Message by Josh Mutter – April 5, 2026
Big Idea: Resurrection hope is not a feeling we muster, but is a reality that breaks into the darkest moments of our lives.
Mark 16:1-8 (NIV) “When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?”
But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
“Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’”
Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.”
They came without expectation, but were met by hope.
The light of resurrection dawns before the darkness of grief has lifted.
The emptiness of the tomb shows us that God’s work is often done before our faith catches up.
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