Object: A picture of an empty tomb

Good morning, boys and girls. Today is Easter Sunday, a very special day. I will tell you why it is special, but first, do you remember where we left off with our story of Jesus last week? It was a Friday night, just before the Jewish Sabbath, when Joseph of Arimathea and a friend named Nicodemus wrapped the dead body of Jesus in linen and some spices and buried Him in the tomb. It was a terrible day, that Friday, for all of the followers of Jesus. They could hardly believe that this good man had been killed for the wonderful things that He had done. But He was dead and there was nothing that they could do but feel sorry.

Some of the women who had loved Jesus, like His mother and some other very close friends, wanted to do the kind of things that they f…