A Christ Centered Easter, Day 7 - Saturday

Day 7 - Saturday

Focus: The Jewish Sabbath, The Great Plan of Happiness

Songs: 

I Know That My Redeemer Lives

1. 1. I know that my Redeemer lives.
   What comfort this sweet sentence gives!
   He lives, he lives, who once was dead.
   He lives, my ever-living Head.
   He lives to bless me with his love.
   He lives to plead for me above.
   He lives my hungry soul to feed.
   He lives to bless in time of need.
2. 2. He lives to grant me rich supply.
   He lives to guide me with his eye.
   He lives to comfort me when faint.
   He lives to hear my soul's complaint.
   He lives to silence all my fears.
   He lives to wipe away my tears.
   He lives to calm my troubled heart.
   He lives all blessings to impart.
3. 3. He lives, my kind, wise heav'nly Friend.
   He lives and loves me to the end.
   He lives, and while he lives, I'll sing.
   He lives, my Prophet, Priest, and King.
   He lives and grants me daily breath.
   He lives, and I shall conquer death.
   He lives my mansion to prepare.
   He lives to bring me safely there.
4. 4. He lives! All glory to his name!
   He lives, my Savior, still the same.
   Oh, sweet the joy this sentence gives:
   "I know that my Redeemer lives!"
   He lives! All glory to his name!
   He lives, my Savior, still the same.
   Oh, sweet the joy this sentence gives:
   "I know that my Redeemer lives!"
5. Unison
   Harmony
6. Text: Samuel Medley, 1738-1799. Included in the first LDS hymnbook, 1835.
   Music: Lewis D. Edwards, 1858-1921

I Feel My Saviors Love

1. 1. I feel my Savior's love
   In all the world around me.
   His Spirit warms my soul
   Through ev'rything I see.
2. 2. I feel my Savior's love;
   Its gentleness enfolds me,
   And when I kneel to pray,
   My heart is filled with peace.
3. 3. I feel my Savior's love
   And know that he will bless me.
   I offer him my heart;
   My shepherd he will be.
4. 4. I'll share my Savior's love
   By serving others freely.
   In serving I am blessed.
   In giving I receive.
5. Chorus
   He knows I will follow him,
   Give all my life to him.
   I feel my Savior's love,
   The love he freely gives me.
6. Words: Ralph Rodgers Jr., 1936-1996; K. Newell Dayley, b. 1939; and Laurie Huffman, b. 1948
   Music: K. Newell Dayley, b. 1939
   (c) 1978, 1979 by K. Newell Dayley. Used by permission.

Pictures: 

Sepulchre Garden Tomb

Christus

Jesus Christ

Scriptures:

Matthew 27:62-66

62 ¶Now the next day, that followed the day of the ^apreparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,

 63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that ^adeceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.

 64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last^aerror shall be worse than the first.

 65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make itas sure as ye can.

 66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.

Luke 23:56

56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and^arested the sabbath day according to the commandment.

John 16:20

20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your^asorrow shall be turned into ^bjoy.

1 Peter 3:18-19

18 For Christ also hath once ^asuffered for sins, the just for the^bunjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to ^cdeath in the flesh, but quickened by the ^dSpirit:

 19 By which also he went and ^apreached unto the ^bspirits in^cprison;

D&C 138:29-37

29 And as I wondered, my eyes were opened, and my understanding ^aquickened, and I perceived that the Lord went not in person among the ^bwicked and the disobedient who had rejected the truth, to teach them;

 30 But behold, from among the righteous, he ^aorganized his forces and appointed ^bmessengers, ^cclothed with power and authority, and ^dcommissioned them to go forth and carry the light of the gospel to them that were in ^edarkness, even to ^fall the spirits of men; and thus was the gospel preached to the dead.

 31 And the chosen messengers went forth to declare the^aacceptable day of the Lord and proclaim ^bliberty to the captives who were bound, even unto all who would ^crepent of their sins and receive the gospel.

 32 Thus was the gospel preached to those who had ^adied in their sins, without a ^bknowledge of the truth, or in ^ctransgression, having ^drejected the prophets.

 33 These were taught ^afaith in God, repentance from sin,^bvicarious baptism for the ^cremission of sins, the ^dgift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands,

 34 And all other principles of the gospel that were necessary for them to know in order to qualify themselves that they might be^ajudged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

 35 And so it was made known among the dead, both small and great, the unrighteous as well as the faithful, that redemption had been wrought through the ^asacrifice of the Son of God upon the^bcross.

 36 Thus was it made known that our Redeemer spent his time during his sojourn in the world of ^aspirits, instructing and preparing the faithful spirits of the ^bprophets who had testified of him in the flesh;

 37 That they might carry the message of redemption unto all the dead, unto whom he could not go personally, because of their^arebellion and transgression, that they through the ministration of his servants might also hear his words.

Videos: 

The Source of Our Joy (Elder Cook)

Christ's Atonement is Central to the Plan of Happiness (Elder Holland)

We Can Live with God Again (Mormon Messages)

Discussions

• Why dont we use the symbol of the cross in our worship? (The Symbol of Christ)
• What does modern revelation tell us Christ was doing between the crucifixion and resurrection? (1 Peter 3:18-19, D&C 138:29-37)
• Discuss the irony that Christ’s death brought grief to his disciples on earth but joy to those in the spirit world. What might this teach us about trusting in the Lord with patience?
• How can our testimony of the death and resurrection of Christ bring us peace regarding the death of a loved one?
• Other resources as needed for children (all from The Friend)
• Joy Cometh in the Morning