1. The common, maybe even natural, response to Jesus is to seek to show him honor (1‑2).

• Three women sought to show Jesus great honor in his burial.
• Earlier, a ruler sought to show Jesus honor in His title (Luke 18:18‑19).
• A Samaritan woman sought to show Jesus honor by identifying Him as a prophet (John 4:19‑26).

Action: Evaluate yourself, are you honoring Jesus as just a good man?

2. The reality is that Jesus is anything but common and so a common response is not enough (3‑7).

• There is nothing common or natural about the resurrection.
• However, the reality of God's divine plan should lead us from a common response — shock and alarm — to a proper response — acceptance and worship.
• Following acceptance and worship, we should move onto the commanded response of proclamation.

Action: Ask yourself, do I recognize and act as if that Jesus is anything but common?

3. The problem is that we commonly fail to properly respond (8).

• Initially, the women who were first tasked with telling the disciples failed.
• The disciples tried to return to life as before (John 21:1‑3).
• We often celebrate and worship but fail to proclaim.

Action: Determine today to proclaim Jesus.

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