Guardians of Ancora Bible Plan: Jesus is Alive!Sample

PROBLEM SOLVED

It would have been a very poignant trip that those women made to the tomb. They must have spent a long time collecting and preparing the spices so very carefully. No doubt the tears would have flowed as they completed their task. This simple, final gift had to be the very best, as Jesus deserved nothing less. It was the least they could do.

Anxiety must have taken over as they approached the burial site. They hadn’t even thought about the stone! How could they have overlooked something so obvious? What would they do? It would be impossible to complete this significant ritual if they couldn’t go into the inner chamber where Jesus’ body lay, so lovingly wrapped in burial cloths just two days earlier.

But, of course, the stone was rolled away, the tomb was empty and, with that, everything was solved!

TALKABOUT

Have you ever been so happy that you cried happy-tears? What made you that happy?

TALKING WITH GOD TOGETHER

Enact a worship greeting in your family that has been used for many centuries, in many countries of the world.

One person says, loudly: ‘Alleluia. Christ is Risen.’

Everyone else responds: ‘The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia.’

Repeat with other people leading, until everyone has had a turn.

Then kiss each other three times, on alternate cheeks.

PLAYING GUARDIANS OF ANCORA

Switch on your device and meet the Guildmaster, who welcomes you to Ancora.

At the Spire, select the Bible Quest ‘Jesus is Alive!’ (tap the ‘game-controller’ button). Have you completed both chapters? You might like to replay, to make sure you have all the ‘stars’ in each chapter.

At the Bible Timeline (the ‘open book’ button at the Spire) you will find prompts to help you think about what this story means to you. Tap on one of the ‘thought bubbles’ to go to the Creative Hub and make your own response to the story and to God.