Sermon Tone Analysis

Introduction

The importance of a the second truth example

Jesus dies on the cross and pays the penalty that you and I should have received.

He takes the nails in hands and his feet.

A crown of thorns was placed on his head and he was publically crucified.

A spear was driven into his side.

On my trip to Florida, I was asked what is the only man made thing that will be in Heaven?

Answer: Nail Scared hands

Jesus dies.

Joseph and Nicodemus ask for the body of Jesus and they go a place him in the tomb.

We remember that while this deceiver was still alive He said, After three days I will rise again.

The enemy knows what Jesus as said.

The enemy knows that Jesus professed to conquer the grave.

The enemy knows that Jesus planned to defeat death.

The Old Testament scriptures also spoke to this.

According to the enemies, What was the first deception?

(Image of the cross)

The first deception is that Jesus professed to be the Messiah.

That is professed to be the one that fulfilled Old Testament scripture to come as the Savior of the World.

We see Jesus...

Healing the blind

Healing the sick

Forgiving Sin

Bringing Lazarus back from the death

and Professing to be the Christ

Jesus in a Conversation with Simon Peter asked him

The enemy here in Matthew 27 speaks of the first deception which is Christ professing that he was and is the Messiah.

He is the Messiah or Savior of the World

The Last deception will be worst than the first.

What is the Last Deception?

(Image of the Empty Tomb)

The Last deception that will be worse than the first is that Jesus would be raised from the dead.

In order to try and prevent this, Pilate tells them you have a guard of soldiers and to go make it secure as they know how to do.

This act of placing the soldiers at the tomb places the enemy right into the hands of God

(wrestling we often set up a shot, I would circle right and as soon as they took a left step then I would shoot) I used their next move for my advantage.

The enemy places a guard of Soldiers at the tomb so that the disciples will not come and steal the body to say that he was raised.

This act (thanks to the enemy) continues to validate the resurrection of Jesus!

Look at Luke 24.

It is essential that you believe that Jesus was not just the Messiah who came on earth and did a lot of great things.

To trust in Jesus, requires that you believe in the resurrection.

It is essential that you believe the tomb is empty because Jesus conquered death and sin by raising again to life.

In Luke 24 on the first day of the week, very early in the morning some women came bringing spices to prepare to body.

They find the stone rolled away from the tomb and they go in to find the body of Jesus missing.

Angels appear to them and the them that Jesus is not hear HE HAS BEEN RESURRECTED!

Later in the day this encounter with Jesus happens

We were hoping he was going to be the one who was about to redeem Israel

They go on

It was how they said it was

Now Jesus speaks

I found myself wishing I could have been at this Bible study.

Jesus begins to walk them through the Old Testament scriptures.

Perhaps he takes them to Genesis 22 and shares how Abraham being willing to sacrifice his sone Isaac pointed to Jesus and the surely he takes them to passover and the Exodus of the Israelites in Slavery and how those who sacrificed the lamb and had the blood of the lamb over the doorpost were spared, the serpent in the wilderness, Isaiah 53 and the suffering servant

and Psalm 22 My God my God why have you forsaken me? and Psalm 69.

Warren Wiersby says,

The key to understanding the Bible is to see Jesus Christ on every page.

Can you imagine being there with our Lord and hearing him connect the Old Testament prophecy to the events that were happening then.

It did occur to me that we have the scriptures today and they did not have them like we do.

In other words we have this explanation that they did not have then, the key is we must pick up the scriptures and read them.

We must see Christ on every page as we read them.

My personal testimony

We have been shaping vision for Bridge of Faith.

The vision involves programs that Make disciples of Jesus.

As we shape vision, all disciple making starts with this truth that Jesus is Lord and He was raised from the dead.

Believing this changes everything

The weight of sin is lifted knowing this truth.

Life changes when we believe this truth.