The Resurrection Changes the Story - Teacher (Standard) (print)

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Objective: Explain from Luke 24:1-12, 36-49 that the bodily resurrection confirms Jesus and opens the hope of renewed creation.

Read: Luke 24:1-12, 36-49

Opening: Ask: What do you notice first in this passage before we explain what it means?

Say:

The women found the tomb open and did not find Jesus’ body.
Jesus appeared to the gathered disciples and invited them to examine His hands and feet.
Jesus ate food in their presence.
The bodily resurrection confirms Jesus and opens the hope of renewed creation.

Ask:

Do: Complete the Resurrection Observation and Inference Sheet activity.

Close: Pray using one truth from the passage and one faithful response.

Materials: Bible; Resurrection Observation and Inference Sheet

4 minConnect. Connect the lesson to the biblical storyline.
4 minContext. Connect the lesson to the biblical storyline.
9 minRead and observe. Read and observe the principal passage. Ask: What does the passage directly say or narrate?
7 minDiscuss. Work from the text and keep observation distinct from interpretation. Ask: How does the big idea arise from the passage? What should we avoid claiming from this passage?
7 minActivity. Complete Resurrection Observation and Inference Sheet. Activity: Resurrection Observation and Inference Sheet. Printable: Y1-L22-P01-resurrection-evidence-observations.
4 minRespond. Name one faithful response and pray. Ask: What is one faithful response that follows from this lesson?

Materials: Resurrection Observation and Inference Sheet; Pens or pencils

Low-resource option: Use blank paper and create the same categories by hand.

Memory verse: Luke 24:1-12, 36-49

Prayer: Thank God for the truth in this passage and ask for wisdom to respond faithfully.

Take-home line: The bodily resurrection confirms Jesus and opens the hope of renewed creation.