Apr. 20, 2025

“The Resurrection”
John 20:1-18
Central Idea: Jesus rose from the dead.
I. The Empty Tomb (1-9)
• Mary arrives at the tomb to find: (1-2)
1. The tomb ____________
2. Jesus’ _________ is gone
• Peter and __________ go to the tomb (3-4)
• John sees the grave clothes, but doesn’t __________ the tomb (5)
• Peter arrives & enters the tomb & discovers _____ than John (6-7)
• John enters the tomb and _________________ (8)
• He believes Jesus is _______; believes in Jesus’ ______________
Three different words for “saw”
• Verse 5 = ____________ of the eyes, observe, but not understand
• Verse 6 = look _____________, examine for the purpose of
_____________________
• Verse 8 = perceive with _____________________
They believed in the resurrection first, and then connected it to
___________________ later.
The first evidence of Jesus’ resurrection is the empty tomb.
II. The physical, bodily appearance of the resurrected Jesus (10-18)
• Mary stays at the tomb and continues to grieve over the
unknown whereabouts of Jesus’ dead ___________.
• Her conversations with the ______________: (11-13)
• Her conversation with __________ (“the gardener”) (14-15)
• It took just one ________ for Jesus to reveal Himself to Mary (16)
Mary shows she realizes who it is by two things she does:
1. She __________ back to Jesus
2. She physically ____________ Jesus
• Jesus commands Mary: (17)
1. “stop clinging” - reassuring Mary she will _______ Him again.
2. “Go” and “say” the same things to the disciples.
• “I have seen the Lord.” (18)
Proof for Jesus resurrection:
• ________ Jesus
• ____________ Jesus
• __________ Jesus
Application:
• Do you know your sins are ______________?
• Do you know when you die you are going to ______________?
• Do you know the __________ of Jesus for your daily living?