look! there he is!

and he’s on my scooter! I just waxed that thing.

and he’s breaking in to the power conduit!

heim, you’re safe here. help should be

on the way.

ROGER THAT.WHAT’S UP?

arthur? can you read me? we need your help.

i hope that was the last time ...

*cough*... we runinto him *cough*.

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If Jesus Christ did not rise

from the dead, our faith would

be worth nothing. But because

Jesus Christ died on the cross

for our sins and rose again,

when we trust in Him as our Savior,

we are saved from sin. We also have

the sure hope that when we die, He will

raise us up and give us new bodies so

we can live forever in heaven with Him.

Write about or draw something you hope you will get someday.

how could you possibly

hope to know that?

Well, knowing you, I’m hoping you forgot to fuel your scooter this morning

like you usually do.

ROGER.ON MYWAY.

we located the professor and we’re in pursuit. you should be able to intersect at these coordinates.

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But 1 Corinthians 15:20 tells us that Jesus Christ DID rise from the dead. This is called the resurrection. Jesus had to come alive again to save us from our sins. Because Jesus is alive right now, He gives us power to live a life that obeys God. And His resurrection does not only give us hope for this life on earth. It also gives us hope that we will get the things Jesus has promised to give us in the future.

If you look out the window

and see someone breaking into

your neighbor’s car, do you call:

your shoe?

your pillow?

the police?

Of course you call the police. Your shoe and pillow aren’t alive and can’t help you.

Jesus Christ died on the cross to take the punishment for our sins. But if Jesus had stayed dead, He couldn’t help us.

READ 1 CORINTHIANS 15:17.

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This verse says that if Jesus Christ didn’t rise from the dead, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. What does this mean? (Futile means “useless, worth nothing.”)

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The Bible says our bodies in heaven will never grow old or die. They won’t be hungry, thirsty, or tired. They will never get hurt or sick.

READ TITUS 3:7.

Because Jesus Christ rose from the dead, we have the hope

of .

We sometimes use the word hope to mean that we want something but don’t know if we will get it, like when we say we hope we get a bike for Christmas. But when the Bible tells us things to hope for — like a new body and eternal life — we can know FOR SURE we will get them!

Christ’s resurrection means that you have a lot of hope for

your future, after your life on earth is over. What things are

you looking forward to most about your future with Christ?

We have hope that one day Jesus will give us perfect, new bodies.

READ PHILIPPIANS 3:20-21.

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Whose body will the Lord Jesus transform (change) our

bodies to be like?

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DEFINITIONSPITIED — those that others feel sorry for

FIRSTFRUITS — the first person who will be raised from the dead into eternal life

FALLEN ASLEEP — died

1 PETER 2:24

He Himself bore our sins in His body on

the tree, so that we might die to sins and

live for righteousness; by His wounds you

have been healed.

1 CORINTHIANS 15:19-20

If only for this life we have

hope in Christ, we are to be

pitied more than all men.

But Christ has indeed been

raised from the dead, the

firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

MAKE IT STICKCreate hand mo-tions to go along with 1 Corinthians 15:19-20. Do the hand motions while you say the verses. (E.g., you could make a sad face for pitied and pretend you are picking an apple for firstfruits.) Do this several times throughout the week until you memorize the verses.

Leader Signature Date

Ask your parent or

another caring adult to write about or draw

something he or she

hopes to get someday.

Tell what you shared in

Start Here.

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good point. when we get

close, you need to lean

over and grab the

power cell.

I’m doing

my best here.

Do you have any bright ideas?

look, there he is! what should we do?

if he crashes the cells might be

damaged.

i have to what? are you serious?

you again?

thanks for your confidence. and

Yes, I did forget ...

if my calculation is right, he should be crashing some-where up ahead.

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