Sermon Tone Analysis

Anointing Context

The “GOSPEL” begins and ends with anointing.

, , and

Pyramid Timeline Context

Fear battles courage, ;

Fear in leaving the tomb,

Marvel death/stone, ;

Marvel that the stone is moved,

Purchase for burial, ;

Purchase for burial,

Mary Magdalene and Mary (the mother) of Joses/James, ;

1. His resurrection - 16:1-18

Fear since courage needed,

Week 12 9/24

1.

His resurrection - 16:1-18

• Discovered by the sisters,

:1 What is the purpose of Mark’s 3 sisters going to the grave?

To validate the resurrection or anoint the body?

:2 Sunday (Nissan 17th) the leave in the dark () and arrive in the new dawn of humanity!

Read and connect it to the resurrection and our confession and repentance.

:3 What are the anxious about?

Do you think they knew of the guards & seal over the stone ()? Can you relate?

They approach — How can ….

And they depart — How could it have been....

:4 Anxiety is often an exercise in futility.

Explain.

Also, when last did you approach a sobering situation with hopelessness?

In order to escape anxiety and hopelessness what is the first thing you need to do? (Hint: read the first 3 words of verse 4).

:5 Seeing a young man in bright white (compare , ; ; ) they are further amazed.

Mark & Matthew mention one angel (presumably the spokesman).

Mark’s angel is a young man.

As Christians, the reality is, the dire situation has already been replaced.

We just cannot always see it this clearly.

What is needed for us to make the exchange with what we are battling?

(Depressed Mood * Decreased Energy * Grief * Hopelessness * Worthlessness * Guilt * Anxiousness )

*Decreased Energy

*Grief

*Hopelessness

*Worthlessness

*Guilt

*Anxiousness

:6 What is the message here?

Timeline note — what God would do; Here, what God has done.

Textual note — not “He has risen” but passive, “He was risen”.

A NT emphasis as God’s act (cf.

; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ).

How does the realization of an empty tomb result in a full faith?

DO YOU SEE THE GOSPEL IN VERSE 6?

:7 Timeline note — Mark starts with a rough John the Baptist preparing the way and ends with a gentle young man proclaim the Way prepared.

Peter is teh 1st and last disciple mentioned (; ).

What is the first action item that an empty tomb elicits?

Have you been enlisted?

How does not moment forever change the shame and disdain associated with Nazarene and death on a cross?

Note also the change of proclamation of the Gospel — before the cross and after the resurrection.

(Hint: secrecy was obedience but not is disobedience).

Why is Peter singled out?

How does this show amazing grace in the face of extraordinary breach of faith?

“Going before you” is a military term used of Thucydides leading troops and Polybius uses it for a commander making an advance.

The inclusion of Galilee marks Jerusalem as a fruitless doomed temple.

In going back to Galilee Jesus heals all disciples and spiritual blindness and recommissions us.

Do you need to go back to Galilee?

Are your eyes and ears open?

Are you taking up the the cross?

:8 What do we do with the message?

:9 The longer ending briefly — (1) The two earliest (fourth century) uncial manuscripts (Sinaiticus and Vaticanus) omit the verses though their respective scribes left some blank space after verse 8, suggesting that they knew of a longer ending but did not have it in the manuscript they were copying.

(2) Most all other manuscripts (fifth century on) as well as early versions support the inclusion of verses 9–20.

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Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.

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Mark.

In J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck (Eds.),

The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures (Vol.

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• Appearing to Mary,

• Appearing to two disciples,

• Appearing to the eleven disciples and charging them with the universal spreading of the gospel,

2. Ascension and Gospel Spreading,