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Rediscover the Cross
Shadows of the Cross - March 17, 2013
Covenant Church - Shepherdstown, WV
Message by Pastor Terry Crawford
The Cross
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The Cross is inseparable from the story of Jesus.
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The Cross is inseparable from the story of Jesus.
Know Jesus
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1 Corinthians 2:2 (NIV)
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For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
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1 Corinthians 2:2 (NIV)
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For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
Question
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Where have you seen a cross? (style, vampires, good luck, red cross, enemy, faith)
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Where have you seen a cross? (style, vampires, good luck, red cross, enemy, faith)
The serpents curse
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Genesis 3:14-15 (NIV)
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So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, “Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life.
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
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Genesis 3:14-15 (NIV)
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So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, “Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life.
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
Learning
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Proto-evangelium = first gospel
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Proto-evangelium = first gospel
He will enter Jerusalem riding a donkey (the colt of an ass)
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Zechariah 9:9 (NIV)
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Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
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Zechariah 9:9 (NIV)
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Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
He will be betrayed by a friend
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Psalm 41:9 (NIV)
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Even my close friend, someone I trusted, one who shared my bread, has turned against me.
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Psalm 41:9 (NIV)
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Even my close friend, someone I trusted, one who shared my bread, has turned against me.
The price of his betrayal will be thirty pieces of silver
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Zechariah 11:12 (NIV)
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I told them, “If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it.” So they paid me thirty pieces of silver.
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Zechariah 11:12 (NIV)
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I told them, “If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it.” So they paid me thirty pieces of silver.
The betrayal money will be cast onto the floor of the Temple
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Zechariah 11:13 (NIV)
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And the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—the handsome price at which they valued me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter at the house of the Lord.
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Zechariah 11:13 (NIV)
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And the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—the handsome price at which they valued me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter at the house of the Lord.
The betrayal money will be used to buy a potter's field
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Zechariah 11:13 (NIV)
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And the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—the handsome price at which they valued me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter at the house of the Lord.
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Zechariah 11:13 (NIV)
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And the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—the handsome price at which they valued me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter at the house of the Lord.
He will not open his mouth to defend himself
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Isaiah 53:7 (NIV)
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He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
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Isaiah 53:7 (NIV)
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He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
He will be beaten and spat upon
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Isaiah 50:6 (NIV)
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I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting.
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Isaiah 50:6 (NIV)
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I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting.
He will be "numbered with the transgressors"
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Isaiah 53:12 (NIV)
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Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
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Isaiah 53:12 (NIV)
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Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
He will be given vinegar and gall to drink
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Psalm 69:21 (NIV)
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They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst.
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Psalm 69:21 (NIV)
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They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst.
He will say: "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
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Psalm 22:1 (NIV)
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My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?
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Psalm 22:1 (NIV)
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My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?
He will be buried with the rich
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Isaiah 53:9 (NIV)
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He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.
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Isaiah 53:9 (NIV)
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He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.
He will be buried with the rich (Fulfillment)
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Matthew 27:57-60 (NIV)
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As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus.
Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away.
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Matthew 27:57-60 (NIV)
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As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus.
Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away.
He will not decay
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Psalm 16:10 (NIV)
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because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.
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Psalm 16:10 (NIV)
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because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.
He will not decay (Fulfillment)
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Acts 2:31 (NIV)
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Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body see decay.
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Acts 2:31 (NIV)
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Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body see decay.
The age old Story
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Sin brings death
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Sin brings death
The plan
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God had a plan that involved a cross and a Savior
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God had a plan that involved a cross and a Savior
Look upon and Live
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Numbers 21:4-9 (NIV)
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They traveled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, to go around Edom. But the people grew impatient on the way;
they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread! There is no water! And we detest this miserable food!”
Then the Lord sent venomous snakes among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died.
The people came to Moses and said, “We sinned when we spoke against the Lord and against you. Pray that the Lord will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses prayed for the people.
The Lord said to Moses, “Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.”
So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, they lived. The Journey to Moab
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Numbers 21:4-9 (NIV)
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They traveled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, to go around Edom. But the people grew impatient on the way;
they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread! There is no water! And we detest this miserable food!”
Then the Lord sent venomous snakes among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died.
The people came to Moses and said, “We sinned when we spoke against the Lord and against you. Pray that the Lord will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses prayed for the people.
The Lord said to Moses, “Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.”
So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, they lived. The Journey to Moab
Talking to Nicodemus
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John 3:13-15 (NIV)
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No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man.
Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”
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John 3:13-15 (NIV)
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No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man.
Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”
Eternal
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The cross reminds us of the eternal.
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The cross reminds us of the eternal.
Who is Jesus?
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Mark 8:29-35 (NIV)
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“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Messiah.”
Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him. Jesus Predicts His Death
He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again.
He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!” he said. “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”
Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.
For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.
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Mark 8:29-35 (NIV)
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“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Messiah.”
Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him. Jesus Predicts His Death
He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again.
He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!” he said. “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”
Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.
For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Wide Awake
Wide Awake - Easter 2011
Message by Pastor Terry Crawford
Covenant Church - Shepherdstown, WV
Note 1
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You see, we can't force enough happy thoughts to overcome hopelessness.
Bible Reference 1
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Luke 24:13-17 (NIV84)
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Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were kept from recognizing him.
He asked them, “What are you discussing together as you walk along?”
They stood still, their faces downcast.
Note 2
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At our place of greatest pain, the story of God intersects our stories with the Corss and Resurrection of Jesus.
Note 3
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Jesus demonstrated through his death, burial and resurrection that he has the power to go anywhere, through any darkness and pain you may go through and be there for you and me.
Bible Reference 2
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Luke 24:18-24 (NIV84)
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One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, “Are you only a visitor to Jerusalem and do not know the things that have happened there in these days?”
“What things?” he asked.
“About Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning but didn't find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.”
Bible Reference 3
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Luke 24:25-32 (NIV84)
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He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.
As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus acted as if he were going farther. But they urged him strongly, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them.
When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
Note 4
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A person can go from downcast, confused, foolish and a shaky faith to a place where eyes are opened wide and a heart burns within them, full of life and hope
Note 5
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Are your eyes open? Are you wide awake? Has Jesus met you in your deepest despair or are you going through it all alone and without hope?
Message by Pastor Terry Crawford
Covenant Church - Shepherdstown, WV
Note 1
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You see, we can't force enough happy thoughts to overcome hopelessness.
Bible Reference 1
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Luke 24:13-17 (NIV84)
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Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were kept from recognizing him.
He asked them, “What are you discussing together as you walk along?”
They stood still, their faces downcast.
Note 2
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At our place of greatest pain, the story of God intersects our stories with the Corss and Resurrection of Jesus.
Note 3
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Jesus demonstrated through his death, burial and resurrection that he has the power to go anywhere, through any darkness and pain you may go through and be there for you and me.
Bible Reference 2
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Luke 24:18-24 (NIV84)
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One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, “Are you only a visitor to Jerusalem and do not know the things that have happened there in these days?”
“What things?” he asked.
“About Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning but didn't find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.”
Bible Reference 3
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Luke 24:25-32 (NIV84)
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He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.
As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus acted as if he were going farther. But they urged him strongly, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them.
When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
Note 4
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A person can go from downcast, confused, foolish and a shaky faith to a place where eyes are opened wide and a heart burns within them, full of life and hope
Note 5
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Are your eyes open? Are you wide awake? Has Jesus met you in your deepest despair or are you going through it all alone and without hope?
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