Dead Man Walking

John 19:25-20:10

There one thing we all know to be true: dead people stay dead. It’s a universal reality no one questions. And yet, Easter confronts that assumption with a claim that changes everything. Jesus was crucified, buried, and undeniably dead… but the story didn’t end there. Through eyewitness accounts, unexpected details, and an empty tomb that no one could explain away, the resurrection stands as more than a hopeful idea—it demands a response. So what do you do when a dead man doesn’t stay dead?

1. Why do you think John always referred to himself in the third person as the “disciple whom Jesus loved”?

2. Read John 19:25-27 —How would you feel if your mentor or your boss asked you to take care of their mother?

3. What moved you from skeptic to believer when you came to know Jesus?

4. Read John 20:3-9, 19-29 & Luke 24:13-32 — With all that the disciples were observing, what did it take for understanding to come?

5. Read John 11:1-3, 25-26 & John 12:1-8— When we think of resurrection, we think of the physical. But what other resurrection happened in Lazarus’ family?

6. Read John 19:38-39 — What do you think of Joseph and Nicodemus’ actions? Have you ever served God secretly?

       a. What would or did move you to publicly align with Jesus?

7. Read John 19:33-37; John 20:30-31; 1 John 5:11-12— John is giving his testimony of what he saw and experienced. Read Matthew 24:14; Luke 21:12-15; Luke 24:44-49; 1 Corinthians 2:1-5; Acts 5:30-32; Acts 10:39-44 — What does that mean for us?