Resurrection

Angel Says Jesus is Risen

At sunrise the next morning, which was Sunday, they were at the tomb (vv. 1-2). As they approached the tomb they were concerned about how they might get the stone rolled away from the door (v. 3). However, as they reached the tomb they discovered the stone was already rolled away (v. 4 …

The Empty Tomb

On Sunday about dawn, a group of women, including Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, Salome, Joanna, and others went to the tomb to anoint Jesus’ body (v. 1). As they approached, an earthquake occurred, and an angel rolled away the stone from the door of the tomb (v. 2). The …

IllustrationTomb Was Only Needed For a Weekend

It was Joseph who supplied the tomb for Jesus’ burial. Well, it seems that someone pulled him aside and said, “Joseph, that was such a beautiful, costly, hand-hewn tomb. Why on earth did you give it to someone else to be buried in?” Joseph just smiled. “Why not? …

IllustrationCried out “Brethren, what shall we do?"

Can you imagine how it would have felt to realize the Lord was the same One you had crucified 50 days earlier? It would be very much as if you went down to apply for a job, and on the way you got into an automobile accident. And when the other driver got out, you started beating …

IllustrationNicholes – Missions trip to Russia with 75

In 1992 we took 75 young people on a three week Missions trip to Russia. This was soon after the Iron Curtain of Communism came down and the country was wide open for us to preach the Gospel of Christ to people in schools, churches, prisons, hospitals and even on the streets. A s …

IllustrationPaul’s Words Influence Benjamin Franklin’s Epitaph

In one of his lighter moments, Benjamin Franklin penned his own epitaph. He didn’t profess to be a born-again Christian, but it seems he must have been influenced by Paul’s teaching of the resurrection of the body. Here’s what he wrote: “The body of Benjam …

IllustrationNo Funeral Sermons in the Bible

As a young man, D. L. Moody was suddenly called upon 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. …

IllustrationMcDowell: Only Christianity has empty tomb

All but four of the major world religions are based on mere philosophical propositions. Of the four that are based on personalities rather than philosophies, only Christianity claims an empty tomb for its founder. In 1900 B.C. Judaism’s Father Abraham died. In 483 B.C., Buddhist …

IllustrationOnly 36% Believe Your Body Will be Resurrected

Only 36% of American adults believe that, after you die, your physical body will someday be resurrected. 54% do not believe so and 10% are undecided. (Scripts Howard News Service 4/5/06) …