Why is Jesus’s resurrection so important?

 

Why is it significant that these two women are the ones who discover Jesus’s empty tomb?

 

How does Jesus’s resurrection set him apart from every other religious figure and teacher?

 

What are the implications of the resurrection for our assurance as Christians?
 Why does Jesus’s resurrection serve to encourage us in our faith?

 

Why do you think that the women left the tomb “with fear and great joy” (Matthew 28:8)? How does the Christian experience leave space for these respective emotions?

 

How does this text encourage us to be active in evangelism?
 How does Jesus’s resurrection mobilize us to share our faith more boldly?

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