Easter looked a lot more normal this year than last year! COVID has us staying home much, much more last year this time but family gatherings are a must over a holiday! Easter is when we celebrate the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ!!!! It's the real reason why believers in Jesus can live in heaven eternally after death!
Jesus died for all sinners! He was born to give his life to save sinners. His life on earth is a true story that happened a long time ago but his message and forgiveness is still available today! Jesus grew up and started performing miracles around the age of thirty. He spoke sternly to the religious leaders but lovingly to the sinners! He hated the cold hearts of the religious leaders. They were out to find fault in Jesus. They didn't like when he healed on the Sabbath but Jesus didn't hold back from freedom! He forgave sins. He claimed to be the Son of God but they said it's blasphemy. Jesus was true! After going through trials, beatings, false accusations were spoken against him .... he was crowned with a crown of thorns and then nailed on a cross. The story is so dramatic and so many things happened through the night! Peter, his disciple denied him three times. Judas, another disciple, betrayed him and handed him over to the soldiers who killed Jesus. After Jesus died, there was darkness and the veil in the temple tore in two! There was even a solider who claimed after Jesus died and hung on the cruel cross, "Truly he was the Son of God!"
Jesus did die. That was God's plan. He sent His only Son to die and be the sacrifice for all sinners so that we can be forgiven! But Jesus didn't stay dead! HE AROSE three days later!
Jesus arose on Easter morning! He met with his disciples and then assended back into heaven forty days later! He lives today in heaven with God!
The gospels on the Bible tell the story in much more detail! Go read it!!!!
We had a couple different Easter parties that we attended!!!!!
Austin's class did a project and a egg hunt! Kindergarteners are just the cutest!!!!
