Lessons Bread of Life 4 April 2026
Jeremiah 31:1–6
1"At that time, declares the Lord, I will be the God of all the clans of Israel, and they shall be my people."
2Thus says the Lord:
"The people who survived the sword
found grace in the wilderness;
when Israel sought for rest,
3the Lord appeared to him from far away.
I have loved you with an everlasting love;
therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.
4Again I will build you, and you shall be built,
O virgin Israel!
Again you shall adorn yourself with tambourines
and shall go forth in the dance of the merrymakers.
5Again you shall plant vineyards
on the mountains of Samaria;
the planters shall plant
and shall enjoy the fruit.
6For there shall be a day when watchmen will call
in the hill country of Ephraim:
‘Arise, and let us go up to Zion,
to the Lord our God.'"
Psalm 16
1Preserve me, | O God,*
for in you I take | refuge.
2I say to the Lord, "You | are my Lord;*
I have no good a- | part from you."
3As for the saints in the land,*
they are the excellent ones, in whom is all | my delight.
4The sorrows of those who run after another god shall | multiply;*
their drink offerings of blood I will not pour outor take their names | on my lips.
5The Lord is my chosen portion | and my cup;*
you | hold my lot.
6The lines have fallen for me in pleasant | places;*
indeed, I have a beautiful in- | heritance.
7I bless the Lord who gives me | counsel;*
in the night also my heart in- | structs me.
8I have set the Lord always be- | fore me;*
because he is at my right hand, I shall not be | shaken.
9Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being re- | joices;*
my flesh also | dwells secure.
10For you will not abandon my soul | to Sheol,*
or let your holy one see cor- | ruption.
11You make known to me the | path of life;*
in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures for- | evermore.
Colossians 3:1–4
1If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. 3For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
Matthew 28:1–10
1Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2And 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. 3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. 4And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. 5But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. 6He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. 7Then 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." 8So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9And behold, Jesus met them and said, "Greetings!" And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. 10Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me."
