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Indescribable Peace of God

(NIV) John 20:19-20   “On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 20After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed […]

Incredible Truth

(NIV) John 20:19-20   “On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 20After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed […]

Baseless Hope

(NIV) John 20:19-20   “On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 20After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed […]

Tumultuous day

  Simon Peter and John, early in the morning, had run to the tomb and found it empty…Jesus’ body was not there, but the grave clothes were!   Mary Magdalene had come and told the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” And she gave them a message from Jesus Christ, “I am returning to My […]

Prayer of the Week

  Prayer based on the sure hope of the Lord Jesus Christ and His love: (NASB) Psalm 33:12-18 “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for his own inheritance. 13 The LORD looks from heaven; He sees all the sons of men; 14 From His dwelling place […]

What is Your Message?

Mary Magdalene excitedly told the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” and then she told them the message Jesus had given her to tell: (NASB) John 20:17 “Jesus said to her, “˜Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, “I ascend […]

Beyond Expectation

(NASB) John 20:18 “Mary Magdalene came, announcing to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and that He had said these things to her.” Mary was a follower of Christ, and she saw the physically resurrected, living Lord Jesus Christ. Today, His followers “see” the living Lord Jesus Christ through His word (the Holy Bible). […]

Beginning of a New Day

Mary Magdalene had gone to the tomb in the darkness before dawn. She was also “in the darkness” about the truth of Jesus being alive, resurrected from the grave of death. (See John 20:1) She had run to get two disciples and had followed them back to the tomb. Mary stayed after the two men […]

“Woman, why are you crying?”

Mary Magdalene stood outside the empty tomb, crying. She had been asked by two angels, “Woman, why are you crying?” Her only response had been “They have taken my Lord away,” and I don’t know where they have put him.” Her tears were still rolling down her cheeks when she noticed another man standing not […]

Emotional Inaction

Mary Magdalene was beside herself with grief. She had found the tomb of Jesus in the darkness of early morning. The stone had been rolled away from the entrance and the body was gone. Not the grave clothes, just the body. She had run to get two men, Simon Peter and John, and she followed […]