EXIT STRATEGY: Abandon the Tomb
Speakers: Pastor Neil Lindwall
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NIV Luke 24:1-8 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 5 In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 7 ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ ” 8 Then they remembered his words.
Fright = émphobos (from 1722, "in" and 5401/phóbos, "fear") – properly, locked in a state of fear, i.e. in the grip of a fearful state of mind. 1719/emphobos ("state of terror") refers to being so "full of fear" (Souter) one goes into a state of mental paralysis (i.e. "stalls" them). The prefix (1722/en, "in") emphasizes this is as a condition which makes 1719 (émphobos) "a strong term" for being afraid (WP). – HELPS Lexicon.
The Resurrection of Jesus Is the Greatest Day in History! It Is The Greatest…
TOTAL VICTORY.
What Victory?
Victory over Sin & Death:
NIV Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
NIV Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
What Love!
NIV John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
NIV Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
What Now?
Receive it by Grace Through Faith:
NIV Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
NIV Romans 10:9-10 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.
NIV Luke 24:9-11 When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. 11 But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense.
GREAT TRAGEDY
NIV Luke 24:12 Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
NIV Luke 24:36 While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
NIV Luke 24:45-48 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. 46 He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things.
It’s Real. The Evidence is Overwhelming. Over the Years Many Have Set Out to Disprove It & Became Believers. The Resurrection is the Most Powerful Fact of History
YOURS TRULY.
Today is Your Exit Strategy.
ABANDON The TOMB
Your Next Step:
A. Surrender
C. Explore
