Message Notes
Look Back
How have you turned to Jesus to escape from brokenness? Who are you sharing this with?
Look Up
Read Luke 24:1-8
- How did the women respond when two men suddenly appeared at the tomb? Why did they react this way? How do you typically react when you experience something unexplainable?
- The men asked “why are you looking for the living among the dead?” Where do people today typically look to obtain a new life? How successful are most people in finding it?
- How easy is it for you to accept that a dead man returned to life and rolled a stone away from his tomb? What things help you, or stop you, from accepting this?
Read Exodus 19:18-20 and Acts 2:1-4
- What do you think God was trying to accomplish with the loud noise and fire? Why?
- What was the biggest difference in what happened in Acts versus Exodus? Why is this significant and what does it mean to you personally?
Read Acts 2:32-41
- What point was Peter trying to make in Acts 2:36? What specifically does he emphasize?
- What specific action steps does Peter give to the people in Acts 2:38? Which of these do you think is easiest, and which is most difficult? Why?
- What reason does Peter give for being baptized? Why do you think he focuses on this?
Overall (Discovery Bible Study)
- What do these scriptures say about God?
- What do they say about people?
- How will I apply this to my life?
Look Ahead
Do you have any giant “rocks” that you have yet to surrender to Jesus?
Notes
The Easter story brings exactly the hope we need. While it can be a struggle to accept a story where someone returns to life after experiencing death, many people have experienced freedom from burdens and renewed life after accepting this as being true. Today people face many struggles and lack the power to escape. Often it is what other people have done to you. Or, it may be the burden of guilt and shame from past mistakes and sin. The message of Easter is that we can exchange the weight of our burden for the gift of God’s presence
