The Good News

Origin
The New Testament

Story
Many think of Jesus’ crucifixion as a sad event. But if you read the Bible you’ll understand that it was the greatest gift that God could ever give you!

After Jesus’ arrest, he was taken to the high priest. It was a trial only in name. Jesus’ guilt was already established in the minds of his enemies.

He was insulted, beaten up and spat upon! His enemies wanted him dead. So, the high priest ordered that Jesus be killed by crucifixion.

So, the Son of God was nailed to the cross where he died hours later – hungry and thirsty. But before he died, he asked his father, God, to forgive us! That was Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice.

Jesus’ brokenhearted followers buried their savior in a cave-tomb and covered its entrance with a large stone.

On the first day of the next week, Jesus’ friends Mary Magdalene, Peter, John, and Simon came to the tomb to worship. But what they saw shocked them!
The stone covering the cave’s entrance was rolled to a side, and the Jesus’ grave was empty!

At first, they thought robbers had stolen their savior’s body. But Mary saw two angels inside the cave and as she turned to return saw Jesus standing by her side!

Yes, the Messiah had risen from the dead! Jesus went back to his friends – the 12 apostles. They all were overjoyed to see their friend and savior again. They also knew that Jesus was God’s very own son.

Jesus told them that God sacrificed him, the Lord’s son, to wash away humanities sins. And whoever believed in him and came to him with complete faith will live on forever in heaven.

Lesson
God sacrificed his son for to wash away our sins.