Matt 27:57-28:20 Jesus was Raised to fulfill His Promise to the Elect.

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WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ephesians 1:1–2 “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

SILENT PRAYER — Use these moments to prayerfully consider the Scripture meditation above, so you may properly give God the glory due to His name.

THE LORD CALLS US TO WORSHIP HIM

*Call to Worship Psalm 150:1-2

English Standard Version Psalm 150

150:1 Praise the Lord!

Praise God in his sanctuary;

praise him in his mighty heavens!

2 Praise him for his mighty deeds;

praise him according to his excellent greatness!

Let Us Rise for the Singing of God’s Word

*Psalm of Praise… …………………….…#68B O Lord, Thou Hast Ascended

INVOCATION:

Father we now call upon you to be with us and be in our presence.

And illuminate our minds by your Spirit and Word.

We thank you Father in all things in Christ name Amen.

Responsive Reading Pg894 TPH Q119

Prayer of Confession and Repentance #51C God Be Merciful to Me

Assurance of Pardon. Hebrews 8:10-12

Hebrews 8:10–12 “For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. And they shall not teach, each one his neighbor and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest. For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more.””

Let us Rise to Sing the Hymn of Thanksgiving

Hymn of Thanksgiving #357 The Day of Resurrection

Congregational Prayer

We make our prayers to you, O Lord God, most merciful Father,

for all people in general, that you will be known to be the Savior of all the world

by the redemption purchased by your only Son Jesus Christ;

for they have been held captive in darkness and ignorance for lack of the knowledge of the gospel.

We pray that through the preaching, and the clear light of your Holy Spirit,

That those who do not know you be brought into the right way of salvation, which is to know that you are only God,

and that he, whom you have sent, is Jesus Christ.

Likewise, we pray that they whom you have already endued with your grace,

and illuminated their hearts with the knowledge of your Word,

may continually increase in godliness, and be plenteously enriched with spiritual benefits;

so that we may altogether worship you, both with heart and mouth,

and render due honor and service unto Christ our Master, King, and Lawmaker

We Pray for the Members of Living Stone Fellowship

Father we Pray for _____________ and we ask for all these things in the powerful, glorious, majestic, and wonderful name of Jesus Christ Amen

Let Us Rise for the Singing of our Hymn of Preparation

…#277 Before the Throne of God Alone

Please Be Seated

Old Testament Reading

HEAR NOW THE VERY WORD OF GOD

Psalm 16

A Miktam of David.

1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.

2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;

I have no good apart from you.”

3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,

in whom is all my delight.

4 The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply;

their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out

or take their names on my lips.

5 The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;

you hold my lot.

6 The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;

indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

7 I bless the Lord who gives me counsel;

in the night also my heart instructs me.

8 I have set the Lord always before me;

because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.

9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices;

my flesh also dwells secure.

10 For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol,

or let your holy one see corruption.

11 You make known to me the path of life;

in your presence there is fullness of joy;

at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

May the Lord add His Blessing to the Reading of His Word

HP Matt 27:57-28:20 Jesus was Raised to fulfill His Promise to the Elect.

Sermon Text and New Testament Reading

Hear Now the Very Word of God

English Standard Version Chapter 27

When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus.

58 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.

59 And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud

60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away.

61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.

The Guard at the Tomb

62 The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate

63 and said, “Sir, we remember how that impostor said, while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise.’

64 Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.”

65 Pilate said to them, “You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can.”

66 So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.

The Resurrection

28:1 Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.

2 And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it.

3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow.

4 And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men.

5 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.

6 He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.

7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.”

8 So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.

9 And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him.

10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”

The Report of the Guard

11 While they were going, behold, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place.

12 And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers

13 and said, “Tell people, ‘His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’

14 And if this comes to the governor’s ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”

15 So they took the money and did as they were directed. And this story has been spread among the Jews to this day.

The Great Commission

16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.

17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted.

18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

“The Grass Withers the Flower Fades But the Word of Our God Shall Stand Forever”

HP Matt 27:57-28:20 Jesus was Raised to fulfill His Promise to the Elect.

Vs 57-66 Jesus’s Body is secured in the Tomb

English Standard Version (Chapter 27)

57 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus.

58 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.

59 And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud

60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away.

61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.

So to begin Matthew gives a a great record that Jesus was DEAD.

Not somewhat dead

Not almost dead.

When Christ finished his cross work in verse 50 he really did die.

Verse 50 says

Matt 27:50 says

English Standard Version Chapter 27

And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.

Mark 15:37 “And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last.”

Luke 23:46 “Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this he breathed his last.”

John 19:30 “When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.”

So by all the gospel accounts Jesus died.

And remember he died for the sins of all his Elect.

That you would not have to pay the penalty for your sin.

Rather Christ died for all your sins if you are his sheep.

So that is why it is so important that Jesus did actually die.

AND THAT IS WHY Matthew does a great job at giving us the details of his burial.

This Rich man from Arimathea who already had a tomb goes to the official who ordered and carried out his execution.

He goes to Ponticus Pilate and asks for the body.

PiIate issues an official order as the town magistrate.

Joseph doesn't do anything shady or underhanded

Rather he wrap’s Jesus’s body in a clean linen shroud.

Just as we would today clean the body up and place our relative in nice cloths before we bury him or her.

Joseph then Lays him in a new tomb.

Which Joseph cut the tomb out himself of the rock.

And after he laid Jesus’s body in the tomb

he sealed it by rolling a great stone in front of the entrance to the tomb.

And as Joseph leaves Matthew points out that Mary Magdalene and the other Mary are sitting across from the tomb as Joseph did this.

This was a small funeral service for the King off Kings.

Unless all those who were there are not mentioned in the text.

Maybe they are preparing for the Sabbath which was the day after Jesus was crucified.

Obviously Matthew and some of the other disciples might have been their to witness what happened to write about it in the Gospels.

They witnessed on Friday Christ’s crucifixion and his burial took place on the same day Friday.

The next day we pick up in verse 62 with more plotting on the part of the Chief Priests and the Pharisees.

Verse 62 says

Next starting at verse 62

English Standard Version Chapter 27

The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate

63 and said, “Sir, we remember how that impostor said, while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise.’

65 Pilate said to them, “You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can.”

66 So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.

So the Chief Priest and the Pharisees are thinking this is when the disciples are going to make their move.

They had many followers when Jesus was living.

They even had the centurion at his death declaring this Truly was the Son of God after the earthquakes

The temple curtain was torn.

their were bodies of dead saints raised and walking around the streets.

We can’t have anymore of this.

They must have thought the disciples were magicians to pull all this off in front of all these people.

And there grand finally is going to be stealing away Jesus Body to prove their claims that Jesus was the Christ.

I think the Chief Priest and the Pharisees must have been pretty paranoid.

Drunk on power

wanting to snuff out anyone who claimed to be the long awaited Messiah.

As we know there were certain Sadducees that all together denied that a resurrection would ever come to past.

But if anyone in the temple courts were to believe the the resurrection had occured it should have been these Pharisees.

Instead they tell Pilate we need to Cut these deceptive disciples off at the pass.

We Need to get troops to guard the entrance of the tomb asap so they can keep their movement from growing.

We just put this imposter to death lets make sure his followers don’t deceive us and spin a yarn of his resurrection.

And does Pilate acomodate the Chief Priest and Pharisees?

Of corse he does

65 Pilate said to them, “You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can.”

66 So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.

Did you notice when the Chief Priest and the Pharisees were doing all this wheeling and dealing with Pilate and securing of the Tomb.

On their Holy Day. the Sabbath on Saturday.

That is what 62 said the next day after the Day of Preparation.

So after killing the Messiah they continued defiling the Jewish Sabbath not worshiping God but trying to continue in the persecution of His Son.

Next in Verses 1-10

Vs 1-10 Jesus is Raised from the dead and Worshiped.

English Standard Version Chapter 28

Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.