The document provides a summary of the biblical account of Jesus' burial and resurrection for a youth audience. It describes how Jesus was wrapped in linen burial cloths with spices according to Jewish custom. When the women went to the tomb on Easter Sunday, they found the stone rolled away and Jesus' body gone, with just the empty linen cloths remaining. This supported John's belief that Jesus had risen from the dead, as his body passed through the unbroken cloths. The summary conveys the key events and teachings around Jesus' burial and resurrection presented in the document.

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Sermons for
Youth - Funeral
Wrappings
The clothes were
there but Jesus was
not. He had risen!
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Note: This one is not an
original, but I cannot find
the source. If you know the
source I would be happy to
give credit.
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Materials
a pencil and bandage
As Christians we celebrate one
day of the year more than any
other. Do you know what day?
[Easter] Easter is the day when
Jesus rose from the grave. Today
I want to share part of that story
with you. [Read John 19:38-39]
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On the Friday that Jesus was crucified
Joseph of Arimathæa got permission
from Pilate to bury the body.
Nicodemus came with a large mixture
of myrrh and aloes. The custom of the
Jews was to take one-inch strips of
linen and wrap them around the
body. This was the same way Jesus
was wrapped “in swaddling clothes”
when he was born. Then burial spices
were poured over the strips of linen
and hardened like a plaster cast
hardens around a broken bone. (John
19:40)
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Watch this. Let’s take this pencil
and pretend it is an arm. Now let’s
wrap the bandage around it. [Do
not wrap with the sticky side
facing down. Wrap it with the
sticky side up around the pencil
and catch the leading edge as you
go.] This is the way Jesus was
wrapped in strips of linen and then
aloes and spices were poured over
the linen. Then one long linen
sheet was laid down. Jesus was
laid on this sheet so that his body
was completely covered by it. Now
let’s set this pencil aside until we
hear more of the story.
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Joseph and Nicodemus did not have
time to finish the job before the
Sabbath started. The sun was setting
so the women who followed them
saw where Jesus was buried and
returned home. The would bring
spices to finish the job later. Early on
the first day of the week (Sunday),
the “Spice Girls” brought their spices
to put on the body of Jesus. They saw
the stone was rolled away and
entered the tomb but Jesus was not
there. [Read Mark 16:5-7] Jesus had
risen! They ran to tell the disciples
the good news. Peter and John ran to
the tomb.
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[ Read John 20:5-8] The Bible says
that John saw and believed. What
did John see that made him believe
that Jesus had risen? One thing was
that Jesus wasn’t there. He also saw
the empty linen strips without a tear
in them. When Jesus rose from the
dead his new body was able to pass
through things (John 20:26). His body
went right though the burial clothes
without tearing them.
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[Slip the bandage off the
pencil and hold the bandage
so they can see the hole in
the hollow area where the
bandage was.] The clothes
were there but Jesus was
not. He had risen!
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