The Resurrection of Jesus and Believers Jesus’ Resurrection Is an Example to Believers That One Day They Will Be Resurrected to Spend Eternity with Jesus

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THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS AND BELIEVERS JESUS’ RESURRECTION IS AN EXAMPLE TO BELIEVERS THAT ONE DAY THEY WILL BE RESURRECTED TO SPEND ETERNITY WITH JESUS. EMPTY TOMB After Jesus died on the cross for sin, His body was WRAPPED IN LINEN and BURIED IN A TOMB—which may have looked like the tomb reconstruction in this picture. Then on the THIRD DAY , JESUS AROSE, just like the Scriptures promised!

The Book of 1 CORINTHIANS reminds us that Jesus was resurrected from the dead. It also reminds us that JESUS PROMISES to earth to TO ONE DAY RETURN , reign over everything. And when He returns everyone who belongs to Him will be resurrected and WILL LIVE WITH HIM FOREVER!

JESUS’ RESURRECTED BODY: WHY IT MATTERS Jesus’ bodily resurrection proved that He really is alive. It also gave us a preview of what is to come. They weren’t dreaming, Christians who die will one day be raised to live in real and Jesus wasn’t a ghost. “THE RESURRECTION” SCULPTED bodies with Jesus forever. When Jesus rose HE WAS REALLY ALIVE! IN GERMANY IN THE 1500S , from the dead His heart beat, He breathed He rose to life in a air, and He walked , glorified physical and ate and had , God made We won’t become ghosts REMEMBER , in the body, never to die conversations with or angels. Instead everything, and everything , again. Hundreds new heaven and earth people. God created He called of people saw God will make our bodies “good.” This includes our the miracle of the like Jesus’ resurrected bodies. God made our body—never to get sick resurrected Jesus. bodies, and our bodies or hurt or die again. matter to God!

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MEMORY VERSE: 2 CORINTHIANS 5:17

JESUS’ RESURRECTION IS AN EXAMPLE TO BELIEVERS THAT ONE DAY THEY WILL BE RESURRECTED TO SPEND ETERNITY WITH JESUS. THE RESURRECTED JESUS APPEARED TO: GOSPELS MATCH UP JESUS’ FIRST Paul reminded the believers of the importance Mary Magdalene APPEARANCE JOHN 20:14-16 of Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection. The story of Jesus’ death , burial, and resurrection is recorded in each of the Gospels. Use your Two disciples on the Bible to find which chapters record Jesus’ road to Emmaus death, burial, and resurrection in each Gospel LUKE 24:13-16 book. DRAW A LINE to connect the book to the correct chapters. MATTHEW 19—20 The disciples in a MARK locked room 23—24 JOHN 20:19-23 LUKE 27—28 JOHN 15—16 The disciples, again, including Thomas JOHN 20:24-29 JESUS INVITED SHARING THE GOSPEL THOMAS TO TOUCH HIM. Peter and other Paul traveled to many cities to share the gospel. EAKFAST disciples BR OR He also wrote about the gospel in his letters. Check F JOHN 21:1-14 H IS F out how he shared the gospel in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4. . how .. one of the options below and WRITE DOWN M PICK U Y you could tell a friend about Jesus in that space. A group of 500 people CHURCH JESUS SOCIAL MEDIA OR TEXTING 1 CORINTHIANS 15:6 MADE SPORTS BREAKFAST SCHOOL FOR Jesus’ brother James PETER. 1 CORINTHIANS 15:7

THEN The disciples in Galilee JESUS MATTHEW 28:16-20 ASCENDED TO Jesus died for our sin, was buried, and HEAVEN! was raised on the third day, just as the Scriptures promised! God’s Word is true, AND all of these people are witnesses of God’s truth.

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