20230409 Closer & Closer - What Mary Did (Easter Sunday)

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The Passage: John 20:1-18
The One Thing: What Mary did

Growgroup Discussion Starters
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K1 What is your favourite part of the Easter Story?

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G1 What about Mary Magdalene’s story grabs you? How do you relate to her?
G2 Would you consider Mary to be a disciple of Jesus? Why or why not?
G3 Imagine being Mary and hearing Jesus say your name. Who would you most like to hear say your name again? What emotions might Mary have been feeling at this moment?
G4 The angels or Jesus could easily have shown themselves to Peter and John. Why did they choose to reveal themselves to Mary in particular?
G5 What do you think about this idea that Mary didn’t recognize Jesus because he was in his resurrected body?
G6 Jesus’ resurrected body could pass through walls and yet it still had the scars from the cross. It could perform many miracles and yet it still consumed food. What do these facts tell us about our future resurrected bodies? How are our resurrected bodies going to be (a) the same as or (b) different than our current bodies?

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S1 Why is it important do you think that the first “preacher” of the gospel of the resurrected Jesus was a former demon-possessed woman?