The One Thing
Look up and see the stone has been rolled away.
Passage
Mark 15:42-16:8
Growgroup questions
Know
- Take time to thank God today for the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Servant King.
- Look back through the sermon series on Mark. What has changed in the ways you view yourself, God or the world?
Grow
- Which do you think is a better ending to the book of Mark: 16:8 or 16:20? Why do you think Mark ended with 16:8? What might we learn about God’s story from this type of ending? Why might later writers have ‘added on’ verses 9-20?
- When you ponder your faith, or when you face doubts, what is the bottom line for you—what is your anchor? How do you give a brief answer to, Why are you a Christian?[i]
- If you wanted to make up a story about a man being resurrected from the dead, how would it differ from Mark’s account of Jesus’ resurrection? Why is the difference actually evidence that Mark’s account is true?
- How does the martyrdom of ten of the apostles provide evidence for the resurrection?
- Toward the end of Jesus’ ministry, what were the disciples expecting of Him? When Jesus was crucified, what were they probably thinking? (See Luke 24:19-24.)
- Consider Joseph’s and Nicodemus’ faith and friendship (John 19:39-40) in such a dangerous context like the Sanhedrin. How do you think they might have discovered each was a secret Jesus follower?
- How does your own heart and personal experience give testimony to the resurrection of Christ?
Show
- Start praying that God leads you to a Christian friend in your local context (home or work). Consider how you can start showing people (in an appropriate way) that you are a Christian.
[i] Questions taken from Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary (Mark 16:1…)
