Church School

Thomas wasn’t with the other disciples when Jesus first appeared to them after His resurrection. When the others told him they’d seen the risen Jesus, he was understandably skeptical! He claimed he wouldn’t believe unless he could touch the holes in Jesus’ hands and feet and the wound in His side for himself. Jesus then appeared to Thomas and graciously obliged. We may not get to see Jesus the way Thomas did, but He still wants us to have faith in Him!

Jesus came to make a way back into relationship with God by dying on the cross and then rising again. Taking Him up on His offer is as easy as ABC. The A stands for admit – we admit we’ve sinned and are in need of forgiveness. The B stands for believe – we believe that Jesus died in our place and offers us eternal life. The C stands for choose – we choose to follow Him for the rest of our lives! 

Happy Easter! This weekend we are a celebrating the greatest event in human history – the resurrection of Jesus! The empty tomb declares that Jesus has defeated death once and for all. It declares that life – eternal life – is available in Him. It is the best news ever and we can’t wait to celebrate it with your children!

Jesus underwent indescribable suffering for us. He went through an illegal trial by night. He endured the crown of thorns, a horrible beating, the weight of the heavy crossbeam, and the nails in his hands and feet. This is what our Savior went through for us. He died the death we deserved to die so we don’t have to. He suffered for us – and sometimes following Him means we suffer too.

Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey the week before He was crucified. That might seem like no big deal but it actually was – it fulfilled an Old Testament prophecy that basically declared Jesus was King. And the crowd went wild! They got it. They understood exactly what was going on! By the way, this was a totally different crowd than the one calling for his crucifixion less than a week later. No, no. This crowd had it right – or almost right. They thought Jesus was going to overthrow their Roman occupiers. But Jesus came to do so much more. He came to overthrow sin. He’s a better king than we ever imagined. He’s not just the king of Israel – He’s the King of the universe!