April 5, 2015

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ


The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the LORD out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre. So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.



And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie, And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead. Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.

But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre, And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my LORD, and I know not where they have laid him.

And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.


Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master. Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the LORD, and that he had spoken these things unto her.

Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the LORD.

Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained. But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the LORD. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.

And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. And Thomas answered and said unto him, My LORD and my God. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.


The Gospel of John Chapter 20

Click and be blessed by Wesley's hymn: Christ the Lord is Risen Today

13 comments:

  1. HE IS RISEN!

    A blessed Easter to all of you.

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  2. And to you Stephen, as well as all of my guests.


    Lou

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  3. Amen. He is risen indeed y'all. And for all y'all as well.

    Grace upon grace,

    Brian

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  4. Praise God! Every time I think of the resurrection, I think of Col.2:15!

    We sang my favorite resurrection hymn today, "Up From the Grave He Arose!!"

    God Bless you all.

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  5. My favorite Easter hymn was first in this morning's service.

    Christ the Lord is Risen Today

    Click and be blessed by Wesley's hymn.


    LM

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  6. We did too David. The Choir did anyway. Hallelujah! Then the beautiful choir on BBN tonight as I drove home from church with the family about Hallelujah he is risen or something. OH it was so beautiful. I told my wife that is what heaven will sound like. Hallelujah brethren. Oh I want to see Jesus so much. I am glad the Holy Spirit is with us until that final day.

    Grace upon grace,

    Brian

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  7. It's 2009 and He is alive!

    I think the best part of this year has been that Simon, our 5 year old, is showing increased depth of understanding. It's the most wonderful thing to see my own Son grow in Christ and to plant the seeds of a Christian legacy for the next generation to carry the torch with faithfulness. There is no guarantee that my son will finish well, but I will do all in my power to give him the best foundation possible for that to happen. Easter prompts me to specifically look forward to the day when he and I, and a multitude of others, will see our Risen Savior face-to-face.

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  8. Amen, Stephen. That is blessing to consider and look toward in hope.


    Lou

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  9. We did both those wonderful hymns today too. :)

    JanH

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  10. I was privileged to serve from start to finish in all 4 of our church's Easter services this weekend. Yes, it was tiring at times, but it was such a blessing to be able to dwell on the truths of the power of Christ's resurrection, through music as well as the Word preached, for an extended period of time.

    We sang one of my favorite hymns today, "See What a Morning" (aka "Resurrection Hymn"). I especially appreciate this verse:

    There in the ground His body lay;
    Light of the world by darkness slain;
    Then bursting forth in glorious day,
    Up from the grave He rose again!
    And as He stands in victory,
    Sin's curse has lost its grip on me;
    For I am His and He is mine—
    Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

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  11. I can't think of a better way to celebrate Easter than to see new people profess saving faith. It was a blessing to see several people profess saving faith today in the two services that I attended. It was also a blessing to recap the day with Simon as we tucked him in for the night and to explain to him that those who were saved today are what the resurrection is all about.

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  12. Happy Easter to All:

    Great to read of these Easter blessings.

    In our morning service we had a man who had been born again just two weeks ago and is attending our pastor's new believer's Sunday School class. This new believer also brought his unsaved mother.

    In the main service she heard an excellent message on who Christ is.

    The theme of the message was from Matthew 27:22, "Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ?"

    Lou

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  13. He is risen indeed!

    JanH

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