The Empty Tomb (1 of 3)
Series: Unexpected
Jonathan McLeod
Luke 24:1-12
But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by them-selves; and he went home marveling at what had happened (Luke 24:11).
TOTALLY UNEXPECTED
Have you even seen something totally unexpected? In Luke 24, we read about some other people who saw something totally unexpected: a tomb with no body.
[Read Luke 24:1-12.]
PERPLEXED
The women were ''perplexed'' (v. 4) when they found the tomb of Jesus empty. The empty tomb still causes people to be perplexed. Some people are perplexed (like the women) because they don't know what to think of the empty tomb. Other people are perplexed (like the apostles) because to them the story of the resurrection sounds like an ''idle tale'' (v. 11). How should we respond to the empty tomb?
HE HAS RISEN!
As the perplexed women stood in front of the empty tomb, two angels appeared to them. They said to the women, ''Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen'' (vv. 5-6). Then the angels reminded the women that the resurrection shouldn't have been a surprise to them: ''Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise'' (v. 6).
This is what we call the gospel-the good news. Jesus died for our sins and rose from the dead. Our hope is based on these two events. But often when we share our good news with others, it doesn't get a positive response.
A STORY THAT'S NOT EASY TO BELIEVE
The women returned to the rest of Jesus' followers and told them what they had seen (i.e., the empty tomb) and what they had heard (i.e., ''He has risen''). But when their words ''seemed to them an idle tale [i.e., nonsense], and they did not believe them'' (v. 11). If the followers of Jesus didn't respond positively to the story of the resurrection, we shouldn't be surprised ...
Series: Unexpected
Jonathan McLeod
Luke 24:1-12
But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by them-selves; and he went home marveling at what had happened (Luke 24:11).
TOTALLY UNEXPECTED
Have you even seen something totally unexpected? In Luke 24, we read about some other people who saw something totally unexpected: a tomb with no body.
[Read Luke 24:1-12.]
PERPLEXED
The women were ''perplexed'' (v. 4) when they found the tomb of Jesus empty. The empty tomb still causes people to be perplexed. Some people are perplexed (like the women) because they don't know what to think of the empty tomb. Other people are perplexed (like the apostles) because to them the story of the resurrection sounds like an ''idle tale'' (v. 11). How should we respond to the empty tomb?
HE HAS RISEN!
As the perplexed women stood in front of the empty tomb, two angels appeared to them. They said to the women, ''Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen'' (vv. 5-6). Then the angels reminded the women that the resurrection shouldn't have been a surprise to them: ''Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise'' (v. 6).
This is what we call the gospel-the good news. Jesus died for our sins and rose from the dead. Our hope is based on these two events. But often when we share our good news with others, it doesn't get a positive response.
A STORY THAT'S NOT EASY TO BELIEVE
The women returned to the rest of Jesus' followers and told them what they had seen (i.e., the empty tomb) and what they had heard (i.e., ''He has risen''). But when their words ''seemed to them an idle tale [i.e., nonsense], and they did not believe them'' (v. 11). If the followers of Jesus didn't respond positively to the story of the resurrection, we shouldn't be surprised ...
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