In three days He will Rise
But the first day
He will be mocked and beaten
Suffer for our sins
His chosen people will cast stones on Him
Will persecute Him
Will nail Him on the Cross
And crucify Him
There hanging on the cross is The King of Jews
Even in pain and suffering He gasps for air and says, “Father, Forgive them; for they know not what they do.”
Even in agony He offered them forgiveness
One of the thieves that mocked Him on the Cross had a change of heart
“We are being punished justly. But this man has done nothing wrong.”
“Remember me when you come into your kingdom.”
He answers, “Truly I tell you today, you will be with me in paradise.”
Darkness came into the land until three of the afternoon
The curtain of the temple was torn in two
In His last breath He said, “Father into your hands I commit my spirit.”
With that He gave His last breath
At that moment He died for our sins, not just mine but all of us
His apostles hid out of fear
He was taken from the cross with no broken bones and wrapped in linen and placed in the tomb
The 2nd day was the Sabbath so they rested
The women the 3rd day took spices and perfume to the tomb
But when they arrived, the tomb stone was rolled away and they could not find Him
Suddenly two men in clothes that shined brightly appeared before them
They said, “Why do you look for the living amongst the dead? He is not here; he has risen”
The women went off to tell the eleven apostles and the others
But they did not believe them
Peter ran to the tomb to find it empty
Doubt crossed their mind
Mary Magdalene stood at the tomb crying
She saw two angels in white asking her why are you crying
She says, “If you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.”
He responds, “Mary.”
She turns toward Him and says, “Rabonni.”
Which means teacher
She told the disciples she had seen the Lord
In the evening He appeared in front of the disciples saying, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”
With that He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”
Thomas wasn’t with the disciples and doubted and had to see for himself
He appeared to Thomas and said, “Put your finger here, see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”
“Because you have seen, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
He appeared again when some of disciples went fishing
Saying, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.”
They did and they were unable to lift the net because of the large number of fish
They instantly knew that was the Messiah
He made them breakfast and told Peter three times, “Simon do you love me.”
Peter responded, “Yes Lord, you know that I love you.”
“Feed my sheep,” He said three times
This hurt Peter because he denied Him three times
He said, “Follow me.”
When He was ready to leave the disciples and His followers raised His hands and blessed them
He was then taken up to heaven and ascended to be with His Father
You may ask who is this Messiah that I highly speak of
His Name is Jesus of Nazareth
Born in a manger in Bethlehem
Was sent to the earth to bring Salvation
To die on the cross for our sins
And has risen
Jesus had risen
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus
He brought us the Holy Spirit
That lives in us when we accept Him into your life
So stop doubting and start believing
Say this prayer
Dear Jesus
I have sinned and I am a sinner
I ask for Your forgiveness
I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead
I leave my sins away
And accept you into my heart and my life
I want to trust You as my Lord and my Savior
I believe you are the son of God
Jesus Christ
Fill me with the Holy Spirit
Guide me and help me live for You for the rest of my days
Your blood paid for my sins
Thank you for being my Savior
I love You and want a relationship with You
Amen
You are now a Christian
He called you to be a disciple
Your new
You are now baptized in the Holy Spirit
God is three in one
God the Father
Jesus Christ the Son
And the Holy Spirit
The divine trinity
God is good
That He gave His only Son for our sins
We have much to be thankful for
So I cry out
He has risen
He has risen
He has risen
On the third day
Matthew Shankula 