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Week 29 of Year 3 "The Early Hours"

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For adult study: "The Early Hours"

Paper 189:4
The Urantia Book

The story summary and questions were written in a way that makes it possible to use a New Testament reference in place of the Urantia reference. A selected chapter from a 1932 book, Treasure-House of the Living Religions, supports a spiritual theme that is found within the story. Children will use a one page handout that includes a coloring picture.
At early dawn, they went to the tomb

Students may read Paper 189:4.2-9 or entire section

In the early hours of Sunday morning, several women believers set out for the tomb where Jesus had been laid to rest. The women brought spices with which to anoint his body. This was a common practice among the Jews. On the way, they wondered who would roll away the huge stone that covered the entrance to the tomb. When they arrived, they were surprised to see that “the stone had been rolled away.” They were even more surprised at what they saw inside.

Discussion Questions
These women believers were determined, but not yet hopeful, when they walked to the tomb. They, like the apostles, did not remember that Jesus said he would rise again. Why didn’t they remember? What did the women see inside the tomb? 

Procedure for using the PDF handouts with children

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Additional reading:

Read about the empty tomb with regard to fact and truth.

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Re: Hope

194:3.2 ... The religion of Jesus is a new gospel of faith to be proclaimed to struggling humanity. This new religion is founded on faith, hope, and love.

195:9.8 ... But expectant faith will ever keep the hope-door of man’s soul open for the entrance of the eternal spiritual realities of the divine values of the worlds beyond.

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New Testament reference

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Chapter 12—Hope—p.51

Utterly hopeless though we be, 

Do Thou, O God, give us hope! 

O Lord of strength, the Powerful, 

Do Thou, O God, give us hope! 

Let hostile spirits sleep, and every gentler genius wake. 

Do Thou, O God, give us hope!  (Hinduism)


Lay hold upon the hope set before us, 

which hope we have as an anchor of the soul.  (Christianity)


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