(John 20:1-18)

I. Confusion (20:1-10)

A. The scene: Mary, then Peter and John, & the empty tomb
B. When you see something you don’t expect (or don’t see something you do expect), what is your response?

II. Overcome with grief (20:11-15)

A. Mary wept as she continued to examine the scene
B. “Why are you weeping?” (James 4:19; Matthew 5:4)

III. Overcome with joy (20:16)

A. Mary finally saw Him!
B. What joy when a person finally sees Jesus as He is truly revealed in the Scriptures (John 20:20; Acts 2:41; 8:8, 39; 15:3; 16:34)

IV. Submission (20:17-18)

A. While we remain in this mortal body, there is work to do
B. The Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20)
C. The Perpetual Commission (2 Timothy 2:2)