Object: "Trick" (relighting) birthday candles, matches, and a damp paper towel. You will need to practice this to get your timing down, but the results will be worth the effort!

Lesson: Jesus arose from the dead, just as he said!

I want you to watch my hands as I talk this morning. Are you watching?

Today is a very special day. It's Easter Sunday, probably the most special day of the year for Christian people. It is the day we remember that Jesus came to earth, lived with us, died for our sins, and, most importantly of all, arose from the dead.

Are you watching my hands? Do you remember how Jesus died? (Children respond.)

He died on a cross, then he was bur…