NT 38 Jesus Rises From the Dead

Reference: Matthew 28, Luke 24

Big Idea: Jesus rose from the dead.

Verse: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 - “....Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day...” (ESV)

Motions For the Big Idea:
Jesus - make a cross with your forearms
Rose - Gesture upward with both palms
Dead - cross your forearms in an “X’ over your chest

Motions For the Verse:
Christ - make a cross with your forearms
Died - cross your forearms in an “X’ over your chest
Sins - two thumbs down
Scriptures - pretend to open a book
Buried - pretend to dig with a shovel
Rose - gesture upward with both palms
Third - hold up three fingers

Questions to Ask Throughout the Week

1. Where was Jesus buried? (In a tomb, with a stone in front)
2. On what day of the week did Jesus die? (Friday.)
3. On what day of the week did Jesus rise from the dead? (Sunday.)
4. Who were the first people at the tomb? (The two Marys.)
5. What happened when the Marys went to the tomb? (An earthquake, an angel rolled the stone away)
6. What did the angel say? (Jesus has risen, Go tell his disciples.)
7. Who did the Marys meet on the way to tell the disciples? (Jesus.)
8. Did the disciples believe when the women told them Jesus had risen? (No.)
9. Who ran to the tomb to check it out? (Peter.)
10. When Jesus appeared to the disciples, who did they think he was? (A ghost.)
11. What did Jesus do to prove he wasn’t a ghost? (Let them see his hands and feet, ate a fish.
12. What is today’s big idea? (Jesus rose from the dead.)
13. What is today’s Bible verse? (1 Corinthians 15:3-4 - “....Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day...”)

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