Sermon Series: The Beginner’s Guide to the Good News
Sermon: The Empty Tomb
Scripture: Mark 16:1-8
Pastor Zach Bechtold
Episode Description:
Happy Easter! Christ is Risen!
Today we reach the heart of our faith—the Good News that changes everything. In this Easter Sunday message, Pastor Zach Bechtold leads us through Mark 16:1-8, the original ending of Mark’s Gospel, where the story doesn’t conclude with appearances or closure, but with an empty tomb, a promise, and an invitation.
We step into the stunned silence of Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome as they find the stone rolled away and hear the unbelievable news: "He has been raised." Their fear, awe, and trembling mirror our own questions: Where do we find ourselves in this story? How will we live out the resurrection?
The Good News is not just that Christ is risen, but that the story continues through us.
The tomb is empty. The world is waiting. Now it’s our turn to go, tell, and live the Good News of radical love, mercy, and grace.
