03 March 27, 2016, Luke 24;1-53, The Resurrection, Appearance and Ascension

Luke 24:1-53
The Resurrection, Appearance and
Ascension
March 27, 2016
First Baptist Church
Jackson, Mississippi
USA

http://blog.hillsbiblechurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/jesusresurrection8.jpg

What’s the number one thing?

http://heritagegrace.com/monkimage.php?mediaDirectory=mediafiles&mediaId=1697047&fileName=postimage08162012contradicting-the-glory-of-god-770-0-0-0.jpg
The Glory of God!

1 Corinthians 10:31 NKJV
31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink,
or whatever you do, do all to the glory
of God.

March Memory Verse
Isaiah 6:8 ESV
8
And I heard the voice of the Lord
saying, “Whom, shall I send, and who
will go before Us?” Then I said, “Here I
am! Send me.”

Three ways to schedule your appointment:
1. Online - Click "Schedule a Portrait Session".
2. Meet with a scheduler in Fellowship Hall East on
Sundays in April (8:30–9:00 am; 10:00–10:30 am;
11:30–noon.
3. Call the Church Office at 601-949-1969,
Monday–Friday, 8:00 am–5:00 pm.
• You will be asked to leave a message, and
someone will return your call to schedule your
appointment day and time.

Contact:
L. Lavon Gray at lgray@fbcj.org
Presented by the FBCJ Orchestra.
The pricing is $20 for tickets bought at
the church; $20 + $1/per ticket
convenience fee if purchased online.
Seating is general admission.

http://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=JN.YeZK4m9R0ZovA7PRca4vag&pid=15.1
Sunday

Acts 4:1-13
Courageous
April 3, 2016
First Baptist Church
Jackson, Mississippi
USA

What is the only man-made thing in
Heaven (now and forever)?

Luke 24:39-40 NIV
39 “Look at My hands and My feet.
It is I myself!Touch Me and see; a ghost
does not have flesh and bones, as you see
I have.”
40When he had said this, he showed them
His hands and feet.

http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/1c/d8/64/1cd8645fe7464cceed7578532e9eb889.jpg
Isaiah 49:16a NASB
16 “Behold, I have inscribed you on the
palms of My hands;”

Psalm 40:5 ESV
5 You have multiplied,O LORD my God,
your wondrous deeds and your
thoughts toward us;
none can compare with you!
I will proclaim and tell of them,
yet they are more than can be told.

http://img.heartlight.org/articles/014-jesus-crucified.jpg
Luke 23
Jesus is tried, crucified and buried.

http://www.womeninthebible.net/Annibale_Carracci_A.jpg
Luke 23:52 ESV
52This man (Joseph of Arimathea) went to
Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

Luke 23:55-56 ESV
55The women who had come with him from
Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how
his body was laid. 56Then they returned and
prepared spices and ointments.
On the Sabbath they rested according to
the commandment.

http://ldsmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Table02.png

http://cdn.salemweb.net/godtube/2015/03/16/492067/492067_480p_posters12.jpg

http://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.Mdd7e3da7e9c96fceb5ccda49d03ce266o0&pid=15.1
Today
Luke 24:1-12

Luke 24:1-12 ESV
The Resurrection
1 But on the first day of the week, at early
dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the
spices they had prepared. 2 And they
found the stone rolled away from the
tomb,

3 but when they went in they did not find
the body of the Lord Jesus. 4While they
were perplexed about this, behold, two
men stood by them in dazzling apparel.
5 And as they were frightened and bowed
their faces to the ground, the men said to
them, “Why do you seek the living among
the dead?

6 He is not here, but has risen. Remember
how He told you, while He was still in
Galilee, 7 that the Son of Man must be
delivered into the hands of sinful men and
be crucified and on the third day rise.”
8 And they remembered His words,

9 and returning from the tomb they told all
these things to the eleven and to all the
rest. 10 Now it was Mary Magdalene and
Joanna and Mary the mother of James and
the other women with them who told
these things to the apostles,

11 but these words seemed to them an idle
tale, and they did not believe them. 12 But
Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping
and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by
themselves; and he went home marveling
at what had happened.
Luke 24:1-12 ESV

http://s.yimg.com/fz/api/res/1.2/WNK6NpXZP53n4pDhqIuZgg--/YXBwaWQ9c3JjaGRkO2g9MTk3O3E9OTU7dz0zMTU-/http://blog.godreports.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Jon-courson.jpg
Jon Courson
San Diego, California

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qrebZGSsc8k/ThMlVNgs65I/AAAAAAAAALU/dnSXXl6tG9w/s1600/women%2Bat%2Btomb.jpg
Luke 24:1 ESV
1 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn,
they went to the tomb, taking the spices they
had prepared.

The last ones at the Cross are now the first ones
at the tomb.
• When Joseph of Arimathea placed the body
of Jesus in his tomb, there would not have
been time for a complete embalming
because Passover would begin at sunset.

http://thesestonewalls.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Mary-Magdalene.png
Consequently, these women were now coming
to complete the task.
• All of the Gospel writers tell us that they
came early—always a good time to come to
the Lord.

"They that seek Me early shall find Me," the
Lord declares (Proverbs 8:17).
Truly, those who seek the Lord early—early in
life, early in a situation, early every day—will
uniquely find Him.

http://watchlink.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/tiffpocketface.jpg
After a grandfather lost his treasured watch
during a family gathering, he called his
grandchildren together and told them he'd pay
$25 to the one who found it.

http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/images/uploaded/scaled/The_five_grandsons_1957_s.jpg
This sent the kids on a mad scramble—running
and screaming and turning over every rock.

But the four-year-old grandson just sat and
watched his brothers and cousins all come back
empty-handed.
The next morning at breakfast he handed his
grandfather the watch.
"How did you find it?" asked the puzzled old
man.

"I just got up real early and listened for the
ticking," replied his clever grandson.
There is so much noise and commotion going
on all around us that sometimes it's hard to
hear the Lord in the middle of the day.

http://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.M0324711440bbc7a7276fbc0059b086b3o0&pid=15.1
The time to hear Him is early in the morning—
just as these women did.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-96YqNhtn2wg/VRlwRM5cwjI/AAAAAAAAASs/-mrqm16urQk/s1600/Easter%2Bcartoon.jpg

http://www.levitt.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-5-12-pic-the-open-tomb.png

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OkqKmIuRU-E/T4JPUqhhH0I/AAAAAAAACIw/Y44cYKBx0VE/s1600/Easter.jpg

Luke 24:2-4 ESV
2 And they found the stone rolled away from the
tomb, 3 but when they went in they did not find
the body of the Lord Jesus. 4While they were
perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by
them in dazzling apparel.

http://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.Mc526a00b4c01f9382c1fb6214da1cd17o0&pid=15.1

Because the other Gospel writers tell us these
men were angels, Luke's account implies that
angels actually appear to men as men.
These women saw two men, yes, they were
shining—but they appeared as men
nonetheless.

Therefore, when we get to Heaven, we will be
amazed by how much contact we had with
angelic beings without even realizing it.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gq42x8GgtvY/UYqOvWOgyGI/AAAAAAAAAwM/JlhlnMllQk0/s1600/angel.jpg
"Be not forgetful to entertain strangers," the
writer of Hebrews reminds us, "for thereby
some have entertained angels unawares"
(Hebrews 13:2).

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-thV6vfIiKBo/U1XxuN5J54I/AAAAAAAACvE/E4F0Rtfn7Cw/s1600/06+Who+REALLY+Said+It-+-+Google+Docs.clipular+(1).png
Luke 24:5 ESV
5 And as they were frightened and bowed their
faces to the ground, the men said to them,
“Why do you seek the living among the dead?

People still seek Jesus among the dead.
“He was a great Example,” they say, “a
powerful Role Model, the MasterTeacher.”
“Study His life and see what He had to say
about that matter” - they say.

They study Him philosophically but they treat
Him as though He's dead and we as believers
can fall into that error as well.
As we gather together to worship Him today,
Jesus is here, He truly is!

We're not talking about the thoughts of Jesus or
the teachings of Jesus or the memory of Jesus.
He said: "Whenever two or three are gathered
in My Name, I will be in the midst of them,"
(Matthew 18:20).

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UO1DFNTuYUs/UeIknMoYEjI/AAAAAAAABgc/xRj8aT9XHtA/s1600/praying+together+3.jpg
When we begin to grasp this, the way we
worship, study, and pray is affected.

Luke 24:6-8 ESV
6 “He is not here, but has risen. Remember how
He told you, while He was still in Galilee, 7 that
the Son of Man must be delivered into the
hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the
third day rise.” 8 And they remembered His
words.

http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/158/524/158524577_640.jpg

The fact that the angels said, "Don't you
remember how Jesus told you He would be
crucified and rise again the third day?" indicates
that the angels were listening when Jesus said
these words to His disciples.

Peter tells us that the angels long to look into
the things taught and spoken of concerning
Jesus Christ (1 Peter 1:12).
Why?
Because they are not saved like we are - they're
not sinners, rescued by the blood of the Lamb.

Therefore, the way they understand that their
King and Master is a God of incredible mercy
and incalculable love is by watching you and
me.
"Wow, how could our God love her? How could
our God be so patient with a guy like that?" they
say.

http://www.heartlight.org/graphics/gallery/1peter1_12.jpg
And it makes them worship Him all the more.

Luke 24:9-10 ESV
9 and returning from the tomb they told all
these things to the eleven and to all the rest.
10 Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and
Mary the mother of James and the other
women with them who told these things to the
apostles,

https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/gospel-library/magazine/friendlp.nfo:o:a7c.jpg
Augustine was right when he called Mary
Magdalene "the apostles' apostle" since she,
indeed, was the first one to share the Gospel
with the disciples.

http://wwyeshua.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/4-telling-peter-and-john.jpg
Luke 24:11 ESV
11 but these words seemed to them an idle tale,
and they did not believe them.

Although these women were speaking the
absolute truth, because it seemed impossible to
believe, the disciples dismissed their report as
idle tales—or, literally, "babbling that comes
from a fevered and insane mind."

As a result, they spent longer in the darkness of
despair than was necessary.
Wise is the man who takes serious the
"babblings" of the lady in his life—for therein
often lies great truth that will shine light in his
darkness.

Luke 24:12 ESV
12 But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping
and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by
themselves; and he went home marveling at
what had happened.

http://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/images/0/00/Hope.jpg
After initially thinking the women had lost their
minds, John 20:3 tells us Peter and John ran to
the tomb to check out their story.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OF95qFeNuQ8/TbxV328Q7XI/AAAAAAAAAOY/pWEChl3qqV8/s1600/the-empty-tomb-jesus-resurrection.jpg

Peter had sinned incredibly against Christ—yet
John keeps his arm around Peter and stays
close to him.
That's the kind of Biblical Christianity we need
today—people who will say even to the one
who has erred greatly, "I'm still with you. I'm
not going to walk away from you or turn my
back on you."

http://www.holy-spirit-led-christian.com/images/peter-and-john-1.jpg
How the church needs more Johns!

Notice the word "clothes" is plural.The
implication from the Greek text is that there
was more than just one piece of cloth used to
encase the body of Christ.
This makes us suspect the authenticity of the
Shroud ofTurin.

http://www.answering-christianity.com/empty-tomb.jpg
We doubt its authenticity not simply on the
basis of this text, but also due to the way the
Lord works.

Although the brass serpent Moses had been
instructed to make was to be an illustration of
Jesus on the Cross, the people had begun to
worship the serpent itself.

When revival came to Israel during the reign of
Hezekiah, it is no wonder he broke the brass
serpent into pieces, calling it "Nehushtan," or
"thing of brass" (2 Kings 18:4).

Because man has a craving for something
tangible and touchable, his tendency is to
worship and idolize relics; but because the
Father's purpose is to move us into the realm of
the spiritual and eternal, He wants us to walk by
faith not by sight.

Luke 24:13-15 ESV
On the Road to Emmaus
13That very day two of them were going to a
village named Emmaus, about seven milesfrom
Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with each
other about all these things that had happened.
15While they were talking and discussing
together, Jesus Himself drew near and went with
them.

As these two travelers are talking about Jesus,
guessWho shows up right in their midst? The
risen Lord!
Don't you love talking with brothers and sisters
about the Lord?
Something more than just an intellectual
exchange transpires.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pEuo50MSiuU/UVeh5wGTGtI/AAAAAAAAJUA/MehV7qkEerI/s1600/Luke+241335.jpg
These two didn't have answers, they were just
talking about Jesus —and He joined them.

Luke 24:16-19a ESV
16 But their eyes were kept from recognizing
Him. 17 And He said to them, “What is this
conversation that you are holding with each
other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking
sad.

18Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered
Him, “Are you the only visitor to who does not
know the things that have happened there in
these days?” 19a And He said to them, “What
things?”
Luke 24:16-19a ESV

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bX6oJ63_aUo/VJ5-XA3GU2I/AAAAAAAAAIU/rnlXOrTWu5w/s1600/Road-to-Emmaus-SML-noTitle-E.jpg
Did Jesus not know?
Of course He knew!

http://www.reallifeanswers.org/images/WhyPrayIfGodAlreadyKnows.png
Sometimes we think, “The Lord already knows
what's going on. Why pray?”
But every parent knows the answer.

When your child has something to share with
you, even though you already know the story or
the facts, you love to hear it from him.
So, too, Jesus would say to you today, "Talk to
Me—about that trouble at work, about that
feeling in your heart.

I already know all about it, but I want to hear it
from you."
In talking over the events that had transpired in
Jerusalem, the two on the road to Emmaus will
find themselves convicted by their own words.

As they start talking to the Lord, they will
inadvertently give all sorts of reasons for why
they shouldn't have been sad, shouldn't have
been weak in faith.
This is the beauty of prayer.

Read the Psalms, and you'll find the psalmist
often pouring out complaints to the Lord.
But by the time the Psalmist works through it,
about ten verses later—he ends by giving praise
to the Lord.

When I talk things over with the Lord and
recount the situation to Him, suddenly I begin
to see I'm wrong.
Here I thought I had this case or this reason to
be upset; yet as I begin to recount the tale to
the Lord, my own words convict me.

Luke 24:19b-26 ESV
19b And said to Him, “Concerning Jesus of
Nazareth, a manWho was a prophet mighty in
deed and word before God and all the people,
20 and how our chief priests and rulers delivered
Him up to be condemned to death, and
crucified Him.

21 But we had hoped that He was the One to
redeem Israel.Yes, and besides all this, it is now
the third day since these things happened.
22 Moreover, some women of our company
amazed us.They were at the tomb early in the
morning, 23 and when they did not find His body,
they came back saying that they had even seen a
vision of angels, who said that He was alive.

24 Some of those who were with us went to the
tomb and found it just as the women had said,
but Him they did not see.” 25 And He said to
them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to
believe all that the prophets have spoken!
26Was it not necessary that the Christ should
suffer these things and enter into His glory?”
Luke 24:19b-26 ESV

"Don't you see it, guys?The apostles went to the
tomb and it was empty.The women had a message
from the angels. All of these things are happening.
You should be excited and full of expectation.
Instead, you're sad, depressed, and slow of heart.
The word from the angel, the witness of the apostle,
the emptiness of the tomb should stimulate in you
hope and interest. Instead, you're just trudging to
Emmaus, sharing your sadness."

http://bishopsblog.dioceseofcheyenne.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/road-to-emmaus.jpg
No wonder Jesus lovingly but pointedly called
them fools.

Luke 24:27 ESV
27 And beginning with Moses and all the
Prophets, He interpreted to them in all the
Scriptures the things concerning Himself.

As you teach the Bible to others, your job is to
look for Jesus in every part of theWord.
Focus on Him, look for Him, speak of Him every
time you teach.

Do you think Jesus was carrying scrolls of
Moses, the prophets, and the Psalms under His
arm?
Of course not!
He was quoting Scripture from memory and
from His heart.

Sometimes you might think, I don't need to
study theWord because I've already studied it, I
already know it.
Do you?
Can you walk along the road and discuss
Genesis 37-50, Ezekiel 44, Luke 21-24,
Romans 5-8?

Until you're at that place, you need to be where
the Bible is taught (hearing) consistently and be
reading, studying, memorizing and meditating
on God’sWord.

Luke 24:28 ESV
28 So they drew near to the village to which they
were going. He acted as if He were going
farther,

Always the perfect Gentleman, Jesus does not
impose Himself, but would have kept going.
Jesus will never burst in to your situation.
He'll walk with you, but won't force Himself on
you.

He'll stay with you as long as you want Him to,
He'll go with you as far as you want Him to—but
He won't break in and make you listen to Him,
learn of Him, or be with Him.

Luke 24:29-32 ESV
29 but they urged Him strongly, saying, “Stay
with us, for it is toward evening and the day is
now far spent.” So He went in to stay with
them.

http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/ab/84/9a/ab849abf677002e23bd7597d5a4a7c4e.jpg
30 When He was at table with them, He took the
bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to
them.

http://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/gospel-library/manual/10734/christ-emmaus-art-lds_1163868_inl.jpg
31 And their eyes were opened, and they
recognized Him. And He vanished from their
sight.

32They said to each other, “Did not our hearts
(heart) burn within us while He talked to us on
the road, while He opened to us the
Scriptures?”
Luke 24:29-32 ESV

The travelers were won by theWord.
No longer slow of heart, they are on fire in their
hearts simply through hearing the Scripture.
We cannot emphasize enough the importance
of hearing and studying and meditating on the
Scriptures.

Not only were the travelers won by theWord of
God, but they were one.
"Did not our heart burn within us?" they
exclaimed.
So, too, we have one heart because we're in the
Word together, listening to the Lord together.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MwAICwtASz4/Ue2XigFNL-I/AAAAAAAAEv8/7Fxj4cJfJuE/s1600/one-in-christ.jpg
Being with the Lord together, we are one.

Luke 24:33-34 ESV
33 And they rose that same hour and returned to
Jerusalem. And they found the eleven and
those who were with them gathered together,
34 saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and has
appeared to Simon!”

In 1 Corinthians 15:5, Paul mentions the fact
that before the Lord appeared to the others, He
appeared first to Peter.
Where, when, and how we don't know.

It was a personal meeting, a private meeting in
which Jesus had a special session with Peter to
affirm His love.
If you feel like you've blown it completely, the
Lord will seek you out first and foremost and
meet you uniquely.

That's not a sentimental thought.
That's a fact based upon the ministry of the
Resurrected Lord.

Luke 24:35-40 ESV
35Then they told what had happened on the
road, and how He was known to them in the
breaking of the bread.
Jesus Appears to His Disciples
36 As they were talking about these things, Jesus
Himself stood among them, and said to them,
“Peace to you!”

37 But they were startled and frightened and
thought they saw a spirit. 38 And He said to
them, “Why are you troubled, and why do
doubts arise in your hearts? 39 See My hands
and My feet, that it is I Myself.Touch Me, and
see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones
as you see that I have.”

40 And when He had said this, He showed them
His hands and His feet.
Luke 24:35-40 ESV

The only thing man-made in Heaven are the
nail prints in the hands and feet of Jesus
Christ.
Why do they remain?
Two reasons....
First, to identify Himself.

It was the nail prints that showed an
unbelievingThomas not only the reality of His
Resurrection, but the depth of His love.
Second, to identify with us.
Life is painful.
Hurts, pains, and problems abound.

So often, we find ourselves tempted to think we
can't stand it any longer or handle it anymore.
But then we hear Jesus say, "When you think
you can't handle it, look at My hands and be
reminded that I know the pain you're feeling,
the pressure you're facing.When you think you
can't stand anymore, look at My feet and be
reminded that I understand."

http://wwyeshua.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/12-jesus-shows-his-hands.jpg?w=500&h=355

This is the point the writer of Hebrews makes
when he writes, “For because He Himself has
suffered when tempted, He is able to help those
who are being tempted.” (Hebrews 2:18 ESV)

If Jesus loves me enough to die in my place and
bear nail prints for eternity, why am I going
through what I'm going through right now?You
might be wondering. If I'm really in His hand, if
I'm really on His heart, why is my business
collapsing or my body falling apart? Why aren't
things working out the way I thought they
would at this point in my life? If He really loves
me, why am I being scarred?

Again, two reasons....
First, that we might identify with Him.

Paul said, "That I may know Him and the power
of His resurrection..." and Christians say,
"Amen! I want to knowYou, Lord, and the
power ofYour resurrection." But then Paul went
on to add, "...and the fellowship of His
suffering." (See Philippians 3:10)

A unique intimacy is the result of suffering with
someone.
The people with whom you are closest are not
those with whom you laugh, but those with
whom you cry.

Therefore, the Father says, "If you want to
really know Me, it requires the fellowship of
suffering."
Second, we suffer not only that we might
identify with Him, but in order to identify with
others.

The teaching of present-day American
Christianity that says that God wants His
children to be healthy and wealthy, that those
who walk in faith should never have problems
flies in the face of the early church and the
teachings of the apostles.

http://www.dailyencouragement.net/images/people/martyrs_for_christ.jpg
It flies in the face of the martyrs on every
continent of every age who knew nothing of
such a so-called prosperity gospel.

Shipwrecked on the island of Malta, Paul gathered
sticks to build a fire to warm the drenched soldiers
and prisoners.
When a poisonous snake fastened itself to Paul's
hand, the villagers thought Paul must have been a
murderer to deserve such a fate.
So they watched him and waited for him to swell up
and die.

But Scripture records that, although he was
smitten by the same serpent that had killed
others on the island, Paul shook it off. And then
they thought he was a god (Acts 28).
When will people listen to what you have to say
about Christ Jesus?

When, although you've been smitten by the
same serpents that smite them, you shake it off
and go on.
When your business goes bankrupt, when your
health fails, when problems mount, unbelievers
expect you to swell up or fall down, to no longer
love God or walk with the Lord.

But when, like Paul, you shake off the snake
and keep praising God, the islanders take
notice.
The cynics and skeptics who live on your street
and work in your office are not waiting to see
how rich you can get.

What they are waiting to see is what you do
when the serpent strikes, when pain comes,
when things get tough.
Will you swell up and fall down, or will you keep
on?
Such are the results of suffering.

Luke 24:41 ESV
41 And while they still disbelieved for joy and
were marveling, He said to them, “Have you
anything here to eat?”
("I want to share a meal with you," Jesus said -
and He still says that.)

http://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.M61f3fd624b5d30c5d8bed1e9fac6b652o0&pid=15.1
"I stand at the door of your heart and knock,"
He says. "If any man open the door, I'll come in
and enjoy a meal with him. I'll have fellowship
with him" (Rev 3:20).

Luke 24:42-45 ESV
42They gave Him a piece of broiled fish (and
honey), 43 and He took it and ate before them.

44Then He said to them, “These are My words
that I spoke to you while I was still with you,
that everything written about Me in the Law of
Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must
be fulfilled.” 45Then He opened their minds to
understand the Scriptures,
Luke 24:42-45 ESV

Verse 45 should be clearly marked in our Bibles.
“Oh, Lord, open my understanding, that I might
indeed understandYourWord.”

Luke 24:46-48 ESV
46 and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the
Christ should suffer and on the third day rise
from the dead, 47 and that repentance and
forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in His
name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
48You are witnesses of these things.

Notice Jesus doesn't call His disciples defense
attorneys or judges, lawyers or juries.
He calls them witnesses.
We often think we have to argue with people,
debate against people, present persuasive
cases to people.

The Lord doesn't call us to any of that.
He simply says, "Share with people what you've
seen. Share with people what you've found.
Share with people what I have done in and for
you."

Witnessing is a total joy when you simply share
with people that which blesses you.
If you have an answer to prayer or an insight
into theWord, share it with those around you as
if they're already saved.

That way there will be a lot less arguing and a
lot more sharing.
Share with those around you whatever you're
learning, whatever you're experiencing.
Be faithful in being a witness, and leave the rest
to the Lord.

Luke 24:49 ESV
49 And behold, I am sending the promise of My
Father upon you. But stay in the city until you
are clothed with power from on high.”

What is the promise of the Father?
It is the Person and power of the Holy Ghost.

John 14:26 ESV
26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost,
Whom the Father will send in My name, He
shall teach you all things, and bring all things to
your remembrance, whatsoever I have said
unto you.

The Lord is alive, gang.
Moment by moment, not only will He put on
your heart the things He wants you to do and
say and be, but He'll give you the power to carry
them out perfectly (Philippians 2:13).

When He says, "Write the letter," write the
letter.
When He says, "Take a break and worship Me
for five minutes," do it.

When He says to "go into your son's room, lay
your hands on him while he sleeps, and bind the
work of the enemy on his life," do just that.
When He says, "Bring your wife red roses,"
don't bring her marigolds.

Don't make the NewTestament the Old
Covenant.
Respond to the Spirit's leading moment by
moment and your walk will be transformed.

Luke 24:50-52a
The Ascension
50Then He led them out as far as Bethany, and
lifting up His hands He blessed them. 51While
He blessed them, He parted from them and was
carried up into Heaven. 52aAnd they worshiped
Him

The last act of Jesus after His resurrection was
to bless.
The first act of the believers after His ascension
was to worship.

People often think worship is the means of
getting blessed.
Wrong!
True worship, however, is simply responding to
what God has already done for us.

Luke 24:52b-53 ESV
52b and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
53 and were continually in the temple blessing
God.

The Gospel of Luke began in the temple with
Zacharias unable to say a word because he
didn't believe what he was told.
It ends in the temple with people believing,
rejoicing, singing, and worshiping.

We are the temple!
Part of our numbers are like Zacharias—not
saying a word because they don't believe that
the Lord really is with them right now and
desires to bless them just as they are.
So they leave in silence.

Others, however, do believe.
Because of HisWord, they believe that the Lord
loves them and lives inside of them.
They believe the Lord has forgiven them and
will walk beside them.

As a result, they go their way rejoicing,
worshiping, and praising Him.
In every session, the choice is ours whether to
slink out silently or to leave rejoicing; whether
to be slow of heart, or to listen to the One
traveling alongside us.

May God give us the grace today to believe that
Jesus is alive, is with us, and is truly for us!

http://www.applegatefellowship.org/images/circle-200-jon.jpg
END
Jon Courson's Application
Commentary NewTestament.

The Plan of Hope & Salvation
John 3:16 NKJV
16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should
not perish but have everlasting life.”
John 14:6 NKJV
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the
life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”

Romans 3:23 NKJV
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 6:23a NKJV
23 For the wages of sin is death,
• Death in this life (the first death) is 100%.
• Even Jesus, the only one who doesn’t deserve death, died
in this life to pay the penalty for our sins.
• The death referred to in Romans 6:23a is the second
death explained in Revelation 21:8.

Revelation 21:8 NKJV
8 “But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable,
murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and
all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns
with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
Romans 6:23 NKJV
23b but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our
Lord.

Romans 5:8 NKJV
8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in
that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Revelation 21:7 NKJV
7 “He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will
be his God and he shall be My son.”
•Romans 10:9-10 explains to us how become an
overcomer.

Romans 10:9-10 NKJV
9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus
and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from
the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one
believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation.
Romans 10:13 NKJV
13 For “whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be
saved.”

If you have questions or would like to know more,
Please, contact First Baptist Church Jackson at
601-949-1900 or http://firstbaptistjackson.org/contact/

03 March 27, 2016, Luke 24;1-53, The Resurrection, Appearance and Ascension

Recomendados

Recomendados

Más contenido relacionado

La actualidad más candente

La actualidad más candente (20)

Similar a 03 March 27, 2016, Luke 24;1-53, The Resurrection, Appearance and Ascension

Similar a 03 March 27, 2016, Luke 24;1-53, The Resurrection, Appearance and Ascension (20)

Más de First Baptist Church Jackson

Más de First Baptist Church Jackson (20)

Último

Último (20)

03 March 27, 2016, Luke 24;1-53, The Resurrection, Appearance and Ascension