The Story of Mary Magdalene
John 20:1-18
Main Thing to Know:
The story changes
1. Jesus gives us a to
Mary Magdalene faced:
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When we cannot see the face of our God, [we] trust under the shadow of His wings.
—Charles Spurgeon, Lectures to My Students
Jesus Changes:
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I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. (John 14:2-3)
1 Corinthians 15:
If Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins . . . (v. 17)
If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most to be pitied. (v. 19)
But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. (v. 20)
On Jordan’s stormy banks I stand,
And cast a wishful eye
To Canaan’s fair and happy land,
Where my possessions lie.
I am bound for the promised land,
I am bound for the promised land;
Oh, who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the promised land.
No chilling winds nor poisonous breath can reach that healthful shore; Sickness, sorrow, pain and death, are felt and feared no more. I am bound, I am bound, I am bound for the Promised Land.
—Samuel Stennett (1727–1795)
2. Jesus gives us a to
What the church has to offer the world is not our architecture, our programs, our press releases, our politics, our clergy, or even our potlucks. The only thing we have to offer is Jesus Christ.
—Michael Bird, What Christians Ought to Believe
How does the resurrection story change your story?
• in Him
• upon Him
• for Him