Bible Study “Alleluia, Christ is Risen”
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“Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.” An astounding discovery! The Easter news was spread to all who would listen. The disciples told people, who in turn, told people, and to this day, we hear the message — a message of weeping and then of joy that comes with the morning of a new day. We too like the disciples weep and then delight in the joy bursting forth in us. We too are called to bring this message with our lives, and, if necessary, with words, to those who have not yet heard it.
With the Passover completed, the women now come to the tomb to humbly do their work: the broken body of Jesus for burial. They bring the appropriate ointments and spices and their aching hearts. The stone they had worried about trying to move has been rolled away. But where is the body? Jesus, no longer confined to his body, is now fully free.
Opening Prayer: Thank you, God, for the gift of Easter. Thank you for Jesus who was willing to die as he shows us how to live. Alleluia, Christ is Risen! Amen.
Please open your Bibles to Luke 24:1-12 and read or read the scriptures below.
Luke 24:1-12
Jesus Has Risen
24 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 5 In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 7 ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ ” 8 Then they remembered his words.
9 When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. 11 But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. 12 Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
Reflection Questions:
- Who is referred to as "they" in Verse 1?" (See verse 10)
- Who are the "two men in dazzling clothes?" (Messengers — sometimes referred to as "angels.")
- What was the message they had for the women? (Jesus is to be found among the living — remember he told you that he would be crucified and rise on the third day.)
- Who did the women go tell? (the 11 disciples and "all the rest.")
- Who might "all the rest" be? (We do not know for sure. Probably many women and men whose lives had been touched by Jesus.)
- What was the response of those who heard the women's account of what had happened? (They simply could not believe them.)
- Who did risk finding out if they were right? (Peter.)
- What did Peter find? (The cloths neatly folded in the tomb, and Jesus' body nowhere to be found.)
Additional questions:
- How do you hear this story?
- What do you think the person that wrote this would say to us today?
- What word or phrase stands out to you when you read this?
Click here for the young learner’s lesson
Videos (Click on the words or url)
Easter C Luke 24:1-12 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHm1qRbwnwE
Luke 24:1-12 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtlXFeU-vWM
The Resurrection of Jesus – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb24Lk1Oh5M
Song
He Is Lord: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTbhnTeF4yE
Activities:
Story Bag: Write something to put in your bag about what you learned from today’s story and what Jesus has done for you.
Create an icon: using graphics or words to express the word “EASTER” (Easter is both a Day and a Season when we celebrate the joy of new life that God offers us) on the pieces of paper and decorate it in whatever fashion you want. Then make a copy to create a bookmark.
Clay Tombs: Take some clay to mold a tomb and a cross and talk about the Easter story while molding! Toothpicks can be used to write JESUS IS RISEN on the tomb or the clay cross, or to make other decorations on the clay.
Crossword Puzzle: https://sermons4kids.com/surprise_its_empty_crossword.htm?fromSermonId=240
Word Search: https://thewordsearch.com/puzzle/3556629/alleluia-christ-is-risen/
Prayer: Thank you, God, for the gift of Jesus to show us the way you want us to live. Alleluia, Christ is Risen! Amen.
