CHRIST’S TOMB, THE PLACE OF RESURRECTION (4 OF 5)
Scripture: Luke 24:1-12
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Title: Christ's Tomb, The Place of Resurrection (4 of 5)
Series: Five Places in the Easter Story
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Luke 24:1-12
I - Place of Deep Remorse (1 - 4a)
II - Place of Divine Revelation (4b - 6a)
III - Place of Detailed Remembrance (6b - 8)
IV - Place of Dramatic Reporting (9 - 10)
V - Place of Deliberate Reasoning (11 - 12)
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In the villages of Northern India, a missionary was preaching in a bazaar. As he closed, a Muslim gentleman came up and said, "You must admit we have one thing you have not, and it is better than anything you have."
The missionary smiled and said, "I should be pleased to hear what it is."
The Muslim said, "You know when we go to Mecca, we at least find a coffin. But when you Christians go to Jerusalem, which is your Mecca, you find nothing but an empty grave."
But the missionary just smiled and said, "That is just the difference. Mohammed is dead; Mohammed is in the coffin. And false systems of religion and philosophy are in their coffins, but Jesus Christ, whose kingdom is to include all nations and kindreds and tribes, is not here; He is risen. And all power in heaven and on earth is given unto Him. That is our hope."
I have heard that possums are smart animals. You wouldn't think so because you hardly ever see one except when it's dead on the road. There's a joke that goes, "why did the chicken cross the road? To prove to the possum that it could be done!"
But possums, it turns out, are smart. They won't enter a hole if there's just one set of tracks going into it. They know there's something in there. But if there are two sets of tracks. The possum will enter and not be afraid. The message of Easter is that we can enter the grave - we don't have to fear death because there are tracks leading out of the tomb. Paul preached the proclamation of Easter: "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is you ...
Series: Five Places in the Easter Story
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Luke 24:1-12
I - Place of Deep Remorse (1 - 4a)
II - Place of Divine Revelation (4b - 6a)
III - Place of Detailed Remembrance (6b - 8)
IV - Place of Dramatic Reporting (9 - 10)
V - Place of Deliberate Reasoning (11 - 12)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
In the villages of Northern India, a missionary was preaching in a bazaar. As he closed, a Muslim gentleman came up and said, "You must admit we have one thing you have not, and it is better than anything you have."
The missionary smiled and said, "I should be pleased to hear what it is."
The Muslim said, "You know when we go to Mecca, we at least find a coffin. But when you Christians go to Jerusalem, which is your Mecca, you find nothing but an empty grave."
But the missionary just smiled and said, "That is just the difference. Mohammed is dead; Mohammed is in the coffin. And false systems of religion and philosophy are in their coffins, but Jesus Christ, whose kingdom is to include all nations and kindreds and tribes, is not here; He is risen. And all power in heaven and on earth is given unto Him. That is our hope."
I have heard that possums are smart animals. You wouldn't think so because you hardly ever see one except when it's dead on the road. There's a joke that goes, "why did the chicken cross the road? To prove to the possum that it could be done!"
But possums, it turns out, are smart. They won't enter a hole if there's just one set of tracks going into it. They know there's something in there. But if there are two sets of tracks. The possum will enter and not be afraid. The message of Easter is that we can enter the grave - we don't have to fear death because there are tracks leading out of the tomb. Paul preached the proclamation of Easter: "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is you ...
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