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Mark 16:1-14
Stephen Caswell © 2004
Freeze-Storing The Body
A retired psychologist is dying of cancer but wants his body preserved by freezing for later revival if possible.
He therefore leaves $4,200 for a steel capsule and for liquid nitrogen to keep body frozen at 200 degrees below zero centigrade.
The Cryonics Society of California helped.
And the body is flown to Phoenix where the professor’s remains are kept in liquid-nitrogen storage.
Underlying is the hope that when cures for cancer are discovered, the body could be thawed out, cured, and restored to healthy life.
But although some of the lower forms of life, such as bacteria, can survive freezing and thawing, no higher animal can, and certainly not man.
Not even a single major human organ can be thus preserved.
Since even an achievement of restoring a live organ is still future, the prospect of restoring functions to a whole body with dozens of organs and cell types is even more remote.
Even with all of our scientific knowledge, mankind is no closer to conquering death today than at any time in history.
Mankind's only hope is the resurrection.
Introduction
On Good Friday we saw how Jesus suffered a cruel death for us.
The Gospel records how the disciples plummeted to the depths of despair.
Within a week of the triumphal entry into Jerusalem their Master had been falsely accused and put to death.
Their world caved in all around them.
Even though Jesus foretold His death and resurrection they hadn't understood it.
But Jesus also promised that their sorrow would be turned into joy when they saw Him again.
Today we will see three things.
*/The Misguided Ministry, The Marvelous Message & The Messiah's Manifestation.
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/Firstly / The Misguided Ministry
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*Mark 16:1-3* /Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him.
Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.
And they said among themselves, Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?
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Devotion/
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These women were devoted to Jesus.
They loved Him dearly.
They returned to His tomb within two days of Christ's death.
They came just after sunrise on the Sunday morning.
To come during the Sabbath day would be to break the Law.
They went to the market place and bought spices to anoint Jesus' body.
They wanted to care for their Master even though He most of Jerusalem had despised and rejected Him.
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Discouragement/
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As they went there they wondered how they would get into the tomb because of the large stone.
It is estimated that it would have taken twenty men to move it.
No doubt they were very grief stricken because of Jesus's death.
In the past these women had ministered to Jesus often.
They had seen His life and heard His words.
They saw His miracles and experienced His forgiveness.
They had been touched by His love.
They believed in Him as their Messiah.
The account of Mary Magdelene's conversation with the Lord in John 20 reveals this too.
Life had somehow lost its meaning for them.
Unfortunately, the disciples hadn't taken Christ's words to heart.
Their ministry although motivated by love wasn't guided by the truth.
Only when we believe the truth are we set free and able to minister effectively.
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Application
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The women who came to the tomb were devoted to Christ.
There is no doubt that they loved the Lord dearly.
They were also greatly discouraged by Jesus' death.
But, just imagine how different their lives would have been had they taken Christ's words to heart.
They wouldn't have been caught up in a misguided ministry.
Instead of anointing Jesus' body , they would have worshipped the risen Lord.
O how important it is for us to listen to God's Word and believe it./
Are you living a defeated Christian life because you won't believe what God has said?
Have you neglected the truth?
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Christ And Funerals
As a young man, D. L. Moody was called upon suddenly to preach a funeral sermon.
He hunted all through the Four Gospels trying to find one of Christ’s funeral sermons, but searched in vain.
He found that Christ broke up every funeral He ever attended.
Death could not exist where He was.
When the dead heard His voice they sprang to life.
Jesus said, /I am the resurrection, and the life.
/He did this even more dramatically in His own resurrection.
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He Is Risen/
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*Mark 16:4-6* /But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away — for it was very large.
And entering the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a long white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed.
But he said to them, Do not be alarmed.
You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified.
He is risen!
He is not here.
See the place where they laid Him.
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Matthew's Gospel records the account of how an angel rolled the stone away.
When the women arrived the tomb was open so that they could enter in.
They were alarmed to find an angel clothed in white garments.
But he commanded them not to be afraid.
He meant them no harm but had come to bring them good news.
The angel knew why they had come.
God had sent him to tell them of the Lord's resurrection.
This may have been the same angel who rolled the stone away some time earlier.
The angel did this so everyone could see that the tomb was empty, not to let Christ come out.
Jesus had already risen.
The angels then told them to look at the evidence for themselves.
The tomb was empty and the grave clothes were lying there.
Clearly Jesus was not here.
He had risen.
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He Is Going Before You/
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*Mark 16:7-8*/ But go, tell His disciples — and Peter — that He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, as He said to you.
So they went out quickly and fled from the tomb, for they trembled and were amazed.
And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid./
Then the angel commanded them to go and tell Jesus disciples the good news.
This was a time for rejoicing not sorrow.
Christ had conquered death.
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