JESUS THE RISEN LORD: THE EMPTY TOMB
THE ROAD TO REDEMPTION MESSAGE 6 EASTER SUNDAY
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v1-10
Luke 23:55-56 Now the women who had come with Him out of Galilee followed, and saw the tomb and how His body was laid. 56 Then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes. And on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
Luke 24:22-27
Mark 9:31-32 For He was teaching His disciples and telling them, “The Son of Man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him; and when He has been killed, He will rise three days later.” 32 But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him.
Psalm 16:10 For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol; nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.
Matthew 27:62-64 Now on the next day, the day after the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered together with Pilate, 63 and said, “Sir, we remember that when He was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I am to rise again.’ 64 “Therefore, give orders for the grave to be made secure until the third day, otherwise His disciples may come and steal Him away and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the Mirst.”
Luke 24:11-12 But these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they would not believe them. 12 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.
Any man who rejects Christ as the Son of God is rejecting a fact proved perhaps more absolutely than any other fact in the world. —Peter Stoner
John 20:31 but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.
2.
v11-18
Luke 24:16,31 But their eyes were prevented from recognizing Him…31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight.
John 10:3 and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name.
John 10:27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.
Matthew 28:9 And behold, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they came up and took hold of His feet and worshiped Him.
Hebrews 2:11 Both the one who makes men holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers. (NIV)
3.
v19
Luke 24:33-39
• We have peace
Romans 5:1 Therefore, having been justiMied by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
• We have the peace
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives, do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled,
nor let it be fearful.
John 16:33 These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.
2 Thessalonians 3:16 Now may the Lord of peace Himself continually grant you peace in every circumstance.
4.
v20
John 16:20,22 Truly, truly, I say to you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but your grief will be turned into joy…22 Therefore you too have grief now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
Psalm 30:5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime; weeping may last for the night, but a shout of joy comes in the morning.
Hebrews 12:2-3 Mixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Psalm 16:11 You will make known to me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; in Your right hand there are pleasures forever.
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v21-23
Acts 1:8 but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.
Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew Mirst and also to the Greek.
Acts 4:12 And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
John 8:24 Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.
Hebrews 10:26-27 For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacriMice for sins, 27 but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a Mire which will consume the adversaries.