Highland Park Church of the Nazarene Vacation Bible School.

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After Jesus was crucified and died, Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple, wrapped Jesus’ body in a shroud and placed Him in a cave-like tomb, which was sealed by a large stone. Roman guards were placed at the entrance of the tomb to ensure that none of Jesus’ disciples removed His body. The morning of the third day after Jesus’ death, Mary Magdalene and Mary were walking to Jesus’ tomb, when a great earthquake shook the ground beneath them. This earthquake was an angel who had des...cended from heaven and rolled the stone away from the entrance of Jesus’ tomb. The angel’s appearance was so amazing and fearsome that the guards became like dead men. The angel told the women that Jesus was not in the tomb, but that He had risen. He told them to go tell the disciples what they had seen and heard and that Jesus would meet them all in Galilee. As they rushed back to tell the disciples the news, Jesus appeared, and the two women fell to His feet and worshiped Him. He asked them to tell the disciples to meet Him in Galilee. Copyright Sharefaith See more

Jesus, betrayed by one of His disciples, is arrested and tried before the religious leaders. Based on testimony of false witnesses, the religious leaders ruled to have Jesus killed. They delivered Jesus to the Roman governor, Pilate. In response to the requests of the Jewish people, Pilate ordered Jesus to be whipped and crucified. Beaten and bloodied, Jesus carried His cross to Golgotha, where His hands and feet were nailed to the cross and then lifted upright between two thieves. While hanging on the cross, the Roman soldiers and the religious leaders mocked Him. When Jesus died, the earth shook, rocks were split, tombs were opened, and the veil in the temple was torn in two. Those who were with Jesus after his death and witnessed these things were filled with awe and knew that He truly was the Son of God. Copyright Sharefaith

Jesus took His disciples to an olive grove called the Garden of Gethsemane. He took Peter, James, and John into the garden with Him. As they walked through the garden, Jesus told them that His soul was sorrowful, even to death. He asked the three disciples to wait and sit watch while He went farther into the garden to pray. Jesus bowed down and put his head to the ground, and cried out in prayer, My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. ...Yet I want your will to be done, not mine. He returned to where He had left His disciples and found that they had fallen asleep. He returned to the garden to pray twice more, each time coming back to find that His disciples had fallen asleep. After the third time, He told them to rest, but He saw that Judas, the disciple who had betrayed Him, had come with others to arrest Him. Copyright Sharefaith. See more

Jesus and His disciples had been traveling through the land teaching, and as Passover drew near, they began to head toward Jerusalem. A crowd of people who had seen or heard of the works that Jesus had done were following them on their journey. As they approached the city, they came across two small villages. Jesus instructed two of His disciples to go to the village where, just inside the gates, they would find a colt that no one had ever ridden before. He told them to bring... that colt to Him, and if anyone asked them why they were taking the donkey, they were to say that the Lord needed it. The disciples went and found the colt exactly where Jesus said it would be, and when the donkey’s owners questioned what they were doing, they told them that the Lord needed it. When they returned to Jesus with the colt, they placed their cloaks on its back before setting Jesus atop the animal. As they arrived outside of the Mount of Olives, people came out to greet Jesus, and they laid their cloaks and palm branches on the road, and the disciples began to praise the Lord, loudly proclaiming, Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest! Copyright Sharefaith See more

We will be posting the videos we show our kids as Easter approaches. Take this time to sit down with your children and learn together the reason we celebrate Easter.

Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus’ 12 disciples, went to the chief priests and asked them what they would give him if he turned Jesus over to them. They paid him 30 silver coins for his help. When Jesus led His disciples to pray with Him in the Garden of Gethsemane, Judas led a crowd of people carrying clubs and swords to the garden to arrest Jesus. He told them to arrest the man who he kissed. Judas walked up to Jesus, kissed Him, and said, Greetings, Rabbi! When the armed men seized Jesus, one of the disciples who had been praying with Jesus in the garden drew his sword and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his ear. Jesus told His disciple to put his weapon away. He explained to His disciple and everyone there, that everything that was about to happen to Him would fulfill the prophecies about His life. Copyright Sharefaith

Another great year at VBS! Thank you to all our volunteers that make this event possible for the kids. An most of all thank you to our kids whom collected a total of $1,200.87 for missions to help out other kids!

Monday: Girls win Tuesday: Boys win Wednesday: Girls win Thursday: Girls win Today is the last day!... We’ll see at the end of the day! See more

Monday: Girls win! Tuesday: Boys win! Wednesday: We’ll see.Monday: Girls win! Tuesday: Boys win! Wednesday: We’ll see.