Journey Church The First Easter
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Apr 10, 2023 
Exploring the Easter narrative with a focus on women at Jesus' tomb, transformative encounters, embracing hope through honest lament, ancient writing techniques in the gospels, seeking and sustaining hope, and the resurrection as a new creation project.
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Mark Intentionally Leaves Easter Unresolved
- The original ending of Mark leaves the resurrection unresolved to confront complacent insiders.
- Mark highlights reversal: faithful women first at the tomb, disciples repeatedly fail, and the narrative ends with fear and silence.
Grace Persists Toward Failing Disciples
- Mark reclaims the disciples as 'his disciples' despite their failure to show grace toward them.
- The angel's message singles out Peter by name, signaling persistent grace even after denial and abandonment.
Women Report Resurrection But Are Dismissed
- Luke shows women as messengers who return to tell the eleven but are dismissed as nonsense.
- Peter runs to the tomb, inspects the linen strips, and goes away still wondering what happened.