REVELATIONS OF THE EMPTY TOMB
John 20:1-18
Faith died
Hope died
Love endured
Revelations of the TombJohn 20:1-18
I. What is your visual acuity? (20:1-10)
A. Receipt of the news (20:1,2)
What Mary Magdalene discovered (1) What Mary Magdalene decided (2)
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B. Reaction to the news (3-10) First reaction (3-7)
• John saw - blepo - sight only• Peter saw - theoreo - theory or theorize
Further reaction (8,9)• John saw – orao - to see with understanding• John believed as a result of what he “saw”
Final reaction• They left and missed out
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Application # 1
Are you seeing from
your perspective?
OR God’s perspective?
Are you looking or are you seeking?
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II. What are you clinging to?
A. Mary and the Messenger (11-14)
Mary’s distress (11) Mary’s discovery (12,13) Mary’s distraction (14)
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B. Mary and the Master (15-17)
Mary’s despair (15) Mary’s delight (16,17)
• Rabboni - Mary recognized His voice• Do not cling to me! 2 Corinthians 5:16• Mary changes from knowing Jesus physically to
spiritually
C. Mary and the Men (18)
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Application #2
Are you clinging to: your past your past with Jesus OR
a future because of the RESURRECTION !
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Application #3
People come to Christ in His timing!
BUT NEVER STOP
Praying
Testifying
Or
Living it!
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