Christ is risen. He is risen indeed. Welcome back friends. I'm John Eldridge and this is the

climax and the last of our series here on Easter week, Palm Sunday to today.

Easter Sunday, Resurrection Day.

Let's pick up the story in Mark 16.

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and

Salome brought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus's body, very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were

on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, who will roll the stone away

from the entrance of the tomb?

But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large,

had been rolled away.

As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe, sitting on the right

side, and they were alarmed.

Don't be alarmed, he said.

You are looking for Jesus, the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen. He is not here. See the place where they laid him?

But go, tell his disciples in Peter, he is going ahead of you into Galilee.

There you will see him just as he told you.

Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb.

Christ has risen.

The great trial is over.

The greatest conquest has been won. Now what do you suppose Jesus's mood is on

this his resurrection mourning.

We've been searching for the inner life of Jesus through these eight days.

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