The Risen Hope! Mark 16:1-14 Series

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Points Covered: The Risen Hope. Resurrection is hope for today, hope for tomorrow, and hope for eternity.

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Mark 16:1-14 1When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. 2Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb 3and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?” 4But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. 5As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. 6“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. 7But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’” 8Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid. 9When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. 10She went and told those who had been with him and who were mourning and weeping. 11When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe it. 12Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country. 13These returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not believe them either. 14Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen.

He has risen! He is not here. With those words the angel of the Lord announced what I believe to be the greatest event ever in all of human history.

The great moments in human history is first the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ and the next is when the Lord Jesus Christ there on the cross of Calvary voluntarily gave up his spirit and died for you and me. But on that first day of the week, as the light began to dawn across the sky, our passage says us that Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to the sepulchre. I am sure they were heartbroken. I am sure they expected to find total lack of access to the body of the Lord Jesus Christ because that great stone was there to close off the entrance to the tomb. But when they arrived there, something different had taken place and the announcement had been given to them by the angel of the Lord: “He is risen! He is not here.” That is the greatest moment in all of human history.

You see if it is not for that moment when Jesus rose from the dead, then his coming at Christmas would have been no avail. If it had not been for that moment when Jesus rose from the grave, his dying on the cross of Calvary would have no benefit for you and me. If Jesus did not rise from the grave, trust in Jesus would be futile. Jesus is the only person to rise from the grave and never die again. His tomb is still empty.

Many events have taken place on planet earth which has change the life and quality of human beings. The 2 World wars, the terrorist attacks of 9/11, invention of atom and nuclear bombs, the development of computer, internet etc and the world is no more the same. But the resurrection is the only event that has brought total hope and transformation in the lives of the entire mankind through all eternity. Isn’t that wonderful?

As we think about that resurrection in this wonderful resurrection Sunday morning, I would like to talk to you about three things that we have hope for because of the resurrection.

1. Hope for Today.

Because of the resurrection of Jesus I have hope for today.

Illustration: One day a father and his daughter were out for a leisurely drive in the country. It was a hot summer day and the windows were rolled down. Suddenly the daughter began screaming in her seat. A bee had just flown inside the car through the open window. This would not have been a problem for most children, but for this little girl, it was a problem. You see, this girl was very allergic to bee stings. In fact, even one sting could send her into a coma. As the girl was flailing her arms around, the father quickly pulled over to the side of the road, then calmly reached over and held his daughter’s arms down. Then, he himself, with his big and strong hands, caught the bee. The bee promptly stung the man, and he threw the bee out the window. The girl, still in tears, was unable to calm down. The loving father reached over and held her. And he whispered these words in her ears: “It’s OK. It won’t hurt you now. I took the sting for you.”