Easter (1 of 3)
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Craig Smith
Isaiah 53:5-9
I want to talk to you this Easter about the missing link between the cross and the empty tomb. I think most of us know the story of the cross, right? We know Jesus was arrested by religious leaders who were threatened by what he did and who he claimed to be. We know he was tried, he was given a chance to change his story about being the Son of God. And we know he didn’t take that chance. He stuck to his story and even said, ‘‘From now on, you’re going to see me sitting at the right hand of God and coming on the clouds of heaven.’’ So his enemies turned him over to their enemies, the Roman authorities, claiming that Jesus was leading a revolution against the Empire. The Romans tortured him and then publicly executed him by nailing to a cross.
And most of us probably know about the empty tomb. I mean anybody here going, ‘‘wait, what? There’s more to that story?’’ Probably not, right? No...we know that three days later, some women went to the tomb to put spices on the body but the body was gone. The stone was rolled away and the tomb was empty. We know that as they turned away from the tomb in confusion and fear, they met the risen Jesus and their fear gave way to faith...and worship. We know that Jesus met with the rest of his disciples and that meeting changed them forever. And we know that they changed the world forever by telling the story of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection.
Most of us...whether we consider ourselves followers of Jesus or not...we know the story of the cross and the empty tomb. But what I want to talk to you about today is the missing link between the cross and the empty tomb. I want to talk to you about the body of Jesus got into the tomb he ended up walking out of. Because there’s more to that story than you may know.
We don’t really expect there to be more to that story because we just kind of naturally assume that that’s what happens to dead bodies, right? They go in ...
Series: More
Craig Smith
Isaiah 53:5-9
I want to talk to you this Easter about the missing link between the cross and the empty tomb. I think most of us know the story of the cross, right? We know Jesus was arrested by religious leaders who were threatened by what he did and who he claimed to be. We know he was tried, he was given a chance to change his story about being the Son of God. And we know he didn’t take that chance. He stuck to his story and even said, ‘‘From now on, you’re going to see me sitting at the right hand of God and coming on the clouds of heaven.’’ So his enemies turned him over to their enemies, the Roman authorities, claiming that Jesus was leading a revolution against the Empire. The Romans tortured him and then publicly executed him by nailing to a cross.
And most of us probably know about the empty tomb. I mean anybody here going, ‘‘wait, what? There’s more to that story?’’ Probably not, right? No...we know that three days later, some women went to the tomb to put spices on the body but the body was gone. The stone was rolled away and the tomb was empty. We know that as they turned away from the tomb in confusion and fear, they met the risen Jesus and their fear gave way to faith...and worship. We know that Jesus met with the rest of his disciples and that meeting changed them forever. And we know that they changed the world forever by telling the story of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection.
Most of us...whether we consider ourselves followers of Jesus or not...we know the story of the cross and the empty tomb. But what I want to talk to you about today is the missing link between the cross and the empty tomb. I want to talk to you about the body of Jesus got into the tomb he ended up walking out of. Because there’s more to that story than you may know.
We don’t really expect there to be more to that story because we just kind of naturally assume that that’s what happens to dead bodies, right? They go in ...
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