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We hope this is a helpful resource for you as you dive deeper into the Scriptures and the messages preached at New Life Church.

• Have someone read Mark 16:1-8. Have someone else open your group in prayer.  

• Imagine what it was like for the women to enter the tomb only to be told, “He is not here.” What do you think they experienced? What would you have experienced? 

• Mark wants his readers to make a choice: do we believe that Jesus rose or not? There isn’t a 100% guarantee to prove His resurrection. This is an invitation to wrestle. 

So, where are you at? If you’ve chosen to believe, are there areas where you still wrestle? If you haven’t come to belief, where are you on the journey? Regardless of your answer, it’s good. We all wrestle and it’s so helpful to name where we really are. 

• In 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, we read that death’s power over Jesus has been exhausted. When we align ourselves to Him, the promise extends to us. Nothing can truly overcome you. Have you experienced this in your life? If you haven’t, do you have an imagination for what that could look or feel like (even if things are still hard)? 

• Pastor Brian called us to align ourselves with Jesus to experience new life. Is there a barrier that’s preventing you from taking a next step towards alignment?

• How does the story of Jesus’ resurrection (from Mark 16, Luke 24, and 1 Corinthians 15 or something Brian said) speak to that barrier or encourage you to press forward?

• What is a next step you can take to align yourself further to Jesus? This will look different for everyone. It may be simply be sharing with your group that “you want to know more”. It may be a specific way to stand firm (1 Corinthians 15:58) in what you already believe. Brainstorm as a group, if help/support is needed. 

• Wrap up your group in prayer, praying for your group’s answers to these questions. Pray for alignment to deepen throughout our church. We encourage you to check in with each other throughout the week to see how this is going!