Questions |
Possible
Answers: a. for Magdalene |
b. for Us |
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Matthew 28:20 – seeing Jesus is
important. I-a. Why did Mary Magdalene (at first) not
recognize the resurrected Jesus? I-b. Why
do we not see Him now? |
1. Heart (expectation): She was looking for the dead
body (corpse) of someone she loved, and not expecting Him to be living. 2. Mind (transformation): Jesus appeared differently – Mark 16:12 (“He appeared in a different form…”)
suggests His physical ordeal and His awesome victory could have changed His
appearance. 3. Body (emotion): She was weeping –
overwhelmed with grief and eyes full of tears – both affecting perception. 4. Spirit (attention): Jesus had surprised her – right
after her conversation with two angels {for heaven’s sake} in the tomb. She was not ready. |
1. We forget that he is alive.
Do we have only formaldehyde faith? 2. We are misled by our
expectations of what he looks like. (see Matthew 25) 3. We are often overwhelmed by
our emotion: guilt, fear, worries… 4. We are not even looking for him.
See Mathew 28:20 – are we ready to see Him now? |
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II-a. Why was Mary Magdalene the first to see the
resurrected Jesus? II-b. How can we learn to see Him
more clearly now, TODAY? |
1. HEART (expectation): She was so committed, she had a
deep expectation she would
find Him, dead (or alive). She says,
“I will carry him way…” 2. MIND (transformation): She herself had been through a huge
transformation, so that she was
especially prepared to see dramatic change, again. 3. BODY (emotionally ready): She had grown with
major loss before, and had seen Jesus bring great results out of
disasters – in her life and in others. 4. SPIRIT (attention): She is focused on finding Jesus—even after
everyone else had left. |
1. We need a “holy denial” of peer pressure, scientism and other
distractions. 2. No stone Jesus allowed! Not now; not ever. 3. Are we ready to be
redeemed? helped? Make a list…. And tell others. (more witnesses would help!) 4. Mathew 28:20 – are we ready to see Him now? |
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Seeing
Jesus is so important!
o Creation starts with seeing: “Let there be
light!” The Lord wants us to see….(Genesis 1)
o Jesus’ mission starts with seeing: With compassion
Jesus saw the crowds… (Matthew 9)
o Action starts with seeing: The Good Samaritan saw with
compassion…(Luke 10)
o Great Commission ends with seeing: “Look! I am with you every day until the end of the
age”
…(Matthew 28)
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we help you to know and see Jesus?
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