Day 1- 01 THE STORYJesus died on the cross and two of His disciples buried Him in a big tomb. Tomb’s were almost like small caves back in Jesus’ time. They would be closed with a large stone that is too heavy to roll back open. Mary Magdalene, another one of Jesus’ friends was going to visit the tomb and she found the tomb, open with no one in it. She was sad because she thought someone had taken Jesus’ body.
Read John 20:1-18
Why was Mary Magdalene sad when she found the tomb empty?
Did Mary Magdalene recognize Jesus at first? What did Jesus go tell her to do!?

Day 2- 02 THE WITNESSES

Mary Magdalene ran and told the disciples that Jesus was no longer in the tomb, and He had risen. They thought she was crazy!
Read Luke 24:11-34
Did the disciples believe Mary?
Did the disciples recognize Jesus at first?
How long was Jesus with them before they recognized Him? When did they finally recognize Jesus? What did they do after that?

Day 3- 03 THE SOURCEJesus is alive! Jesus died and defeated death by resurrecting (coming back to life). If there were newspapers in Jesus’ time, this would have been the front page headline.
Romans 6:9-10. Will Christ ever die again?
He died to sin and now He lives for ______________

Day 4- 04 THE MOTIVE

When Mary and the disciples finally recognized Jesus, they were amazed and immediately told others that Jesus was alive. In fact, these people will tell about Jesus for the rest of their lives.
Read Mark 16:15
Do you believe Jesus is alive? Do you think it’s amazing that He conquered death?
How can you tell others about Jesus’ resurrection?

Day 5- 05 CAUGHT IN THE ACT (#e5c194 BKG) (#ffffff Font)

Read Romans 6:9-10 again. Jesus died to sin and now lives for God. If you believe in Jesus as your Savior, then you have died to sin, too! You are alive in Christ. Write down some ways you can live for God today.

Write down on your character sheet what you learned from the story of Mary magdalene.