04/13/2026
56ers met Sunday, April 12th & participated in Project Sunshine project of making & decorating cards for children and adults in long term care facilities. They also enjoyed making individual cream pies for our snack & learning from the bible in John 20:11-18. The main idea during the lesson time was Jesus is alive! This is the big event! After Jesus was mocked, tortured, crucified, and buried, he became victorious over death and will never die again. The Christian year climaxes with the resurrection because this is the good news of the gospel. New life is possible! Death does not have the final word! In this passage, John described the first moments of discovery when Mary Magdalene visited the tomb of Jesus, finding it empty. Mary Magdalene was a devout follower of Jesus after he healed her of demons. When she saw the empty tomb, she wept. She did not know what had happened to Jesus’ body. In the presence of angels and the risen Christ, she was still confused. But finally, she recognized Jesus when he said her name, “Mary.” Jesus sent Mary to spread the word of his resurrection. She came to care for his body, but she found herself in the middle of the biggest news story in history; she is the apostle to the apostles. Jesus was alive and everyone must know!
