ 7. Christmas is when we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection.

FILL IN THE BLANKS FROM LAST SUNDAY’S MEMORY VERSE:

If my ______ who are called by ___ _____ humble themselves, _____, seek my ____, and turn from their _____ ____, then I will ____ from heaven, and will _____ their sin and ____ their land. (2 Chron. 7:14, NRSV)

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Answers: 1. T; 2. F; 3. F; 4. T; 5. T; 6. F ;7. F

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