John 20:10-18

•	“Christians follow a risen Jesus.”  How important is it to you that Jesus is risen?  How does that affect your relationship with him today?
•	Read over the passage and try to put yourself in Mary’s position at the empty tomb.  As she encounters angels and the risen Jesus, how do you think she felt?  Try and describe her emotions.
•	In what ways are the questions the angels and Jesus ask Mary a challenge to her (vv.13&15)?  In what ways might they be a rebuke?
•	When Mary realises the risen Jesus is standing before her, her instinct is to hold onto him (see v.17).  When is holding on to Jesus a healthy response for a Christian?  When can that become unhealthy?  How can we guard against the unhealthy while staying close to Jesus?
•	“I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God” (v.17).  What aspects of the fatherhood of God do you find most precious?  What aspects of knowing God do you find most precious?  Share them with the group.
•	Pray for one another, that your eyes will be opened to the risen Jesus this week.

John 20:10-18

•	“Christians follow a risen Jesus.”  How important is it to you that Jesus is risen?  How does that affect your relationship with him today?
•	Read over the passage and try to put yourself in Mary’s position at the empty tomb.  As she encounters angels and the risen Jesus, how do you think she felt?  Try and describe her emotions.
•	In what ways are the questions the angels and Jesus ask Mary a challenge to her (vv.13&15)?  In what ways might they be a rebuke?
•	When Mary realises the risen Jesus is standing before her, her instinct is to hold onto him (see v.17).  When is holding on to Jesus a healthy response for a Christian?  When can that become unhealthy?  How can we guard against the unhealthy while staying close to Jesus?
•	“I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God” (v.17).  What aspects of the fatherhood of God do you find most precious?  What aspects of knowing God do you find most precious?  Share them with the group.
•	Pray for one another, that your eyes will be opened to the risen Jesus this week.

John 20:10-18

•	“Christians follow a risen Jesus.”  How important is it to you that Jesus is risen?  How does that affect your relationship with him today?
•	Read over the passage and try to put yourself in Mary’s position at the empty tomb.  As she encounters angels and the risen Jesus, how do you think she felt?  Try and describe her emotions.
•	In what ways are the questions the angels and Jesus ask Mary a challenge to her (vv.13&15)?  In what ways might they be a rebuke?
•	When Mary realises the risen Jesus is standing before her, her instinct is to hold onto him (see v.17).  When is holding on to Jesus a healthy response for a Christian?  When can that become unhealthy?  How can we guard against the unhealthy while staying close to Jesus?
•	“I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God” (v.17).  What aspects of the fatherhood of God do you find most precious?  What aspects of knowing God do you find most precious?  Share them with the group.
•	Pray for one another, that your eyes will be opened to the risen Jesus this week.