Announcements
1. The arrangements for Tony Boone are as follows. Family visitation will be Friday, April 22, at Kimble Funeral Home from 6 to 8pm. The funeral will be Saturday, April 23, at Hill Country Baptist Church at 10am.
2. Maundy Thursday Communion Service at 7:00pm and Good Friday Tenebrae Service at 7:00pm
3. We will be having an Easter Egg hunt Sunday. We need middle school and high school youth to come at 9:30 to hide the eggs. The hunt will begin at 10:00. If you would like to bring eggs you can drop them off at the church or bring them Sunday morning.
4. Save the Date Vacation Bible School will be July 19th through the 22nd.
John 20:1-18 (ESV)
Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. [2] So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him." [3] So Peter went out with the other disciple, and they were going toward the tomb. [4] Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. [5] And stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. [6] Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there, [7] and the face cloth, which had been on Jesus' head, not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself. [8] Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; [9] for as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead. [10] Then the disciples went back to their homes. [11] But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. [12] And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. [13] They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him." [14] Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. [15] Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?" Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away." [16] Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Aramaic, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher). [17] Jesus said to her, "Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.' " [18] Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord"—and that he had said these things to her.
Questions to Reflect Upon
1. What is the most exciting news you’ve heard this week?
2. What did Mary and the disciples do after seeing that Jesus’ body was gone? (20:10-11)
3. What did Mary see where Jesus’ body had been? (20:12)
4. What did the angels ask Mary? (20:13)
5. What would you do if you saw an angel?
6. Over what loss have you recently shed tears?
7. How do you think Mary felt when she realized she was talking to Jesus?
8. When is it tempting to hold on to something good rather than share it with others?
9. If you had been one of the disciples who had heard Mary’s exciting news, how do you think you would have reacted?
10. How can you celebrate your relationship with the living Christ this week?
