+ Christ is risen! Christ is risen, indeed! Alleluia!
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- Sunday School and Bible Class at 9:00 AM
- Worship at 10:15. Sermon will be based on John 20:19-31
- I will visit with Lorraine tomorrow in Mount Vernon. I will let you know how that goes.
+ Bible Verse Reflection: Luke 24:1-7
Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, saying, ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’”
Once again we look at where the women approached the tomb of Jesus on that first Easter morning. As Jesus was living on earth, He mentioned on a number of occasions that He would be delivered to the hands of sinful men, be crucified, and the third day rise again. This seemed to go in one ear and out the other with a lot of people, because when Christ died on Good Friday, people thought that was the end. It never registered with the women or the disciples that all of this was to take place to fulfill God's plan of salvation. So often we forget about what our Lord says in His Word and we do our own thing and/or we don't demonstrate faith or trust in our Lord. Putting it simply, we go our own way. However, that is why Jesus did everything that He did on that Good Friday and Easter Sunday; it was to forgive us for our many shortcomings. He came that we may have forgiveness and life everlasting.
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