The Servant King - Mark 15.42-16.8

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…)