Lesson 140: The Resurrection of the Lord Jesus (Luke 24:1-12)

Having observed the Sabbath, the women who loved Jesus were eager to express that love through caring for His body. But they found that their eagerness was outmatched by that of their Lord; arriving at the tomb “at early dawn” was simply too late. Having received instructions from the shining messengers who announced to them Christ’s resurrection, their eagerness to tend to the dead was now replaced by urgency to tell the story of life! While the apostles would come along gradually in their acceptance of this, the fullness of the gospel message they would soon give everything to proclaim was being revealed. As we observe how the earliest followers of Jesus processed all that was happening with the empty tomb, Pastor Daniel brings the situation to our day and challenges us to “Believe the testimony of God concerning the resurrection of His Son and live it out.”

Summary by Seth Kempf, Bethany Community Church Staff