Easter
Matthew 26:26–28:10 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called the Gospel of Matthew. Matthew was a disciple of Jesus. That means Jesus was his teacher. And the word gospel means “good news!” Do you know why we celebrate Easter? The true story of Easter begins with this. Do you know what this is? It’s a heart! Because Easter begins with God’s love for us. God loved us so much that He gave us His Son, Jesus, to be our friend forever. One night when Jesus was having dinner with His good friends, the disciples, He told them He would have to go away, but He promised He would come back. After dinner, Jesus went to pray in a garden when some angry people came. They were so angry that they took Jesus away. They hurt Jesus, and . . . He died. It was very sad. All of Jesus’ friends were so sad. They put Jesus’ body in a tomb with a big stone in front of it. Three sad days went by. Can you count them with me? One . . . two . . . three. On the third day, when some of Jesus’ f...