Is Your Foundation Complete?
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Easter 2022
Easter 2022
1 Very early that Sunday morning, the women made their way to the tomb, carrying the spices they had prepared. (10)Among them were Mary Magdalene; Joanna; and Mary, Jesus’ mother.
2 Arriving at the tomb they discovered that the huge stone covering the entrance had been rolled aside,
3 so they went in to look. But the tomb was empty. The body of Jesus was gone!
4 They stood there, stunned and perplexed. Suddenly two men in dazzling white robes shining like lightning appeared above them.
5 Terrified, the women fell to the ground on their faces. The men in white said to them, “Why would you look for the living One in a tomb? He is not here, for he has risen!
6 Have you forgotten what he said to you while he was still in Galilee:
7 ‘The Son of Man is destined to be handed over to sinful men to be nailed to a cross, and on the third day he will rise again’?”
8 All at once they remembered his words.
9 Leaving the tomb, they went to break the news to the Eleven and to all the others of what they had seen and heard.
11 When the disciples heard the testimony of the women, it made no sense, and they were unable to believe what they heard.
12 But Peter jumped up and ran the entire distance to the tomb to see for himself. Stooping down, he looked inside and discovered it was empty! There was only the linen sheet lying there. Staggered by this, he walked away, wondering what it meant.
Good Morning and Happy Easter. He is RISEN!!!
“He is RISEN INDEED”
You see it WAS Friday, but Sunday is here.
This year I think Easter is taking on very special significance.
For the last two years we have been isolated due to the pandemic.
I think that we are hopeful and expectant of the year ahead. I pray that as we wake up and open up we have this renewed sense of who we are as Followers of Christ.
2019-2020 DID WE LEARN ANYTHING!
I pray that one the lessons that we learned of the last two years is that we cannot even take church, fellowship, potlucks for granted.
All of it can go away with a “proclamation” and two years later we are finally free again to worship, to have fellowship, to be the Kingdom People that God has designed us to be.
Scripture For Today - John 20. Page 906 in Your Pew Bible.
Let’s set this up a bit. Last week we saw that Jesus had made he his way to Bethany, just outside of Jerusalem. Jesus came riding in on a foal of donkey, answering a prophecy from the Old Testament. He was met with honor, glory,
38 saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
The crowds, the Apostles, the Disciples everyone was worshipping and praising God.
Then Monday came...
The Pharisee’s and Sadduccess could not bear to see Jesus being successful.
They began to try and trap him every time they asked a question. Trying to find a way to bring him up on charges.
Jesus cleared the temple… this would have been a successful, very successful operation to bring money into the temple… or the Pharisee’s pockets.
This and many other events points us to the cross. The once and forever end to all sacrifice.
16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
God sent his only begotten Son to cross. To die for our sin and for the sin of the world on our behalf.
This is a a once for all, once forever action on Jesus part.
1 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb.
2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.”
The panic that there must have been in there voices we don’t get to know...
3 So Peter went out with the other disciple, and they were going toward the tomb.
4 Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
5 And stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.
By this time many of the disciples had already packed and returned home to try to put their lives back together.
You see if you recall, when Jesus called his disciples he simply asked and they simply followed.
Many risked everything by following. They were Jews and they left it behind for this new thing called faith in Christ.
They cut ties with their families, their business, their communities.
Now… They were left with nothing!
11 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb.
12 And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet.
This is a very interesting bit of scripture. How were these two angels
Their white garments indicated holiness (perhaps also joy and victory). They symbolized the triumph of life over death, of light over darkness, of grace over sin.
I do want you to note that the first person to see the risen Lord was not he beloved Apostle, It was NOT a stream of Angels or a priest or a prophet.
It was a woman!!
God chose to show this worldwide miracle to first a woman. This is the best evidence that we have to give context to Jesus thoughts and feelings about women.
Men, women, males and females, Jews, gentiles, pagans and Romans… The resurrection is not only for “them” the resurrection is for all.
EVERYONE BENEFITS FROM JESUS RESURRECTION!
For Christians our Lord and Savior, the one that we have sold our souls to is EACTLY who he claimed. He was GOD INCARNATE!
If you are not yet a believer in Jesus. He died and was rose for you. Praying that one day you too will see.
8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
With this resurrection, Jesus had broken the final stronghold of satan, death. Paul records it like this
55 “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”
A bit later in the story, all of the disciples were together. Most likely they were hiding out.
You see after Peter went away in disgust and fear when he the crow. He knew he had been caught in satan’s trap.
The Pharisee’s, the hight priest and everyone that previously could not convert their allegiance to Jesus from the law which leads to death.
Jesus was now free of pain, free of sin, free of shame that we have heaped on his shoulders like burning coals.
Here is my BIG idea for today… How do we finish our “Firm Foundation?”
This season we have been constructing a foundation that we MUST have to cling to in times of wind, rain, snow, sand, pollen and whatever else the earth can throw at us.
We have built it, we have put our footings in. We have clinged to it. We have put our roots down on it, we have planted our flag on it.
It is home now...
Still something is missing..?
What more could we need in a house, a foundation, a building, a flag to claim it for the one you have allegiance towards.
When building a home, its one thing to get a foundation poured, walls up but were is the roof/
The roof does a number of things.
keeps the rain out
keeps the hot sun out
provides a place for your family to live and love
provides stability to the occupants
That’s our Jesus!!!
Jesus makes a statement about this house about it condition and about what he can add.
At the building of the Foundation, Christ was there. In all of the pieces that we added to the foundation and then the house. Jesus was there.
And finally… He becomes the capstone
42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: “ ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
The addition of a CAPSTONE is the final piece of the home that Jesus built. The arching doorway and the curved roof that is the strongest way to build is made by and for Jesus.
It is now finished… We are secure in Jesus, we have a secure foundation that we can escape to.
And what happens to the tormenter of all of us! I’m not afraid to to say his name. satan was sent to confuse, to breed mistrust, to distract.
Now Jesus has a message for satan
10 and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Hell is real, it is NOT a place that you want to spend a minute. You don’t want to spend a lifetime or eternity there
That’s what awaits those who do not believe
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
There is only one way!!! It’s with Jesus
Here is my BIG idea for today… How do we finish our “Firm Foundation?”
We need the “Capstone” We need Jesus! We need his stability, we need his ability to calm our raging waters and to preform miracles in us when needed.
Jesus