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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OVERVIEW
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
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OVERVIEW
EARLY
CHILDHOOD
ELEMENTARY
PRE-TEEN/
MIDDLE SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL
Luke 24:6a
1 Corinthians
15:57-58
1 Corinthians
15:56-58
1 Corinthians
15:12-19
Jesus is alive!
God raised Jesus

from the dead.
Death and sin

have no power
over us because
Jesus is alive!
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.
Song time,
Winner resource
page, He Is Alive
stones
Fish funeral video
Handels Messiah
Teaching Activities
Hide-and-seek,
Easter eggs, Song
time, Alive
coloring sheet,
Thank you notes
CD and CD player,
myrrh or aloes,
Winner resource
page, crayons, small
stones, permanent
marker
Laptop,
TV/DVD player
Laptop,
TV/DVD player
Supplies Needed
Small objects to hide

(optional), plastic
empty Easter eggs,
CD and CD player,
Alive coloring
sheet, crayons,
construction paper,
stickers, markers
Treasure Verse
Treasure Point
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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 remade
Southern 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 recordings. Here are the lyrics from the second verse
and chorus:
He [Jesus] left His hometown
To enter this arena
To 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 more
important 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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somewhere in a spiritual state. No, He is alive;

He is LIFE. Jesus appeared in bodily form to
the disciples, to women who had been His
followers, to other people and even to large
crowds after His resurrection. And because He
is LIFE after life after death, He offers eternal,
abundant life after death to us.
Jesus resurrection from the dead (the fact that
He came back to life after being crucified) was
prophesied, predicted and seen firsthand by
other people. Many scriptural accounts tell
of the resurrection of Jesus, but our Treasure
Story will concentrate on one passage from
Luke 24.
In the last two verses of Luke 23, we read that
a few women who had been followers of Jesus
watch as His body is buried in a tomb. They
then go prepare spices for a proper burial
for Him because they did not think His body
had been adequately prepared for burial.
These spices were aromatic and would help in
covering the smell of Jesus decaying body.
Luke 23:55-56: 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.
On the Sabbath they rested according to the
commandment.
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 returned to the tomb to lavish the
spices on His body. These women would
most likely have still been in mourning. They
had just witnessed the cruel death of the
Savior they all loved. They had seen Him die

and then be buried. Mourning for Jesus would
still be dictating their thoughts and actions.
Lauren Winner, a Christian Jew, says that
Judaism understands mourning as a discipline, one in which the mourner is not only
allowed, but expected, to be engaged (Mudhouse Sabbath, pg. 28). But the women came
upon an unexpected scene when they arrived that would quickly change their state of
mourning to one of wonder and joy.
Luke 23:54: It was the day of Preparation, and
the Sabbath was beginning.
The women encountered three astonishing
finds when they arrived at the place where
Jesus was buried. First, 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.
Luke 24:1-2: But on the first day of the week,
at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking
the spices they had prepared. And they found
the stone rolled away from the tomb.
Next, they were astonished to find the body
of Jesus 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 stolen Him? Bewilderment and confusion must have visibly been
seen on their faces. Do you wonder if the
spices fell to the ground when they realized
He had vanished?
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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 beings (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 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. 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 what
the men in dazzling apparel had shared with
themJesus is now risen! Now women were
not viewed as the most reliable source for important 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 the
tomb; 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 describes
how the resurrected Christ ate breakfast with
the disciples.
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The importance of the resurrection is that

Jesus conquered sin. Perfect justice and perfect
grace 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 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).
What was it that within a few

days 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
Gospel Truths About God

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).
If He really and truly paid sins penalty fully, since sins penalty
is 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
final. He finished paying sins penalty! He rose from the dead! Bruce Ware, Big Truths for Young
Hearts, pgs. 137-138
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Gospel Truths About Man

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.
Sin is directly opposite to all that is good in Gods character, and
just 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 Redemption

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 indescribable gift (2 Corinthians 9:15)! Life is all about grace.
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 live
also. He is sufficient for them as a fountain of life to them. Jonathan Edwards, from his
sermon I Know My Redeemer Lives
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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
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.
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 descended 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
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 the
money 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 and
make 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.
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Mark 16:1-8: When the Sabbath was past,

Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of
James and Salome bought spices, so that they
might 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 shamefully 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 were
talking 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 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.
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.
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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 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.
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 and
your 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
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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 authority 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 things
in 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 speaking, 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 knowledge
of 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 person! What you sow does not come to life unless 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. What
is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. 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 became 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 cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the
perishable 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
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perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. When the perishable puts on the
imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying
that is written: Death is swallowed up in victory.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 of
wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge
of Him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, 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 working 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 news
of the risen Christ?
Prayer Points:
Pray that you would not let sin defeat you. Pray that you would live in the truth of the resurrection 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
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 doing

here? This is a tomb and tombs are for dead people. Sally
Lloyd-Jones, The Jesus Storybook Bible, pg. 312
engage
Early 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 the
children to be the hiders; if this is the case, hide small objects in the classroom.
discover
Bible 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.
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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
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 during 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
Treasure Verse: 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 (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 defining 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
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 that
Jesus 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?
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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 themselves
because 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 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.
Jesus friends didnt believe the women. Why do you think they didnt believe their story? (Possible 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 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 (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
treasure
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 to
know 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
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, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing
that 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!
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
discover
Bible 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).
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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, saying, 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 & Body
Works. It smells like violets at first and then berries.
Right Guard is the best-selling, cheapest mens deodorant.

Smell can evoke a wide range of emotions such as happiness and
fear. Rhinencephalon, which literally means smell-brain, is the
region of the brain that controls the sense of smell and also
influences 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 unexpected 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 question 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 shamefully 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
tell other people or did you keep it to yourself?
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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 is
Satan, 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 therefore 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 penalty 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
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 sacrifices 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
their faith in Jesus this week.
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High School
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 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 and your 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 (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 to
atone 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
engage
Introduction 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
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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 Messiah but in
all of life.
Supplies Needed: Laptop, TV/DVD player
discover
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 the
For 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 fantastic 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 the
other 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 yourself 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 finished 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 to
Cephas, 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 of
sin 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
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.

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 selfish ways to death and march to a different beat. Then
the world will see Jesus. Michael Tait, Jesus Freaks, pg. 8
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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connecting church and home

Have 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.
connect
God 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, immovable, 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 my
life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I

may finish my course and the ministry that I received
from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the Gospel of the
grace of God.
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RESOURCES: ALIVE COLORING SHEET | Early Childhood
WINNER
1 CORINTHIANS 15:57-58
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.
RESOURCES: WINNER RESOURCE PAGE | Elementary

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Written by: Kimberly Davidson & Steve Wright

Dear Sunday School Teacher,

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God raised Jesus

Death and sin

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There has been no more

important event in history than the resurrection

Christ the Lord is risen today,

Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!

Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia! Where,

deeming work is done, Alleluia! Christ hath

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somewhere in a spiritual state. No, He is alive;

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Savior they all loved. They had seen Him die

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

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Luke 24:8-11: And they remembered His

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The importance of the resurrection is that

believe in the Gospel of Jesus], be steadfast,

What was it that within a few

ration which came from past contact with Him.

sage alone gave to the disciples a living Savior;

day. J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and

Gospel Truths About God

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Gospel Truths About Man

Sin is directly opposite to all that is good in Gods character, and

Gospel Truths About Redemption

Jesus showed us, by His resurrection, a new kind of human life,

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His disciples that He has risen from the dead,

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

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While they were going, behold, some of the

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

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

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

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He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.