The Weekend of Change
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The Weekend of Change!
Luke 23:34
The Weekend of Change!
Luke 23:34
This Easter morning we are going to look at the weekend the changed everything! The word that was being lived in and still is today was and still is captivated by sinful behavior!
The enemy of all of Gods creation has one mission to destroy the relationship between God and His creation.
He almost accomplished this when he got Adam and Eve to sin in the garden of Eden, by eating the forbidden fruit of the tree of LIFE.
Adam blamed Eve, Eve blamed the serpent so God judged them all which broke the connection that God had with His creation.
It starts with Jesus trial where they set free a known criminal and murder name Barabbas after the people are in-sighted by the chief priest and the rulers of the people. They yell crucify him, crucify him, give us Barabbas.
Crucify Him, Crucify Him
But they all cried out together, “Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas”— a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city and for murder. Pilate addressed them once more, desiring to release Jesus, but they kept shouting, “Crucify, crucify him!”
When the people don’t know who they are, nor who’s they are and don’t know what they believe this is what happens!
This had to happen for the restoration of the relationship between God and His creation!
Forgiveness Begin Here
Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments.
Jesus ask His Father to forgives them for their sins because they do not know what they are doing. It is the blind leading the blind!
Forgiveness Starts With This Man
One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!” But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.” And he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
This criminal stands up for Jesus and asked to be remembered. Jesus forgives and tells him he will be with Him in Paradise.
Jesus Last Words
It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, while the sun’s light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this he breathed his last. Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God, saying, “Certainly this man was innocent!” And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home beating their breasts. And all his acquaintances and the women who had followed him from Galilee stood at a distance watching these things.
The sixth hour comes commits His spirit into the Fathers hands! The people realize that Jesus was an innocent man and didn’t deserve what was given to Him.
But this had to happen for the restoration to the Father to happen with His creation!
Jesus Buried in Another Mans Tomb
And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away.
Joseph would willing give up his tomb to bury Jesus so He would have a place to rest over the weekend!
Guarding of the Tomb
Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.” Pilate said to them, “You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can.” So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.
They knew and understood that Jesus would not be held back in a tomb with gigantic stone sealing it. So they had 24 hour guards watching over and seal it with ropes!
He has Risen
When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.”
Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James were going to prepare the body. But Jesus has risen the stone has been rolled away and it is empty Jesus is gone!
There was an angel sitting there waiting for them to arrive so he could tell them He has risen from the dead, now go tell the disciples this glorious news!
Jesus Appears to His Disciples
As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” But they were startled and frightened and thought they saw a spirit. And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.”
They still doubt after all that they have seen and experienced with Jesus! So He tells then to look at His hands and feet!
Commissioning the Disciples
Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.”
Jesus breathed on them and told them to receive the Holy Spirit!
Peter Restored
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”
Jesus would go on and ask Peter this question 3 times do you love me and the say then do this! Peter was restored and given great power to minster the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The weekend that world change the world forever, Jesus came, He lived, He died, and He rose from the dead to complete His mission. That was to restore a broken relationship between God and His creation.
The requirements for blood sacrifice was done once and for all with the death of Jesus on the cross. Jesus took our sins upon His shoulders with Him to the grave and when He rose from the dead those sins were forgiven. All we have to do is receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and ask Him to forgive our sins.
What an amazing weekend to remember all that Jesus accomplished for each of us. Nothing will be the same ever again!
Jesus, the cross, and the resurrection = forgiveness for all who would receive!