Welcome to our new project, the Daily Bible Devotional. The goal is to help you understand and

apply scripture as you go through a New Testament Bible read five days a week, Monday through

Friday as we move from Matthew straight through to Revelation. In under four minutes each morning, we will recap the chapter,

make some application, present thought questions for the day, and offer a prayer together.

I'm excited about exploring God's word with you, so let's get started.

Hey, welcome to our wrap-up of the Gospel of Mark. We're here in chapter 16 at Christ's resurrection.

Let's explore it together.

Women followers of Jesus come to the tomb early on Sunday morning, hoping to anoint his body with spices.

They arrive to see the stone rolled away.

A young man is sitting inside the tomb, an angel of the Lord, who tells them the most wonderful thing about Jesus.

Quote, He has risen. Jesus then appears to Mary Magdalene and sends her to report to the disciples.

When they hear, they refuse to believe. Jesus appears to two other disciples. They report it to the

apostles who still will not believe.

Jesus then comes to the 11 and reproaches them for their unbelief. He charges them to go and preach the gospel to all, performing miracles to confirm His Word.

They witness Jesus, ascend into heaven, and immediately begin spreading his message.

Here are a few thoughts for our benefit.

The empty tomb is the most life-changing event of all time.

It took some time for the disciples to believe it, as they had always struggled to understand the death portion of Jesus' ministry.

But his resurrected appearance in the flesh changed all of that.

The followers of Christ went from fear to faith, committing themselves to sharing the power of Jesus over death.

Having watched him ascend into heaven, they gave their lives, teaching others that he would once again return.

If we believe in his resurrection, then our hopes are forever secure.

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