Mark 16: 9-20
The gospel of Mark ends with Jesus' appearance to Mary Magdalene, the 11 remaining disciples, and two of his followers who were walking on the road. The amazing story of Jesus' bodily appearance to many people after his resurrection can also be found in Matthew 28, Luke 24 and John 20-21.

Mark ends his gospel with verse 20: Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it. (NIV). We too, can go out and share the good news of Jesus' message of hope. Jesus told the disciples to stay and wait in Jerusalem until the Holy Spirit came in Acts 2. We now have this Holy Spirit when we receive Jesus as our Savior, and we can continue the work the disciples started in Acts. We can read of Jesus life and ministry in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, and of the early church in Acts. But beyond reading, we can continue the work of Jesus in our churches and our daily lives. Because Jesus lives, we have life and a message of hope to share with a hurting world!

- posted by Suzi @ 8:19 AM