Message Study Notes for April 17, 2022
Easter Sunday
Title: One Thing

Psalm 27:4 NLT The one thing I ask of the Lord—the thing I seek most—is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord’s perfections and meditating in his Temple.

Matthew 28:1-15 ESV Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2 And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. 4 And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. 5 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.” 8 So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”
11 While they were going, behold, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place. 12 And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers 13 and said, “Tell people, ‘His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ 14 And if this comes to the governor’s ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” 15 So they took the money and did as they were directed. And this story has been spread among the Jews to this day.

What is your one thing that is more important than anything else?

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Family/Group Weekly Study Notes April 17, 2022
Easter Sunday
Title: One Thing

What is the one thing you have considered to be the most important in your life? Why?
Share with each other some of your fondest Easter Sunday memories. What made them special? Who was there? Where were you?
Read Psalm 27:1-5. David, in writing this psalm, has one thing in mind. How does that one thing affect all his life? How would you rate and describe the significance of God in your life?
Read Matthew 28:1-15. How would you describe the focus of the different characters in this Easter story? What were they thinking about? What was their objective? What was their one thing? Whose focus changed through the story? How did the change shift their future?
Discuss with each other a plan for making Jesus more the center of your daily lives, decisions, and actions. How could you re-prioritize worship in your lives?
Allow each one in the family or group to share in prayer what is on his/her heart and how he/she can grow closer to Jesus.