When Life Brings a U-Turn

Mark 16:1-8

Icebreaker - What are a few big events that forever changed the direction of your life?

1. For a person who is new to the resurrection story, which details of these verses can be easily overlooked? Which can be easily taken for granted by longtime Christians?
   

2. Why do you think people create alternative explanations for Jesus’ resurrection? Give two or three reasons.
   

3. How does the martyrdom of ten of the apostles provide evidence for the resurrection?
   

4. Hypothetically, what could the Romans or Jews have done that would have disproved the testimonies to the resurrection and stopped the Christian religion before it started? Why did they not do those things?
   

5. Imagine if you witnessed Jesus being crucified. What thoughts or emotions do you think you’d experience?
   

6. Imagine if you encountered the resurrected Jesus in bodily form. What thoughts or emotions do you think you’d experience?
   

7. The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus are the foundations of biblical Christianity. How is the gospel of Jesus Christ good news today?