Series C – Second Sunday of Easter – Sunday, April 3, 2016 | Pr. Chris Rosebrough
| Welcome to the Teaching Ministry of Kongsvinger Lutheran Church. Kongsvinger is a beacon for the Gospel of Jesus Christ and is located on the plains of Northwestern Minnesota. We proclaim Christ and Him crucified for our sins and salvation by grace through faith alone, and now, here’s a message from Pastor Chris Rosebrough: |
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| 0:29 | the holy Gospel According to Saint John |
| 0:31 | chapter 20 verses 19 through 31. |
| 0:35 | on the evening of that day the first day |
| 0:37 | of the week the doors being locked where |
| 0:40 | the disciples were for fear of the Jews |
| 0:42 | Jesus came and stood among them and said |
| 0:45 | to them peace be with you |
| 0:47 | and when he had said this he showed them |
| 0:49 | his hands and his side then the |
| 0:51 | disciples were glad when they saw the |
| 0:53 | Lord Jesus said to them again |
| 0:55 | peace be with you as the father has sent |
| 0:58 | me even so I am sending you and when he |
| 1:01 | had said this he breathed on them and |
| 1:03 | said to them receive the Holy Spirit if |
| 1:07 | you forgive the sins of anyone they are |
| 1:09 | forgiven if you withhold forgiveness |
| 1:11 | from anyone it is withheld now Thomas |
| 1:14 | one of the twelve called the twin was |
| 1:17 | not with them when Jesus came so the |
| 1:19 | other disciples told him we have seen |
| 1:21 | the Lord but he said to them unless I |
| 1:24 | see his hands the marks of the nails and |
| 1:26 | place my finger into the marks of the |
| 1:28 | nails and place my hand into his side I |
| 1:30 | will never believe |
| 1:33 | eight days later |
| 1:35 | his disciples were inside again Thomas |
| 1:37 | was with them although the doors were |
| 1:39 | locked Jesus came and stood among them |
| 1:41 | and said peace be with you then he said |
| 1:44 | to Thomas put your finger here and see |
| 1:46 | my hands put out your hand and place it |
| 1:48 | in my side do not disbelieve but believe |
| 1:51 | Thomas answered him |
| 1:54 | my Lord and my God Jesus said to him |
| 1:58 | have you believed because you have seen |
| 1:59 | me blessed are those who have not seen |
| 2:02 | and yet have believed now Jesus did many |
| 2:05 | other signs in the presence of the |
| 2:07 | disciples which are not written in this |
| 2:09 | book but these are written so that you |
| 2:11 | may believe that Jesus is the Christ the |
| 2:14 | son of God and that by believing you may |
| 2:16 | have life in his name |
| 2:19 | he is risen |
| 2:20 | he is risen indeed |
| 2:23 | in the name of Jesus Amen |
| 2:26 | all right have any of you ever seen |
| 2:28 | movies or television programs that have |
| 2:31 | to do with Prison Breaks right isn’t |
| 2:34 | this normally how a prison break works |
| 2:37 | guys are in prison they’re plotting |
| 2:39 | they’re scheming they’ve come up with a |
| 2:41 | way to defeat the defenses get around |
| 2:44 | the guards sneak out through a pipe or |
| 2:46 | something like that right and then they |
| 2:48 | execute their plan it’s an intense type |
| 2:51 | of thing right and what’s the first |
| 2:53 | thing a prisoner does as soon as they’re |
| 2:55 | out from behind the wall |
| 2:58 | lose the orange jumpsuit and start |
| 3:01 | hoofing it right we got to get out of |
| 3:03 | here because they know at any time that |
| 3:05 | siren’s gonna go up |
| 3:08 | right and then the dogs are going to |
| 3:10 | start coming the helicopters will start |
| 3:12 | flying the Posse and the shotguns |
| 3:14 | they’ll all be doing their things right |
| 3:16 | and they’re |
| 3:18 | right |
| 3:19 | okay |
| 3:21 | in our first reading today |
| 3:24 | I gotta admit |
| 3:26 | this is like either the most audacious |
| 3:29 | bold prison break I’ve ever seen in my |
| 3:32 | life or the dumbest |
| 3:34 | okay |
| 3:35 | because these guys |
| 3:38 | as soon as they are sprung from prison |
| 3:42 | they go right back to doing what they |
| 3:44 | were doing rather than heading to the |
| 3:46 | coast catching a ship to Rome or |
| 3:49 | something right or maybe Spain or maybe |
| 3:51 | it’s a good time to go visit Europe you |
| 3:54 | know get up into Gaul up into uh where |
| 3:57 | the Brits where the British are right no |
| 3:59 | these guys head right back to where they |
| 4:01 | were arrested |
| 4:03 | which kind of begs the question what’s |
| 4:05 | gotten into these guys |
| 4:07 | all right what’s gotten into this and |
| 4:10 | we’re talking about boldness confidence |
| 4:12 | who are these men I don’t even recognize |
| 4:15 | them at least not based on last week’s |
| 4:18 | reading how on Earth can this be Peter |
| 4:21 | and the apostles and we see in Acts 5 |
| 4:24 | right let me read again a portion of it |
| 4:26 | acts 5 27-22 when they had brought them |
| 4:30 | they set them before the council the |
| 4:32 | high priest questioned them saying we |
| 4:33 | strictly charged you not to teach in |
| 4:35 | this name this is after they got |
| 4:37 | arrested a second time right we strictly |
| 4:39 | charge you not to teach in this name yet |
| 4:41 | here you filled Jerusalem with your |
| 4:43 | teaching and you intend to bring this |
| 4:45 | man’s blood on us side note it’s not a |
| 4:48 | bad thing if Jesus’s blood is on you |
| 4:52 | yeah they’re concerned about guilt but |
| 4:55 | see the thing is we already know that we |
| 4:57 | are guilty and so Jesus’s blood being on |
| 4:59 | us is what cleanses us from our sins |
| 5:01 | side note complete we continue |
| 5:04 | all right you’re intending to bring this |
| 5:06 | man’s blood on us but Peter and the |
| 5:07 | apostles answered now check this out |
| 5:10 | we must obey God rather than men |
| 5:14 | you were just arrested |
| 5:17 | yeah an angel sprung you out of prison |
| 5:19 | and you went right back we must obey God |
| 5:22 | rather than men the god of our fathers |
| 5:24 | raised Jesus whom you killed by hanging |
| 5:26 | him on a tree God exalted him at his |
| 5:29 | right hand as leader and savior to give |
| 5:32 | repentance to Israel in the Forgiveness |
| 5:34 | of sins and we are witnesses to these |
| 5:36 | things and so is the holy spirit whom |
| 5:39 | God has given to those who obey him |
| 5:42 | hmm |
| 5:43 | all right I feel like I’m missing |
| 5:45 | something here because last week when we |
| 5:48 | left off things were not quite this way |
| 5:50 | in fact let me kind of give you a little |
| 5:51 | bit of an idea here I remember when I |
| 5:54 | was growing up watching The Brady Bunch |
| 5:56 | now I’m not talking about reruns |
| 5:58 | okay just so you know I was old enough |
| 6:01 | to see like first time airing Brady |
| 6:04 | Bunch episodes brought to you by tide |
| 6:07 | okay yeah okay and I remember one year |
| 6:12 | they had a series of episodes that all |
| 6:14 | took place in Hawaii that’s kind of a |
| 6:17 | mini series right there in The Brady |
| 6:18 | Bunch all right and these are the |
| 6:20 | episodes where Greg had a surfing |
| 6:22 | accident and a series of bad events took |
| 6:25 | place to the Brady family supposedly due |
| 6:27 | to a cursed tiki statue that found its |
| 6:30 | way into someone’s luggage right and |
| 6:31 | after the first episode in Hawaii aired |
| 6:34 | the following episodes in Hawaii in that |
| 6:36 | little mini-series would begin with |
| 6:37 | these words previously on The Brady |
| 6:39 | Bunch right and they would have |
| 6:41 | flashbacks right so we’re gonna do a |
| 6:44 | little bit of a flashback let’s flash |
| 6:45 | back to last Sunday’s gospel text |
| 6:48 | pay attention to what’s going on here |
| 6:50 | because I don’t recognize these Apostles |
| 6:53 | at the moment something’s disconnected |
| 6:55 | all right Luke 24 verse 1 on the first |
| 6:58 | day of the week that would be Sunday at |
| 7:00 | early Dawn they went to the tomb taking |
| 7:02 | spices they had prepared they found the |
| 7:04 | stone rolled away from the tomb but when |
| 7:06 | they went in they did not find the body |
| 7:08 | of the Lord Jesus while they were |
| 7:10 | perplexed about this behold two men |
| 7:12 | stood by them in dazzling apparel as |
| 7:15 | they were frightened and bowed their |
| 7:17 | faces to the ground the men said to them |
| 7:18 | why do you seek the living among the |
| 7:20 | Dead |
| 7:21 | he’s not here he’s risen remember how he |
| 7:24 | told you while he was still in Galilee |
| 7:26 | that the son of man must be delivered in |
| 7:28 | the hands of sinful men and be crucified |
| 7:30 | and on the third day rise they |
| 7:33 | remembered his words and returning from |
| 7:35 | the tomb they told all these things to |
| 7:37 | the eleven and to the rest so the women |
| 7:40 | go there and they go back and they |
| 7:41 | report what they’d see now it was Mary |
| 7:43 | Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother |
| 7:44 | of James and the other women with them |
| 7:46 | who told these things to the apostles |
| 7:48 | but these words seem to them an idle |
| 7:52 | Tale |
| 7:53 | they did not believe them |
| 7:57 | hmm |
| 7:58 | okay so we leave the apostles off |
| 8:02 | hearing the report from the women oh and |
| 8:05 | by the way it’s a good thing that the |
| 8:07 | women were the first to report that |
| 8:09 | Jesus had been raised from the dead in |
| 8:10 | fact it was Mary Magdalene herself who |
| 8:12 | was the very first eyewitness to the |
| 8:14 | resurrection and this is a good thing |
| 8:15 | and the reason why think back to the |
| 8:17 | Garden of Eden |
| 8:19 | who of our family our family as humans |
| 8:22 | was the first to fall into the |
| 8:25 | Temptations of the devil it was Eve the |
| 8:27 | sin is completed by Adam though and he’s |
| 8:29 | the one who’s held responsible and so it |
| 8:31 | is that as Jesus threw his death and |
| 8:34 | Resurrection is reversing all of the |
| 8:36 | curse and what the devil has done now |
| 8:38 | has it that the first one to proclaim |
| 8:41 | the resurrection of Jesus Christ the |
| 8:43 | first to be the eyewitness of the |
| 8:45 | Resurrection is none other than a woman |
| 8:47 | very important |
| 8:49 | but we leave them off so the First |
| 8:51 | Gospel of the resurrection of Jesus is |
| 8:54 | proclaimed by a woman and it goes forth |
| 8:56 | into the world and the disciples hear it |
| 8:58 | and they say |
| 9:00 | no they’re sitting there scratching |
| 9:02 | their head going huh |
| 9:03 | what right so we return to Our Gospel |
| 9:07 | text see pick up a little bit more |
| 9:09 | context here from today on the evening |
| 9:11 | of that date still Easter Sunday the |
| 9:13 | first day of the week the doors being |
| 9:15 | locked where the disciples were for |
| 9:18 | fear of the Jews |
| 9:21 | this doesn’t sound anything like the |
| 9:24 | guys from acts 5. all right so they’re |
| 9:27 | all huddled inside this upper room right |
| 9:30 | the doors locked and you can hear like |
| 9:33 | I’m sure it went down something like |
| 9:35 | this Mary comes back |
| 9:37 | right and she knocks on the door |
| 9:39 | ah it’s the Jews we’re dead we’re dead |
| 9:42 | no it’s just me oh don’t knock so loud |
| 9:46 | Mary right you almost killed us right |
| 9:48 | you can just see this these guys are |
| 9:50 | totally like paranoid |
| 9:53 | so in the midst of all of this |
| 9:56 | fear paranoia worried that these guys |
| 9:59 | are next right that’s what they’re |
| 10:01 | really worried about they just crucified |
| 10:03 | Jesus and remember Peter all right while |
| 10:06 | the night with Jesus is betrayed he’s |
| 10:09 | warming His Hands by our charcoal fire |
| 10:11 | and a slave girl |
| 10:13 | slave girl |
| 10:15 | were you one of the his disciples no I |
| 10:18 | never knew him I don’t know what you’re |
| 10:19 | talking about does this three times |
| 10:21 | totally gives up Jesus to a slave girl |
| 10:25 | right this doesn’t sound anything like |
| 10:28 | the guys in acts 5. so in the midst of |
| 10:31 | all of this fear worry doubt |
| 10:34 | Jesus came stood among them and said to |
| 10:38 | them |
| 10:38 | catch this |
| 10:40 | peace be with you |
| 10:43 | no rebuke |
| 10:46 | Jesus is just bled and died for their |
| 10:48 | sins |
| 10:50 | and he says to them peace he doesn’t say |
| 10:52 | listen I told you I was going to raise |
| 10:54 | again on the third day where was the |
| 10:55 | praise band when the storm was rolled |
| 10:57 | away I expected trumpets and Fanfare |
| 11:00 | confetti I mean no no no no no no rebuke |
| 11:04 | instead from Jesus words of forgiveness |
| 11:07 | words of peace peace be with you and |
| 11:11 | when he had said this now watch this |
| 11:13 | little detail he showed them his hands |
| 11:15 | and his side oftentimes people think |
| 11:17 | that Thomas gets special treatment right |
| 11:20 | he doesn’t |
| 11:22 | the other disciples the ten that are |
| 11:24 | left right now Thomas has missed this |
| 11:27 | meeting |
| 11:28 | they also get to see Jesus’s hands and |
| 11:32 | his side they get to touch him and see |
| 11:34 | that he is truly bodily raised from the |
| 11:38 | grave so then the disciples were glad |
| 11:40 | when they saw the Lord and Jesus said to |
| 11:42 | them again |
| 11:43 | peace be with you peace |
| 11:47 | as the father has sent me even so I am |
| 11:50 | sending you see Jesus was sent by the |
| 11:53 | father and now Jesus raised from the |
| 11:55 | grave is sending the apostles in fact |
| 11:58 | that’s what the word Apostle lost in |
| 12:00 | Greek means Ascent one and so these are |
| 12:03 | the apostoloid they are sent of Jesus |
| 12:05 | Christ and he gives them a commission he |
| 12:08 | ordains them to do a very important |
| 12:10 | thing so he breathes on them |
| 12:13 | says to them receive the holy spirit |
| 12:16 | this is much akin to the Breath of Life |
| 12:19 | breathed into Adam when he was formed by |
| 12:22 | God in the clay and he says if you |
| 12:24 | forgive the sins of any |
| 12:27 | the Greek is way better than the ESV |
| 12:29 | here they are already forgiven |
| 12:33 | will have already been forgiven maybe is |
| 12:36 | a little tighter translation which means |
| 12:38 | that when a pastor or a Christian and |
| 12:40 | notice I said Christian not just pastor |
| 12:43 | pronounces an absolution |
| 12:45 | it’s really not the Christian doing the |
| 12:47 | speaking because we’ll have already been |
| 12:50 | forgiven means the words of forgiveness |
| 12:52 | have been announced already |
| 12:55 | by Christ himself in the Heavenly |
| 12:57 | Kingdom |
| 12:58 | same with the retention of sentence |
| 13:00 | there’s two keys but that’s a different |
| 13:01 | sermon |
| 13:03 | and so here we’ve got the disciples |
| 13:05 | commissioned by Christ sent by Christ to |
| 13:08 | Proclaim repentance and the Forgiveness |
| 13:10 | of sins in Jesus name and even to |
| 13:12 | forgive sins and when we see them back |
| 13:15 | in Acts 5 after the Prison Break |
| 13:19 | while talking to the |
| 13:21 | Sadducees and the religious leaders who |
| 13:23 | had them arrested they are saying again |
| 13:26 | that God has exalted Christ to be our |
| 13:31 | leader and savior in order to give |
| 13:34 | repentance to Israel and the Forgiveness |
| 13:36 | of sins they are doing exactly what |
| 13:38 | Christ has commissioned them to do and |
| 13:40 | Our Gospel then continues now Thomas one |
| 13:42 | of the twelve called the twin was not |
| 13:44 | with them when Jesus came and everybody |
| 13:46 | calls him doubting Thomas |
| 13:48 | right everybody calls them down and |
| 13:51 | comments but doubt wasn’t his problem |
| 13:53 | okay doubt makes it sound like he kind |
| 13:56 | of sorta believed |
| 13:57 | right he wasn’t exactly sure maybe he |
| 14:01 | was kind of sitting on the fence right |
| 14:03 | no Thomas wasn’t sitting on the fence |
| 14:05 | listen to this Thomas one of the twelve |
| 14:08 | called the twin was not with them when |
| 14:09 | Jesus came so the other disciples told |
| 14:12 | him we have seen the Lord now watch the |
| 14:14 | women announce it first he’s raised from |
| 14:16 | the grave the disciples respond nah are |
| 14:21 | you sure huh right |
| 14:23 | they don’t believe the report |
| 14:25 | now these guys have seen Jesus |
| 14:28 | themselves it’s true he’s alive and what |
| 14:31 | does Thomas say no |
| 14:33 | no way right |
| 14:36 | this gospel preaching is really not |
| 14:39 | effective at this point something’s it’s |
| 14:41 | not banging on all cylinders quite yet |
| 14:43 | right it’s not the problem with the |
| 14:45 | gospel though it’s the problem with |
| 14:46 | unbelief within us |
| 14:48 | so the all of the disciples said we’ve |
| 14:50 | seen the Lord but he says unless I see |
| 14:52 | his hands in the mark of the nails and |
| 14:54 | place my finger into the marks of the |
| 14:55 | nails place my hand on the side get this |
| 14:58 | he doesn’t say I’m going to stay on the |
| 14:59 | fence he says I will never believe |
| 15:02 | he’s not doubting Thomas he’s |
| 15:04 | non-believing Thomas |
| 15:07 | totally different thing altogether |
| 15:09 | but watch this Jesus doesn’t rebuke him |
| 15:14 | because what’s that wonderful prayer |
| 15:15 | Lord I believe help my unbelief right so |
| 15:18 | Jesus merciful Jesus who is bled and |
| 15:21 | died even for Thomas’s unbelief says |
| 15:23 | comes back eight days later it’s Sunday |
| 15:27 | again notice the Rhythm here Jesus is |
| 15:30 | not appearing on the Sabbath which is |
| 15:32 | Saturday he’s now appearing Sunday after |
| 15:35 | Sunday after Sunday ah This Is Why We |
| 15:38 | Gather on the Lord’s day not on Saturday |
| 15:41 | the Sabbath right so eight days his |
| 15:44 | disciples were again inside Thomas was |
| 15:46 | with him although the doors were locked |
| 15:48 | this time it doesn’t say for fear of the |
| 15:50 | Jews maybe they’ve gotten into the Habit |
| 15:52 | well it’s better than |
| 15:54 | right still not quite the guys from acts |
| 15:57 | five Jesus came and stood among them |
| 15:59 | again |
| 16:01 | and again he says peace be with you |
| 16:04 | then he said to Thomas put your finger |
| 16:06 | here see my hands |
| 16:08 | put your hand and place it in my side no |
| 16:10 | special treatment the other disciples |
| 16:12 | were able to do this as well |
| 16:14 | and then it says in the Greek the Greek |
| 16:16 | is so much better do not be disbelieving |
| 16:19 | but be believing is the way it works out |
| 16:22 | with the verb tenses do not be |
| 16:24 | disbelieving but be believing and |
| 16:27 | Thomas’s response is to him is |
| 16:30 | my Lord and my God |
| 16:33 | a confession of Faith a confession of |
| 16:36 | belief and you’ll notice here he calls |
| 16:38 | Jesus both Lord and God because that’s |
| 16:41 | who Jesus is he is both Lord and God |
| 16:45 | and Jesus doesn’t rebuke him for calling |
| 16:47 | him God and Lord Jesus says to him have |
| 16:50 | you believed because you’ve seen me |
| 16:52 | and now watch this |
| 16:54 | this is for us |
| 16:56 | blessed are those who have not seen and |
| 16:59 | yet have believed |
| 17:01 | you see the atheists today will say I |
| 17:04 | will not believe unless I see Jesus |
| 17:06 | myself oh but we’re not given to see |
| 17:09 | Jesus |
| 17:10 | the disciples were |
| 17:12 | it is the apostolic preaching those who |
| 17:15 | were sent to make disciples the |
| 17:18 | eyewitnesses who we listen to and so |
| 17:21 | here’s the question for you kind of a |
| 17:22 | little side note Mary Magdalene shows up |
| 17:25 | I’ve seen the Lord disciples called nah |
| 17:28 | Jesus shows up to disciples and says and |
| 17:31 | they say to Thomas we’ve seen the Lord |
| 17:33 | and Thomas says Nah |
| 17:35 | right |
| 17:36 | but now Mary Magdalene Thomas Peter and |
| 17:40 | the rest of the disciples proclaimed to |
| 17:42 | you today we have seen the Lord and that |
| 17:45 | he has risen indeed |
| 17:46 | and how do we respond |
| 17:48 | he’s risen he’s risen indeed absolutely |
| 17:51 | and Jesus says of you although your eyes |
| 17:54 | have not seen and you are blessed |
| 17:58 | you are blessed |
| 18:01 | what an amazing thing |
| 18:03 | what a gracious God |
| 18:06 | how kind Jesus is and John puts in this |
| 18:09 | little note here now Jesus did many |
| 18:11 | other signs in the presence of the |
| 18:13 | disciples which are not written in this |
| 18:14 | book |
| 18:15 | and here’s the best part but these |
| 18:17 | things are written so that you might |
| 18:19 | believe that Jesus is the Christ the |
| 18:21 | Messiah the Son of God and that by |
| 18:24 | believing you might have life in his |
| 18:26 | name |
| 18:27 | you mean simply by believing |
| 18:30 | yeah |
| 18:31 | simply by believing eternal life you are |
| 18:34 | blessed |
| 18:36 | now this is kind of the thing that’s |
| 18:39 | going on here so something has changed |
| 18:41 | and I’m beginning to wonder if what has |
| 18:44 | caused this radical transformation in |
| 18:46 | our disciples who are now the apostles |
| 18:48 | has something to do with the fact that |
| 18:51 | they have seen the Risen Lord that he |
| 18:54 | has breathed on them the holy spirit |
| 18:56 | that they have received the Holy Spirit |
| 18:58 | with power |
| 18:59 | of the day of Pentecost and now we see |
| 19:03 | something absolutely radical |
| 19:05 | the men who are behaving like school |
| 19:08 | girls The Men Who were up in the upper |
| 19:10 | room shaking in their knees knocking and |
| 19:13 | they’re prone to wet themselves if |
| 19:15 | somebody knocks too loudly on the door |
| 19:17 | for fear of the Jews right these men now |
| 19:20 | have radically changed |
| 19:23 | so much so that they have not a care in |
| 19:26 | the world for their own safety |
| 19:30 | not a care at all |
| 19:32 | so we come back to Acts 5. |
| 19:34 | to the part where they |
| 19:36 | are arrested the high priest rose up |
| 19:39 | and all who are with him that is the |
| 19:41 | party of the Sadducees filled with |
| 19:43 | jealousy |
| 19:44 | they arrested the apostles put them in |
| 19:46 | the public prison |
| 19:48 | but during the night an angel of the |
| 19:50 | Lord opened the prison doors and brought |
| 19:53 | them out and said go stand in the temple |
| 19:56 | speak to the people all the words of |
| 19:59 | this life |
| 20:01 | this is awesome |
| 20:04 | this is awesome |
| 20:07 | we’re going to let you out go ahead and |
| 20:09 | go get arrested again |
| 20:11 | this is not how Prison Breaks work and |
| 20:13 | only with Christ only with God something |
| 20:16 | like this able to happen and only with |
| 20:19 | men who have absolutely been radically |
| 20:23 | transformed |
| 20:25 | to where they go from being in fear to |
| 20:28 | speaking so boldly |
| 20:30 | because they know that what they’re |
| 20:32 | preaching is true |
| 20:33 | there are the circulation of the report |
| 20:37 | that was put out from the Jews regarding |
| 20:39 | the explanation as to why the tomb was |
| 20:41 | empty which by the way is absolutely |
| 20:43 | fascinating because even the enemies of |
| 20:45 | Christ admit the tomb was empty their |
| 20:48 | explanation is the disciples stole the |
| 20:51 | body |
| 20:52 | right which means that all of Jesus’s |
| 20:55 | resurrection appearances were like the |
| 20:57 | movie you know that party with Bernie or |
| 20:59 | whatever you know the corpse guy you |
| 21:01 | know right Hey look it’s Jesus say hi |
| 21:03 | Jesus hi I’m alive right |
| 21:07 | and this instilled such confidence in |
| 21:10 | them that they were absolutely they |
| 21:12 | don’t care about their life I don’t |
| 21:13 | think so |
| 21:15 | I don’t think so at all |
| 21:18 | so when they heard this |
| 21:20 | they entered the temple at Daybreak as |
| 21:23 | the angel told them to and they began to |
| 21:25 | teach it’s just like the angel told them |
| 21:27 | to we just got arrested yesterday right |
| 21:30 | now when the high priest came and those |
| 21:32 | who were with him they called together |
| 21:33 | the council all the Senate the people of |
| 21:35 | Israel and sent to the prison to have |
| 21:37 | them brought |
| 21:39 | but when the officers came they did not |
| 21:41 | find them in prison so they returned and |
| 21:43 | reported we found the prison securely |
| 21:45 | locked the guards standing at the doors |
| 21:47 | but when we opened them we found no one |
| 21:50 | inside now when the captain of the |
| 21:52 | temple and the chief priests heard these |
| 21:54 | words they were greatly perplexed at |
| 21:56 | this point the prison Sirens start going |
| 21:58 | off |
| 21:59 | [Music] |
| 22:00 | right yeah |
| 22:04 | they were perplexed |
| 22:06 | wondering what this would come to and |
| 22:09 | someone came and said to them |
| 22:11 | you’re not going to believe this no |
| 22:14 | you’re really not going to believe look |
| 22:15 | the manner you put in prison they’re |
| 22:17 | standing in the temple and they’re |
| 22:18 | teaching the people |
| 22:23 | these guys are outrageous right and |
| 22:27 | that’s a sign to them |
| 22:29 | it’s an absolute sign to these men |
| 22:33 | this is a miracle |
| 22:35 | for them this Sadducees these religious |
| 22:38 | leaders |
| 22:40 | we were sprung out of prison because God |
| 22:42 | let us out oh and he told us to go |
| 22:44 | preach again and we’re going to continue |
| 22:45 | to preach and rather than repent |
| 22:48 | rather than say we’ve never met men with |
| 22:52 | such boldness |
| 22:53 | well |
| 22:55 | The Story Goes a little differently so |
| 22:57 | the captain with the officers they went |
| 22:58 | and brought them |
| 23:00 | not by force they were afraid of being |
| 23:02 | Stoned by the people who’s afraid now |
| 23:04 | right |
| 23:06 | and when they had brought them they set |
| 23:08 | them before the council and the high |
| 23:09 | priests questioned them saying we |
| 23:11 | strictly charged you not to teach in |
| 23:13 | this name yet here you filled Jerusalem |
| 23:15 | with your teaching and you intend to |
| 23:17 | bring this man’s blood upon us and you |
| 23:20 | can almost see Peter saying yeah did you |
| 23:21 | notice that we were out of prison did |
| 23:22 | you see that little factoid yeah you |
| 23:24 | noticed that little thing right there |
| 23:25 | that was a call it’s called a miracle |
| 23:27 | right so Peter and the apostles answered |
| 23:29 | we must obey God |
| 23:32 | rather than men |
| 23:34 | the god of our fathers raised Jesus whom |
| 23:37 | you killed by hanging on a tree God |
| 23:39 | exalted him in his right hand as leader |
| 23:42 | and savior to give repentance to Israel |
| 23:44 | and the Forgiveness of sins |
| 23:47 | and we are witnesses to these things |
| 23:50 | Witnesses |
| 23:53 | how do you explain such a radical change |
| 23:55 | if Christ has not been raised from the |
| 23:58 | dead |
| 23:59 | how do you explain how these men go |
| 24:02 | from fear and trembling |
| 24:04 | to the most outrageous and bold prison |
| 24:07 | break ever in the history of mankind |
| 24:11 | there is only one explanation he’s risen |
| 24:14 | just like he said these men are |
| 24:16 | eyewitnesses and |
| 24:19 | Jesus comes to us today this Eighth Day |
| 24:23 | this first day of the new creation |
| 24:26 | and he says to us peace |
| 24:28 | because he is truly bled and died for |
| 24:31 | our sins the fact that he has bodily |
| 24:33 | been raised from the grave demonstrates |
| 24:34 | beyond a shadow of a doubt that his |
| 24:36 | sacrifice |
| 24:38 | his bodily sacrifice his blood shed for |
| 24:42 | us was received by God the father and |
| 24:45 | truly works our Salvation And so Jesus |
| 24:48 | comes to us today and he will be here |
| 24:50 | this morning in with and under the bread |
| 24:54 | and the wine bodily present |
| 24:57 | Body of Christ the blood of Christ |
| 24:59 | broken and shed for you for the |
| 25:01 | Forgiveness of your sins |
| 25:03 | so that you can hear from his mouth and |
| 25:07 | receive in your mouth peace and |
| 25:10 | forgiveness and know that you have a |
| 25:12 | right standing with god he has not come |
| 25:14 | to chastise you this morning he’s come |
| 25:17 | to bind your wounds he’s come to speak |
| 25:19 | peace to you and these things were |
| 25:21 | written |
| 25:22 | so that you would believe that he’s the |
| 25:24 | Christ and that by believing you might |
| 25:26 | have life in his name |
| 25:29 | what an amazing story what an amazing |
| 25:32 | Savior and the best part is it’s all |
| 25:35 | TRUE |
| 25:37 | in the name of Jesus |
| 25:39 | amen |
| 25:40 | [Music] |
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