Cutlerville East Christian Reformed Church

Easter: Fear and Joy

April 17, 2022
Cutlerville East Christian Reformed Church
Easter: Fear and Joy
Show Notes

Mark 16:1-8 
Easter: Fear and Joy? Certainly Easter is one of the most joyful days of the Christian Church, but what does fear have to do with it? Isn’t it about Good News?! Yes! Today we feel great joy, and well we should! Jesus is risen, he’s alive, and there’s no better reason for celebration! But Mark tells us Easter also has something to do with fear, that, in fact, fear was the predominant emotion of the day for the three women in this story. Look at verse 8 again: “Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.” What a way to end a Gospel (i.e. Good News)!