1. The Ministry of John the Baptist
2. The Baptism of Jesus
3. The Feeding of the 5000
4. The Calling of the Apostles
5. Jesus Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
6. The Last Supper
7. The Prayer in Gethsemane
8. The Arrest and Trial of Jesus
9. The Crucifixion, Death and Burial of Jesus
10. The Resurrection and The Empty Tomb (Easter Sunday)

Matthew 28:16–20 (NIV): 16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Mark 16:9–14 (NIV): 9 When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. 10 She went and told those who had been with him and who were mourning and weeping. 11 When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe it. 12 Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country. 13 These returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not believe them either. 14 Later 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.

Luke 24:36–38 (NIV): 36 While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 37 They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. 38 He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds?


John 20:19–20 (NIV): 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.

• Struggling with doubt is something that comes with being human
• John the Baptist doubted and he was the greatest man to ever live
• We see that the apostles and the many people Jesus appeared to after the resurrection initially doubted. They didn’t believe it was actually Jesus at first.
  
  

John 20:11–16 (NIV): 11 Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12 and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. 13 They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” “They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” 14 At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus. 15 He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?” Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.” 16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).

John 21:4–7 (NIV): 4 Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. 5 He called out to them, “Friends, haven’t you any fish?” “No,” they answered. 6 He said, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish. 7 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, “It is the Lord,” he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water.

John 20:24–29 (NIV): 24 Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.” 26 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.” 28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

• We cant physically touch Jesus
• We don’t see Him standing directly in front of us calling us by name
• We don’t get to sit down, eat and have a meal with Him.
• What does proof look like for us that the resurrection and Jesus appearances really happened?

• Execution: Evidence that Jesus truly died from crucifixion.
• Empty Tomb: Evidence that the body was missing, debunking theories of theft.
• Eyewitnesses: Documentation that multiple people witnessed Jesus alive after his death.
• Early Accounts: The belief in the resurrection was established too early to be a legend.

• Its very simple: Death could not hold Him, the grave could not keep Him!
• How many people in this world have been able to avoid or overcome death? Not one BUT JESUS!
• So if Jesus can even have power over death, then He must have power over everything right?

Matthew 28:18 (NIV): 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

• And when Jesus says He is the King and has all authority, we know that has to be true
• Because one of the the thing we know about Jesus through scripture is He only speaks the truth:

John 18:36–37 (NIV): 36 Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.” 37 “You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”

• So if everything that Jesus came to testify about is true, we better believe!
• We better believe that Jesus is not only The King; He is also The Savior

John 14:6 (NIV): 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
John 5:24 (NIV): 24 “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.
Luke 19:10 (NIV): 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

Matthew 28:19–20 (NIV): 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

• Matthew, Mark, Luke, John..… And YOU!
• John 21:25 (NIV): 25 Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.
• Go live out the great commission and tell people about Jesus!
• Jesus states "And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”