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Introduction
Good morning and welcome back!
This morning if you would, turn in your Bibles to .
This morning we are going to be finishing up our Journey Through Matthew!
We have been on a year long voyage, where we have witnessed several of the ups and downs in Jesus’ life and ministry.
And we have also revealed hopefully some of our own shortcomings that we are called to overcome through Christ.
And this morning we are going to pick up right after the darkest time in the whole of human history.
If you will recall, last week we looked at Jesus’ crucifixion and then later his burial.
We also looked at God breaking his silence with the people in the form of an earthquake, the temple veil being ripped from top to bottom, and the dead rising from the grave.
And even through all of that the people still did not want to listen to what God had to say.
Even through all of that God still had not gotten their full attention.
We see people going to and fro trying to cover up what they had done by doing what they can to try and keep Jesus in the tomb.
We see others just going on with their everyday life, like nothing had happened.
We see still others—namely his disciples— who we struggling just to make it to the next day.
Not knowing which way they were going to turn or what they were going to do next.
For them, there was no hope.
Life
This Jesus they had put their hope in was dead and now they were left with nothing.
Or, at least that is what they thought.
They were unaware that this feeling of hopelessness that they currently had, would soon be replaced with the ultimate hope.
The hope that would be found, not in a dead leader, but the hope that is found in a risen Savior!
Which is exactly what we will be looking at this morning.
However, with this hope, there also comes a bit of responsibility.
Jesus wasn’t just going to show up and say “I’m here!”
No, Jesus was going to give them a task, a role, a job to complete.
Which is what we find today.
We are going to make our way through the chapter, but our focus will be the last 5 verses of the chapter.
So, if you have found in your Bibles, I’d invite you to stand with me as I read, verses 16-20.
Again, we will be in .
Matthew writes this . . .
Scripture Focus
The Resurrection (vs 1-10)
So, now that was the end of the chapter, but let’s back up and see how we got there.
Now, remember they had taken Jesus’ body and wrapped it up and laid it in this tomb.
And they had rolled this heavy stone in front of it to keep the wild animals out.
And just as an extra security measure, they had placed a seal on the rock and also some guards out front, just to make sure Jesus don’t come out.
However, his body had not been fully prepared for its final burial.
So, this is where we pick up . . .
And they were not going just to have a look.
We also know from the other Gospel accounts, that these women had went with their oils and spices to prepare Jesus’ body for his final burial.
And we also know from that something strange was going on . . . .
Luke 24:
Now, remember, that this heavy stone had been rolled in front of the tomb and these women had a problem of how they were going to get this thing out of their way.
So, when they arrived, they not only found the stone moved out of the way, but they also found the tomb empty.
But, how did that all happen?
Well Matthew tells us . . . .
Matthew 28:2-
Which I would say would be a reasonable reaction.
Remember there had already been one earthquake, where the dead rose.
Now there was a second one, where the angel of the Lord rolled the stone back and sat on top of it.
These guards were scared to death.
But the angel didn’t care about these guards, He had a message for these women.
And that message was this . . .
Matthew 28:5-
Well, remember earlier when I mentioned that when Jesus died, these disciples were left with nothing.
Well, that is not 100% the case.
They may have thought that Jesus was gone, but they were not left with nothing.
They were actually left with a great deal.
They were left with all of the teaching and all of the leadership Jesus provided them.
And now, all of these things were going to be called to their remembrance.
All of those teachings that initially didn’t make much sense, was now going to make perfect sense to them.
First though, for the women at the tomb . . .
Just like Jesus said, He has risen from the dead.
Matthew 28:
Matthew 28:
Nobody came and stole his body.
He didn’t just wake up because they really didn’t kill him.
No, the Angel of the Lord declares the truth, Jesus has risen from the dead.
And here is the empty tomb the proof of it.
And I am sure these women were in a state of shock, but the Angel has no time for that.
He gives them a job to do . . .
So, their job is to go and tell the others but also to tell them to get to Galilee, where Jesus had already told them he would meet them after the resurrection.
So, again Jesus’ teaching coming back to mind.
Which brings up the first important point.
We are told we should study our Bible and we should pray.
And part of that is so we can build a stronger relationship with the Lord.
But also it is so the Lord can teach us things.
And We may not even realize what we are being taught at the time, but if we are faithful, when we need it, it will come back to us.
Things we have learned sometimes years earlier, will come back to us.
Because the Holy Spirit has planted it in our soul and brought it out when needed.
Which is one of the greatest aspects of being a child of God.
God is with us ALL the time.
And God provides for us what we need, exactly when we need it.
But we can only have it, if we belong to Him.
That is the only way.
We have to accept it and we have to accept the teaching that He provides us.
We need to really, really think about our relationship with Jesus and how strong it really is.
But the women, fulfill their duty . . .
Matthew 28:8
And in other Gospel accounts, we see the disciples really didn’t believe the women.
Thought they were a little on the crazy side.
So, Jesus does something about this . . .
Matthew 28:9
And the only thing I can imagine is that they were all overwhelmed, perplexed, confused, excited, scared.
Every single emotion that they could experience.
But Jesus didn’t come just to hang out.
He came with a message and came with a mission . . .
The Cover Up (vs 11-15)
So, again tells them to go to Galilee.
But now our guards have a problem.
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