Wed Oct 7

Listen up, little ones

Especially for the littles in your household.

Listen for the word tomb(s).

Reading

Matthew 27:50-66—Powerful Even in Death

Optional Reading

John 10:1–21

Keys for kids

Also for the littles. Young households might choose, after Keys for Kids, to go directly to praise and prayer.

Jesus died.
Then the curtain in the temple was torn in half.
Some of Jesus’s followers buried his body in a tomb.

Questions

(Some read the ?s before the notes/ ask them after.)

What happened to the veil in the temple and why?
What accompanied the earthquake?
How did Jesus’s enemies ensure He would stay in the grave?

Catechism

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What doth every sin deserve?

Every sin deserveth God’s wrath and curse, both in this life, and that which is to come.

(Galatians 3:10; Matthew 25:41; Ezra 9:6–7; Psalms 11:6; Revelation 21:8)

Notes

(See Saturday for authors.)

Usually when someone dies, any strength they had is gone. With Jesus’s death it was not that way.

The temple had a veil that separated even the High priest, except for once a year, from the most holy place which represented God’s direct presence with his people. At His death this veil was torn in half. It was torn in half from the top to the bottom. It wasn’t from normal wear and tear. It wasn’t from the earthquake that would immediately follow. It was from God, who will tell us in Hebrews 10:19-20 that instead of being blocked from God’s presence, we are emboldened to come by Jesus Himself into God’s presence.

The earth then shuddered and shook. A major earthquake—but much more. Dead people had their graves shaken open and were raised from the dead. After Jesus Himself was raised from the dead, these raised were seen by others in Jerusalem.

Jesus was dead. Some women and men who had followed Him (although, it appears, none of His closest twelve) buried Jesus’s body in a new tomb. His enemies were still afraid. Maybe His disciples would steal His body and pretend He had been raised from the dead. So, they sealed the tomb and appointed Roman soldiers to guard it. Now He couldn’t get out. He was powerless. He was dead. Right? (you might want to read on in Matthew 28 ...)

Swedish Method questions

See the Sunday notes for meaning of the symbols.

Praise

Psalm 22e, 104d

Prayer

Rejoice in the power of Jesus, even in death.
Pray for change in you from last Lord’s Day’s sermons.
Pray for a member of our church, for your family, and for a non-Christian friend/family member.