Hope In A Cemetary
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Hope in A Cemetery???
Hope in A Cemetery???
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Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the grave. And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it. And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. The guards shook for fear of him and became like dead men. The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified. “He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying. “Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you.” And they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy and ran to report it to His disciples. And behold, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they came up and took hold of His feet and worshiped Him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and take word to My brethren to leave for Galilee, and there they will see Me.”
Why a Cemetery?
Why a Cemetery?
Why a Cemetery?
Why a Cemetery?
Reminder of that Sunday morning
Our future hope of Christ return
Dead in Christ shall rise
In the Cemetery that day there was found Hope amidst several things
In the Cemetery that day there was found Hope amidst several things
Hope amidst Loss & Grief ()
Hope amidst Loss & Grief ()
But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling clothing; and as the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living One among the dead? “He is not here, but He has risen. Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee, saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.”
The women and disciples were grieving
The anticipation was Christ would still be dead
“Why do you look for the living among the dead”!!!
This statement must have confused and excited them all at the same time!!!
They return and begin to tell the disciples… YET they didn't get the response they thought they would get...
Hope amidst Doubt ( )
Hope amidst Doubt ( )
But these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they would not believe them. But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen wrappings only; and he went away to his home, marveling at what had happened.
And they remembered His words, and returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. Now they were Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James; also the other women with them were telling these things to the apostles. But these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they would not believe them. But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen wrappings only; and he went away to his home, marveling at what had happened.
The disciples had to see it for themselves
Some of us still live in doubt concerning what God has done or what He can do
The disciples had to see it for themselves Some of us still live in doubt concerning what God has done or what He can do Christ offers Hope of something greater than this world But Peter got up and ran to the tomb… WHY???
Christ offers Hope of something greater than this world
But Peter got up and ran to the tomb… WHY???
Hope amidst Regret ()
Hope amidst Regret ()
So Peter and the other disciple went forth, and they were going to the tomb. The two were running together; and the other disciple ran ahead faster than Peter and came to the tomb first; and stooping and looking in, he saw the linen wrappings lying there; but he did not go in. And so Simon Peter also came, following him, and entered the tomb; and he saw the linen wrappings lying there, and the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the linen wrappings, but rolled up in a place by itself. So the other disciple who had first come to the tomb then also entered, and he saw and believed.
“Go tell His disciples and Peter”
“Go tell His disciples and Peter” Peter when he heard this… he said my name?!God wants YOU to know this same truth… He is Risen!We all have a past and we all have regrets (cemeteries are full of them) Christ died for sin and rose from the dead to conquer death (to heal our past and regrets) His resurrection offers Hope This Hope lets us this day declare “HE IS RISEN!”
Peter when he heard this… he said my name?!
“But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see Him, just as He told you.’ ”
God wants YOU to know this same truth… He is Risen!
We all have a past and we all have regrets (cemeteries are full of them)
Christ died for sin and rose from the dead to conquer death (to heal our past and regrets)
His resurrection offers Hope
This Hope lets us this day declare “HE IS RISEN!”