Lesson 1: Jesus and Zacchaeus
Text: Luke 19:1–10
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Key Point: Like Zacchaeus, we are among the lost whom the Son of Man came to seek and to save. Jesus asks us to forgive those who sin against us, as He forgives us, unconditionally. 
Law/Gospel: I sin when I ignore my own sinfulness and focus on the sinfulness of others, rejecting them because of it. Christ's blood covers not only my sins but also the sins of every sinner, no strings attached.

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Suggested Songs: “Jesus, I Believe in You,” Track 1; “Child of God,” Track 2; “Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus,” Track 4.

Bible Challenge Question: What was Zacchaeus’s job? Zacchaeus was a chief tax collector in Jericho.

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Make Me like You (Track 12)
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Lesson 2: The Triumphal Entry
Text: Mark 11:1–10; Luke 19:28–40
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Key Point: The multitudes called out “Hosanna!”—Save us!—to their King. We, too, cry out “Hosanna!” to Jesus, our King, who entered Jerusalem to save us and all people by triumphing over sin.
Law/Gospel: Sin brought death into the world for me and all people. Jesus, the perfect Son of God, came to be my Savior and King, dying in my place and rising three days later to save me from sin and give me new life in His kingdom.

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Suggested Songs:  “Oh, How I Love Jesus,” Track 5; “Jesus, I Believe in You,” Track 1; “Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus,” Track 4.

Bible Challenge Question: What does hosanna mean? Hosanna means “help” or “save, I pray.”
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Lesson 3: The Widow’s Offering
Text: Mark 12:41–44
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Key Point: The widow gave all she had to God, trusting Him to provide and care for her. Her actions point us to Jesus, who gave His all for us, even though we fail to trust in God for all things.
Law/Gospel: I do not always obey God's demand that I love Him with all my heart.  I am not willing to give Him all that I have. Christ loves me and willingly redeemed me, not with gold or silver, but with His holy, precious blood and with His innocent suffering and death that I might be His own and live under Him in His kingdom and serve Him.

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Suggested Songs: “Child of God,” Track 2; “I Shall Dwell in the House of the Lord Forever,” Track 6; “Oh, How I Love Jesus,” Track 5.

Bible Challenge Question: Which word in some translations of the Bible describes a small coin, worth about one-fifth of a cent?
A.	Mustard seed
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•	Music: Psalm 145:15–16 (Track 15)
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Lesson 4: The Lord’s Supper
Text: Luke 22:1–23
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Key Point: Jesus is our Passover Lamb, who with His very body and blood grants us forgiveness, life, and salvation.
Law/Gospel: I betray my Lord when I sin. Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. With His very body and blood, He grants me forgiveness, life, and salvation.

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Suggested Songs:  “Child of God,” Track 2; “The Last Supper,” Track 7; “I Shall Dwell in the House of the Lord Forever,” Track 6.

Bible Challenge Question: What is another name for the Lord’s Supper? Holy Communion, Communion, the Eucharist, the Feast

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•	Music: Do You Know Who Died for Me (Track 3)
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Lesson 5: Peter Denies Jesus
Text: Mark 14:27–72
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Key Point: Though we, like Peter, deny Jesus and His gifts, Jesus does not deny us because we belong to Him as baptized members of His Body, the Church. Instead, He forgives us and welcomes us back.
Law/Gospel: I deny Jesus when I fail to acknowledge Him and live as if I do not know Him. Even when I deny Him, Jesus will never turn His back on me, never refuse me, and never stop loving me. Instead, He draws me back, forgives me, and treats me as if I had never denied Him.

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Suggested Songs: “Jesus, I Believe in You,” Track 1; “The Last Supper,” Track 7; “These Things Are Written,” Track 8.

Bible Challenge Question: How many times does Peter deny that he knows Jesus? Peter denied Jesus three times.

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•	Music: Hosanna! (Track 8)
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Lesson 6: The Passion of Christ
Text: Matthew 27:11–66
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Key Point: The Father, the perfect, righteous Judge of the universe, gave His Son, Jesus, as the perfect, righteous sacrifice on the cross and punished Him for the sin of the whole world.
Law/Gospel: The wages of sin is death. Jesus Christ paid the price for the sin of the world by His suffering and death.

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Suggested Songs: “Oh, How I Love Jesus,” Track 5; “These Things Are Written,” Track 8; “Jesus I Believe in You” Track 1.

Bible Challenge Question: Golgotha and Calvary are two names for the same place. What happened there? Jesus died on the cross for our sins on this hill outside the city of Jerusalem.

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Lesson 7: The Resurrection of Jesus
Text: Matthew 28:1–10
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Key Point: The resurrection reveals that the Father has accepted the Son's sacrifice for our sins, and it fills us with confident hope that, as Christ has been raised from the dead, we, too, will rise to eternal life.
Law/Gospel: Because of sin, I deserve eternal death and separation from God, and I am filled with fear. The Father has accepted His Son's sacrifice for sin, making me an heir of eternal life. He works through His Word to comfort me, replacing my fear with joy and empowering me to tell others about the Lord's resurrection.

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Suggested Songs: “I Know That My Redeemer Lives,” Track 9; “Easter Song,” Track 10; “It’s a New Day, Rejoice!” Track 11.

Bible Challenge Question: Name one of the women who found Jesus’ empty tomb on Easter. Mary Magdalene, Salome, Johanna, Mary mother of James and Joses, or Mary mother of James and John (sons of Zebedee).

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•	Music: Jesus Christ Is Risen Today (Track 9)
•		He Is Risen (Track 5)
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Lesson 8: The Empty Tomb
Text: John 20:1–18
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Key Point: On the first Easter, Jesus revealed to Mary Magdalene and to His disciples that He was alive. Through the Word, the Spirit gives us faith to believe in Christ's resurrection and comforts us when we mourn the death of loved ones.
Law/Gospel: Death is a consequence of sin and causes me sorrow. God comforts me with the promise of the resurrection to eternal life for all who believe in Christ.

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Suggested Songs: “It’s a New Day, Rejoice!” Track 11; “Easter Song,” Track 10; “My Risen and Forever Friend,” Track 12.

Bible Challenge Question: Whom does Jesus appear to first after He is resurrected? Mary Magdalene (see John 20:11–18).

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Lesson 9: Jesus Appears on the Emmaus Road
Text: Luke 24:13–35
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Key Point: The disciples recognized Jesus through the Scriptures and the breaking of the bread. Christ comes to us and abides with us through Word and Sacrament and continues to open our eyes and strengthen our faith.
Law/Gospel: Sin blinds me to the truth and keeps me from recognizing and believing in Jesus as my Savior. Jesus opens my eyes through God’s Word and Sacraments so that I might believe and trust in Him.

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Suggested Songs: “I Know That My Redeemer Lives,” Track 9; “Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus,” Track 4; “The Lord’s Prayer,” Track 3.

Bible Challenge Question: In the Bible, what is Emmaus? A town in Judea, about seven miles from Jerusalem

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•	Music: Stay with Us (Track 17)
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•		Revelation 21:4 (Track 16)
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Lesson 10: Jesus Appears to Thomas
Text: John 20:19–31
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Key Point: We, like Thomas, doubt what we cannot see. Through His Spirit, God gives us eyes of faith that we might see Jesus in Word and Sacrament and believe in Him.
Law/Gospel: I sin when I rely on human reason instead of God’s Word and what it says about my Savior. The Holy Spirit gives me eyes of faith to believe that Jesus died and rose for my salvation and fills my heart with peace.

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Suggested Songs: “I Know That My Redeemer Lives,” Track 9; “Easter Song,” Track 10; “The Lord’s Prayer,” Track 3; “My Risen and Forever Friend,” Track 12.

Bible Challenge Question: Which disciple did not believe that Jesus had risen from the dead? “Doubting” Thomas.

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•	Music: John 11:25–26 (Track 11)
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Lesson 11: Jesus Appears in Galilee
Text: John 21:1–19
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Key Point: We are all like Peter in our words and actions, denying our Lord and weeping bitterly over what we have done. We need the same comfort Peter received—the comfort of sins forgiven and the assurance that even when we are faithless, Jesus remains faithful.
Law/Gospel: God demands that I love Him and none other, solely and completely. In my sin, I worship whatever pleases me the most at the time. God’s love is everlasting and ever faithful; even though I deny Him, He forgives me and assures me of His love for Christ's sake.

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Suggested Songs: “Easter Song,” Track 10; “The Beach Story,” Track 13; “It’s a New Day, Rejoice!” Track 11.

Bible Challenge Question: True or false: After His resurrection, Jesus appeared to His disciples many times, including at least twice in Galilee. True. See Matthew 18:16–20 and John 21:1.
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•	Music: Make Songs of Joy (Track 13)
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•	Food Activity: Feed My Lambs; Feed My Sheep
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Lesson 12: Jesus Ascends into Heaven
Text: Acts 1:1–11; Luke 24:44–53
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Key Point: Jesus, our risen Savior, ascended to heaven to prepare a place for us there with Him.
Law/Gospel: I sin when I live as if the ascended Christ is no longer active in my life and the world. Jesus ascended into heaven to prepare an eternal home for me, and I can trust His promise to be with me now and always.

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Suggested Songs: “The Beach Story,” Track 13; “I Shall Dwell in the House of the Lord Forever,” Track 6; “These Things Are Written,” Track 8.

Bible Challenge Question: For how many days did Jesus appear to His disciples after His resurrection before He ascended into heaven? Forty

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•	Music: Stay with Us (Track 17)
•		Holy, Holy, Holy (Track 6)
•		Go, My Children, with My Blessing (Track 4)
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•	Skit: Jesus Ascends into Heaven
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•	Craft: Looking-Up-to-Heaven Bubbler
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•	Food Activity: Pudding in a Cloud
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Lesson 13: John’s Vision of Heaven
Text: Revelation 21–22
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Key Point: Those who believe that salvation has been accomplished by the all-availing sacrifice of Jesus on the cross will bear the sign of Christ, written on their forehead in Holy Baptism, and they will have access to the tree of life.
Law/Gospel: If I do not believe in Christ as my Savior, I will not enter the gates of heaven. I am baptized and believe in Jesus, the Lamb of God; He has written my name in His Book of Life. Someday, I will live with Him in the new heavenly Jerusalem, where there will be no more sorrow or pain or death.

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Suggested Songs: “My Risen and Forever Friend,” Track 12; “I Shall Dwell in the House of the Lord Forever,” Track 6; “The Lord’s Prayer,” Track 3.

Bible Challenge Question: What do you think heaven will be like? Answers vary.

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•	Music: Holy Trinity Song (Track 7)
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•		Revelation 21:4 (Track 16)
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•	Skit: John’s Vision of Heaven
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•	Craft: Heaven Banner
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•	Food Activity: God Knows My Name!
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•	Group Activity: True or False?
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