Saturday, March 30, 2024

Easter Sunday: New Life in Christ (A, B, C) 41
Key Passage
Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. (Romans 6:4)
Questions
Adults: What benefits has the new life of baptism brought to your life?
Children: If someone who was not a Christian asked you what difference it makes to be baptized, what would you say?
Activities related to Easter Sunday

Readings

First Reading • First Story of Creation
Use at least three, or up to seven readings from the OT, but always include #3: 1) Genesis 1:1—2:2 or 1, 26-31a; 2) Genesis 22:1-18 or 1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; 3) Exodus 14:15—15:1; 4) Isaiah 54:5-14; 5) Isaiah 55:1-11; 6) Baruch 3:9-15, 32-4:4; 7) Ezekiel 36:16-17a, 18-28 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Psalm
Responses after each OT Reading: 1) Psalms 104:1-2, 5-6, 10+12, 13-14, 24+35 or Psalms 33:4-5, 6-7, 12-13, 20-22; 2) Psalms 16:5+8, 9-10, 11; 3) Exodus 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17-18; 4) Psalms 30:2+4, 5-6, 11-12a+13b; 5) Isaiah 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6; 6) Psalms 19:8, 9, 10, 11; 7) Psalms 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4 or 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Second Reading • The Testing of Abraham
NT Reading: Romans 6:3-11; Response after the Epistle: Psalms 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Gospel • The Women at the Tomb
Gospels for Years A, B, C: A) Matthew 28:1-10; B) Mark 16:1-7; C) Luke 24:1-12 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)