WEEK 7&8: THE BURIAL AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST

                                          WEEK 7 & 8

TOPIC:    THE BURIAL AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST

     1.            The Burial  ( Matthew 27: 57-61)

In the evening, Joseph from Arimathea, a respected member of the Council who was also a friend of Jesus went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus to go and bury it. He took Jesus’ body from the cross and wrapped him in a linen shroud. He then laid the body in his own rock tombs and secured the entrance with a big stone. The woman disciples were there to see where Jesus was buried.

The Resurrection (Matthew 28: 1-10, Mark 6: 1-8, Luke 24: 1-12)

Significance of Jesus resurrection to Christians today.

(Matthew 28:16-20, Mark 16: 1-8 and Luke 24: 13-49)

To resurrect means to bring back to life, on to raise from the dead after being declared dead. This coming back to life after death happened to Jesus as he has predicted on three different occasions before his death.

On the third day after the burial of Jesus in the rock tomb, the woman disciples, Mary Magdalene went to the site early in the morning they carried spices with them in order to anoint the body of Jesus and preserve it from decay, As they approached the tomb they saw that there was a stone covering the entrance of the tomb and wondered who would help them to remove it. But, when they reached the place, they discovered that the stones had been rolled away by an angle of the Lord. The angle said to them;

“Do not be afraid, 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 Galilean, there you will meet him, as he told you”

When the disciples, Peter and John heard that Jesus had risen from the dead they ran to the tomb. They went inside and saw the line should that was used to wrap the body of Jesus but there was no sign of Jesus himself. The disciples had seen for themselves that Jesus had risen. Jesus was alive again.

The Significance of the Resurrection

     1.            The victory of Jesus over death is our hope for eternal life.

     2.            Jesus conquered death by his resurrection from the death. This action is a sign of God’s victory over death.

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