He Is Risen
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Introduction
He is Risen!
John 20:1-18
On the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark. She saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she went running to Simon Peter and to the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said to them, “They’ve taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they’ve put him!”
At that, Peter and the other disciple went out, heading for the tomb. The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and got to the tomb first. Stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. Then, following him, Simon Peter also came. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there. The wrapping that had been on his head was not lying with the linen cloths but was folded up in a separate place by itself. The other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, then also went in, saw, and believed. For they did not yet understand the Scripture that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples returned to the place where they were staying.
But Mary stood outside the tomb, crying. As she was crying, she stooped to look into the tomb. She saw two angels in white sitting where Jesus’s body had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. They said to her, “Woman, why are you crying?”
“Because they’ve taken away my Lord,” she told them, “and I don’t know where they’ve put him.”
Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know it was Jesus. “Woman,” Jesus said to her, “why are you crying? Who is it that you’re seeking?”
Supposing he was the gardener, she replied, “Sir, if you’ve carried him away, tell me where you’ve put him, and I will take him away.”
Jesus said to her, “Mary.”
Turning around, she said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!”—which means “Teacher.”
“Don’t cling to me,” Jesus told her, “since I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them that I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.”
Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them what he had said to her.
Let’s Pray
John 20:1-4
On the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark. She saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she went running to Simon Peter and to the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said to them, “They’ve taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they’ve put him!”
At that, Peter and the other disciple went out, heading for the tomb. The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and got to the tomb first.
John 20:1-
In life there are two types of people - people who run towards something and people who run away.
We see that Peter and John take off running for the tomb.
I love John, forever in scripture it is recorded, that he ran to the tomb first.
He got to the tomb first.
When our lives are in disarray we need to run to Jesus.
Too often we run to things that are distractions from life.
Maybe it’s TV. - In America on average we watch nearly 4.5 hours of TV per day.
That’s 20% of our day is spent watching TV.
https://www.recode.net/2016/6/27/12041028/tv-hours-per-week-nielsen
Maybe it’s the movies
In 2016 in North America we spent $11 Billion going to the movies
https://www.mpaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/MPAA-Theatrical-Market-Statistics-2016_Final-1.pdf
Maybe it’s drugs - in 2015 Colorado ranked 16/50 for most drug overdoses per 100,000
https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/23/health/heroin-opioid-drug-overdose-deaths-visual-guide/index.html
Last year, just in Colorado we spent $1.5 billion on marijuana
https://www.denverpost.com/2018/02/10/colorado-pot-sales-2017-border-towns/
All of us are running towards something - we are running to escape reality
Whether it’s escaping through TV, movies, drugs, alcohol, food, sex, porn - pick your poison, we are running.
The question is - are you running to towards Jesus?
Instead of one TV show - read 30 minutes of your Bible
Instead of one R rated movie - watch a Christian Movie, like Samson, or I Can Only Imagine, or God’s Not Dead
Instead of drugs - get filled with the Holy Spirit
Will you run to Jesus, be like Peter and John - run to Him
John 20:5-
Stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. Then, following him, Simon Peter also came. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there. The wrapping that had been on his head was not lying with the linen cloths but was folded up in a separate place by itself.
The folded up head wrapping is important.
If Jesus’ body had been stolen - would the grave robbers have taken the time to fold the head wrapping?
If Jesus’ body had been stolen - would they have taken off the linen cloths all together?
This is important because Jesus’ body was not stolen! He rose from the dead!
Grave Robbery Continues Today - how many of you remember Charlie Chaplian - listen to his story:
Silent film icon Charlie Chaplin died in December 1977. Several months later, in March 1978, his grave was found open, a pile of fresh earth piled next to the hole.
According to a contemporary report by the Associated Press, Chaplin's entire coffin was missing, and drag marks in the grass suggested it had been dragged to a nearby alley and whisked away by truck. At first, there was no hint as to who had stolen the famed body. Some speculated that crazy fans had stolen the body to repatriate it to Chaplin's native England.
According to a contemporary report by the Associated Press, Chaplin's entire coffin was missing, and drag marks in the grass suggested it had been dragged to a nearby alley and whisked away by truck. At first, there was no hint as to who had stolen the famed body. Some speculated that crazy fans had stolen the body to repatriate it to Chaplin's native England.
It took more than two months to discover the body snatchers — a Bulgarian and a Polish immigrant who demanded a ransom of 332,000 British pounds — equivalent to approximately 1.7 million British pounds today, or $2.6 million.
It took more than two months to discover the body snatchers — a Bulgarian and a Polish immigrant who demanded a ransom of 332,000 British pounds — equivalent to approximately 1.7 million British pounds today, or $2.6 million.
Chaplin's widow had no interest in paying the ransom. A police spokesman told The Glasgow Herald: "For her, her husband was in heaven and in her heart, and nowhere else." But she led the body snatchers on so that police could monitor their calls demanding ransom. They eventually nabbed one of the co-conspirators in a phone booth in Lausanne, Switzerland, according to the Herald. Chaplin's body was found buried in a cornfield 12 miles (19 kilometers) from the cemetery. He was reburied in the same grave — but with the addition of a concrete tomb around the casket.
Chaplin's widow had no interest in paying the ransom. A police spokesman told The Glasgow Herald: "For her, her husband was in heaven and in her heart, and nowhere else." But she led the body snatchers on so that police could monitor their calls demanding ransom. They eventually nabbed one of the co-conspirators in a phone booth in Lausanne, Switzerland, according to the Herald. Chaplin's body was found buried in a cornfield 12 miles (19 kilometers) from the cemetery. He was reburied in the same grave — but with the addition of a concrete tomb around the casket.
https://www.livescience.com/51591-gruesome-grave-robberies.html
Jesus’ body was not stolen.
He was resurrected - He is the resurrection
Chaplain’s entire casket was stolen.
Jesus’ head wrapping was folded nicely and laid in his tomb.
Had Jesus’ body been taken would they have taken the time to nicely fold the head wrappings?
What about the Roman Soldiers that were put there to guard the tomb? Wouldn’t they have noticed the grave being robbed?
John 20:8-10
John 20:8-
The other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, then also went in, saw, and believed. For they did not yet understand the Scripture that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples returned to the place where they were staying.
John’s belief came when he saw the empty tomb!
Do you remember when you believed?
Do you remember when you believed that Jesus rose from the dead?
Do you remember when you believed that Jesus died for your sins?
John believed when he went into the empty tomb.
The tomb was empty!
He is Risen!
John 20:11-18
John 20:11-
But Mary stood outside the tomb, crying. As she was crying, she stooped to look into the tomb. She saw two angels in white sitting where Jesus’s body had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. They said to her, “Woman, why are you crying?”
“Because they’ve taken away my Lord,” she told them, “and I don’t know where they’ve put him.”
Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know it was Jesus. “Woman,” Jesus said to her, “why are you crying? Who is it that you’re seeking?”
Supposing he was the gardener, she replied, “Sir, if you’ve carried him away, tell me where you’ve put him, and I will take him away.”
Jesus said to her, “Mary.”
Turning around, she said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!”—which means “Teacher.”
“Don’t cling to me,” Jesus told her, “since I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them that I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.”
Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them what he had said to her.
“I have seen the Lord!” - Mary Magdalene
This statement is important because it shows the truth of scripture.
The Christian religion
What a statement!
Women could not testify - and yet Mary was essentially testifying that she had seen the Risen Lord!
What a statement!
What a testimony!
Who will you share your testimony with?
Jesus death and resurrection has an effect on all of us.
If we truly believe that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, that He rose from the grave - then who are you going to share that with?
People are looking for something - a distraction from life
Whether they find it in TV, Movies, Drugs, Alcohol, or some other sedattative - they are looking for an escape.
The true escape is from death - through the resurrection of Jesus.
9/10 people in Colorado do not believe in Jesus
Billions of dollars are being spent to escape life - the question is - will they escape death, and will we have the courage to share with them how that is done.