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Introduction - A Come Back Story
I want to tell you today about the story of one of the greatest turn arounds in history.
We love that moment in sports when our team is behind but rally’s for the victory.
And as soon as I say this, you are immediately thinking about Jesus.
But that’s what powers our story, but it isn’t the story I want to tell today.
The pastor said to the main
Because unless we see that the resurrection changes everything, then we won’t see the greatest implication of the resurrection - that our lives can be renewed through the power of the resurrection.
Where have we been?
If we think of the life of Christ, our text today is the climax of his time on earth.
Recap
It is a temptation for us to think that the cross is the climax, but in reality, had it not been for the resurrection,
Of course, we know it began with Mary becoming pregnant with the Christ Child and then giving birth in Bethlehem.
We know the Christmas story.
Jesus then grew in wisdom and stature until at the age of 30, he left his family business and began a travelling teaching ministry.
He came and taught as one with authority, the Scriptures tells.
He taught about how the Kingdom of God was at hand.
He brought Good News - we call it the Gospel Message - that although by our very nature we are far away from God due to our sin, we can be brought back into a close fellowship with the very one who made us.
The way we do that, however, directly contradicted the teachers and religious people of his day.
Rather than ritual and rules, Jesus came telling us how we can have a relationship with God Himself.
Of course, when Jesus threatened their way of doing things which meant that their control was threatened as well, the religious teachers and leaders decided he had to go.
They tried to trap him and discredit him.
And when that didn’t work, and all the more people began to follow him, they plotted to arrest him in the middle of the night and have him crucified.
This all happened, according to God’s Plan -
When we left our story after Good Friday and the crucifixion with the reminder from
It is here that we find ourselves today - and I want us to see this text through the eyes of these faithful women who got up early to go and finish what they thought would be finishing the work they started on Friday.
And I want us to see this fundamental truth: that our lives can be renewed through the power of the resurrection!
Resigned
EX - The women were resigned to the fact that Jesus was dead
In our text today, we see that the women went to the tomb early on Sunday morning to finish preparing Jesus’ body.
Of course, Jesus was crucified on Friday and at sundown on Friday the Sabbath began.
They could do no work until sunrise on Sunday because of the law and custom.
So, they took their spices and ointments to finish their work in preparing Jesus’ body after his death.
In other gospel accounts, we know that the women were worried about the stone and who would roll it away.
Never in their wildest dreams did they imagine that Jesus’ body wouldn’t be there.
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AP - Don’t miss God’s working in the world because you are resigned that things won’t change and you miss it.
Maybe you are here today and you are resigned to the idea that life is always going to be the way it is.
Maybe you are stuck in a job you hate.
Or with a spouse you can barely tolerate.
Maybe you have given up hope that your life or situation can change.
I’m here today to remind you that your life and your situation can change through the power of Jesus Christ.
These women resigned themselves to the fact that Jesus was dead and totally forgot that he not only promised he had to die but that he would return from death - and more on that in a moment.
But Pastor, you say, aren’t there things we should just accept?
Like when someone is sick and dying?
Or that the world is going to get worse and worse.
And I say no, we should never be resigned to death, or taxes or anything...
The word resigned means “having accepted something unpleasant that one cannot do anything about.”
These women were resigned that Jesus was dead and there was nothing anyone can do about it.
So, I may contract some horrible illness and I may even die - but my life will not be over because Jesus defeated death when he rose from the grave.
And one day, my body will rise incorruptible and perfect - so I will never be resigned that I will die because Jesus did something about it when he died and rose again.
Friends, the empty tomb is proof that nothing is too hard for God to accomplish.
Don’t miss this truth.
Reminded
EX - The women found the stone rolled away and there was no body in the tomb.
And they didn’t understand.
The Scriptures tell us that when they arrived at the tomb, it wasn’t at all like they expected.
The stone was rolled away.
There was no body.
And they were perplexed about it.
Now, in fairness to these women, none of us expect to go to a funeral and be told that the body isn’t there.
I know I can go to a cemetery in rural Lucas and find the grave of my grandparents.
It was here that two angels appeared - looking like men - and asked them one of the most profound questions in
This is a rebuke from God.
They had forgotten all that Jesus had taught in and
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Jesus taught them already that all this was going to happen.
They just forgot.
They had to be reminded.
I know that I can go to a mausoleum in Wisconsin and find the remains of my friend Dan.
And so they were, they were reminded of the words of Jesus and they left the tomb to go and tell others.
They haven’t gone anywhere
IL - Teaching the Trinity
I remember speaking with a woman while I was chaplain at Newton.
One day I mentioned something about the Trinity.
She looked at me like I had just said men from Mars had landed.
I remembered coming home and venting to Julie about how I wanted to find her pastor and shake him up for not teaching this poor woman the truth and wondered what else she didn’t hear about.
And Julie, in all her wisdom, said, “Maybe her pastor wasn’t bad.
Maybe she just didn’t pay attention.”
Ouch!
But she was right.
I mean, these women had JESUS as their teacher and they still forgot what he said.
AP - When it is the darkest, don’t forget the Words of Jesus so you don’t forget to have hope!
Friends, I get that we live with burdens and there are times when things look bleak.
The resurrection proves to us that Jesus keeps his word and that because of this, we do have a hope beyond where we sit today.
Friends, every single promise of Jesus is true and trustworthy because there is not a tomb with a body of man we called Jesus.
And you may sit here today and doubt that it is true but you have to admit, that the disciples believed SOMETHING and they were willing to die for what they believed!
Someone was once asked what they thought about the resurrection of Jesus and they said, “If it is true, it changes everything!”
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This is why we don’t need to be resigned that our future is bleak and unchangeable.
Because Jesus changes everything!
Remembered
EX - When the lightbulb went on for these women, it changed EVERYTHING!
The Bible tells us that life is short and full of trouble and it is!
As we see, these women remembered what they had heard from Jesus - they left the tomb!
It’s as if they said to one another, “He’s right!
Why do we look for the living among the dead.”
They remembered his words and they left the tomb.
It was as Jesus said!
The Tomb was empty!
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