Sermon Tone Analysis

57: The interesting thing is that Mark and John make it very clear that this event happened before sunset, which would have been when the sabbath began.

Thgey wanted to keep the law and make sure there was no work begin done on the Sabbath, and Deut 21:22-23

showed they had to be buried before dark.

Who was Joseph?

A Member of the Sanhedrin, from mark… he opposed the plot against Jesus from the gospel of Luke.

and John goes on to tell us he was a secret disciple.

58-61

Not an unusual request…but the Jewish leaders may have broken rank and caused people to object.The request to Pilate was not unusual—it was the Jewish leaders who might have objected to Joseph’s thus ‘breaking ranks’.

Rock-cut tombs of around the same period may still be seen in the area around Jerusalem (including some actually within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre), often containing more than one chamber, with niches in the sides for several bodies, the whole entered by a low ‘doorway’ with a trough outside along which a great stone is rolled to seal the entrance against animals and grave-robbers.

A new tomb is not so much one recently completed, as one so far unused, i.e. with none of its niches occupied.

In mentioning this, and the clean shroud (again only in Matthew), Matthew emphasizes the care and reverence of Joseph’s treatment of the body.

The extremely expensive spices mentioned in John 19:39–40 are further evidence of his extravagant loyalty.

For the women’s watch, see on

62… this is the sabbath, even after all the clumsiness of Matthews way of saying it… its interesting that Matthew doesnt speak of the Sabbath, because the priests would have been breaking the laws… but it shows what he finds really important… this is the day that is most important is the day Jesus died.

63:64 Imposter and fraud are close terms… and the charge they brought against Jesus was the saje as the charge that Jesus had seen against him… so what we are seeing is the pharisees see him in teh same way… What is interesting is none of this was said in public… so someone had to have told them perhaps it was Judas that told them...

65-66 Pilate is giving them permission to use pilates gaurds for their task.

28:1

Some use this to speak of the function of women in the church and their roles, and while in that society this definitely brings to mind the idea that men and are equal and gives hope in a society that didnt value the witness of women, this does not speak to preaching,

28:2 Matthew 27:51

Another referral to an earthquake and the angel of the Lord appears for the first time since the opening of the gospel… there is no suggestion that the tomb actually needed to be opened for him to come out… instead the idea is the tomb was opened for the women to see that he was no longer there.

28:3-4 Very similar to the language of Daniel 10:6

So often in scripture… angels make people cower in fear

28:5-7

Its interesting that here the angels message is only for the WOMEN…the guards are never mentioned again

28:8 Ive always laughed at this, fear and joy normally do not go together.

28:9 There was no other mention of Jesus meeting the women and talking tio them outside the tomb.

5 things about how we train to do the great commission.

1st one… availability.... vs 16 He told them in

They were in Jerusalem… galilee is pretty far away.. and the greatest ability you can have is availability.... these guys were pretty simple normal dudes and there were probably 500 there that day… 1 Cor 15… he appeared to 500 at once.... so picture 500 people for the great commission… Gallilee they were fisherman… and it was the hicktown… Jerusalem was the elites… and Galilee were just the normal guys… RT France said he had such an accent people knew where he was from… ANd he was fitting this stereotype and he brings these guys back to this place… and availability is what you need FIRST… you need to be available… Im not the best guy… uI ran away I didnt listen..

I dont know all of the answers but I decided to make myself available for God...

When he asks us to move, we just say okay, because IM available.. and some of you he has been asking to do stuff… use your money, move.

and you won’t.

I have given them your word… JOhn

There will be a group of people who believe in Jesus because of the work of the disciples throughout history… and he is saying he taught us all these things… and just as you sent me… now I am standing in front of these people and I am sending them out… and he ask for three things as he sends us out, that we will be kept from evil, secondly… that we would be pure, that he would sanctify us.... some people arent even thinking about purity anymore…

Secondly how do we actually do this, first availability, then worship

WHen they saw him they worshipped him but some doubted...

ALl of us worship something, and what the call of the great commission is that we would be profoundly impacted by him and move to worship him as the center of your life....

THe call is to actually worship Jesus… share with him that he is God… THe trinitarian vs 19… 3 in 1… they worshipped Jesus as God as you should… some doubted… some of you do right now… but the text is saying stop doubting… this means matthew isnt white washing teh story.... if he was you wouldnt write that people STILL were doubting him… hes about to fly.... and why would you show people doubting unless that is what really happened… and Jesus is saying I am sending you on a mission.

the reality is the great commission questions what you are really doing with your life as a whole and not on Sunday… it asks those questions

Small church plant people showed up… want to do handbells before they started every week… and at that moment he realized he didnt want anyone at his church… just the peopel on mission for Jesus… Thats why I told Daniel when he left… know what God has called you to and dont sell out.

Quiet talks with World winners...

CLimbers Mt.

Blanc french alps… climber taking up novices… rope backpack shoes… leave all the non essentials behind…only thing that can make it is the necessary stuff… one guy was like naw… wine… lenses.... and he said you wont make it to the top with this stuff… dude went ahead of them and as they follow… blanket…camera lens… empty bottle of wine… couldnt make it with all that stuff S.D. GOrdon makes this statement

“SO many people when they find they cant make it to the top with all their accessories, they let the top go and pitch their tent in the plain instead.”

I dont want that to be your lfe… you can start chucking stuff off so you can get him.... or let this stuff keep you back.

Thirdly, submission...

ALl authority is JEsus’ in your life… and what is fascinating about the great commssion is if you go back to the temptation story in matthew 4.... he is offering him all these things and then it says this...

The devil offers Jesus the kingdoms of the earth.,.. and Jesus says all authority on heaven and earth has been given to me,… everythign that the devil offers on a temporal plane… God was giving him on an eternal plane...

In order to get the better you have to submit.

Fourthly, obedience

Not just converts but disciples… teaching them to observe… not just teach them to say what you say… teaching them to observe what I have commanded you… that people actually love Jesus and dont just do it out of obligation.

Pick up that shirt..... EWWWWWW.

no.,., you are going to do it with joy....

Not just know but love it....

Baptizing them…

The last idea is power… the only way we are ever going ot be able to do it is because he is going to give us the power to do it