Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Face-to-Face with the Resurrected Christ: Faith, Hope and Love Made Alive

A.  Who was Mary Magdalene?

1.  Her name

– “Mary” means “loved by Yahweh”

–  “Magdalene” refers to her place of birth and growing up

2.  Her life prior to Jesus: Luke 8:1-2

3.  Her deliverance by Jesus: Mark 16:9

 4. Her love for Jesus: Luke 8:1-3

B.  Mary Magdalene:  A Type and Illustration

1.  Type of all believers struggling with faith and hope in Christ

–  Sorrow and grief caused by relational loss humanly and divine: John 20:11

–  Hopelessness caused by relational loss humanly and divine: John 20:12-13

2.  Illustrative of all unbelievers without Christ

–  Sorrow and grief caused by relational separation from Christ: Eph. 2:11-12

–  Hopelessness caused by no answer to the question of death: Hebrews 2:14-15

C.  Encountering the Risen Christ: Faith, Hope, Love Is Alive

1.  By a personal touch from Jesus: John 20:15-16, John 20:24-29, Acts 9:1-6

2.  By a spiritual awareness taught by Jesus: John 20:17, John 14:15-17, John 16:7, 13-14