Luke 24:1-12 (NIV)
1 “On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb.
2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
4 While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them.
5 In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?
6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee:
7 ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’”
8 Then they remembered his words.
9 When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others.
10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles.
11 But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense.
12 Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.”
WHAT DOES THE RESURRECTION MEAN?
1. Jesus is
he claimed to be.
2. Jesus has the
he claimed to have.
3. Jesus
what he
to do.
WHY DOES THE RESURRECTION MATTER?
1. My
can be
.
“All of us have sinned…yet God declares us ‘not guilty’ if we trust in Jesus Christ, who in mercy freely takes away our sins.” Romans
3:23-24 (LB)
2. My
problems can be managed.
“How incredibly great is his power to help those who believe Him…the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead!” Ephesians 1:19, 20 (LB)
3. My
can be secured.
“This is the way to have eternal life - by knowing the only true God and Jesus Christ, the one he sent to earth!” John 17:3 (LB)
“I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.” John 11:25 (NLT)
Talk It Over:
• What is something someone could do for you that you could not possibly repay?
• What is our culture’s attitude toward Jesus? Describe your attitude toward Jesus?
• Read Romans 3:23-24. What did Jesus do for us? What should be our response?
Action Step:
• Spend time with Jesus expressing your gratitude for what He has done and ask Him how He wants you to live in relationship with Him.