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Easter 21 Resurrection and Something About to Happen John 21

Easter 21 Resurrection and Something About to Happen John 21

All the Resurrection appearances have a message of expectation because of the fact Jesus rose from the dead. Each appearance carries a unique theme as we have seen. The same is true for this third appearance to the disciples encompassing the whole of Chapter 21. Its uniqueness is that it brings together the intent behind all John has written about Jesus, “Therefore go and make disciples.” It is in essence a “therefore”… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on May 23, 2009 at 6:07am — No Comments

Easter 19 Resurrection and Doubt

(Actually, to be correct, this post should have been before 20 ><>HKH)

Easter 19 Resurrection, Doubt, Seeing and Not Seeing (Jn.20:24-31)

This passage is famous having made popular the epithet, ‘Doubting Thomas.’ Right or not Thomas has become the historical poster child for doubt. Perhaps we need to rethink the cultural image and see him in Scriptural reality.

Thomas was not with the disciples during the second appearance so they told him they had seen… Continue

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Resurrection and John 20:30-31

Easter 20 Resurrection and John 20:30-31

Before we launch into the next Resurrection appearance we need to put an exclamation point on the closing words of Chapter 20, “Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.”

This passage does five things.

First, it keeps… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on May 19, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Easter 18 Resurrection Appearance, Peace and Forgiveness

Easter 18 Resurrection Appearances 3

So far we have seen the external evidence of the risen Jesus in terms of the empty tomb and the undisturbed grave clothes. Next was His appearance to Mary Magadalene and her personal heart recognition. In this third segment is His appearance to a group, His disciples (John 20:19-23). We need to assess this appearance closely because it speaks directly to the spiritual condition of the disciples and ours. Let’s take it verse by… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on May 18, 2009 at 8:15am — 2 Comments

Easter 17 Sharing the Resurrection with Others

Easter 17 Sharing the Resurrection With Others---Some Starting Points

The Resurrection of Jesus rolled away the stone of fear from the tomb of uncertainty surrounding the invisible spiritual dimension. The Resurrection of Jesus removes the linen strips of speculation, philosophy, mythology, idolatry, agnosticism, atheism, complacency, denial and institutional religion that have immobilized the mind and heart. The Resurrection has brought truth, faith, hope, joy and love back to the… Continue

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Easter 16 Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

Easter 16 Jesus’ Appearance to Mary Magdalene

John 20:10-18. Apparently Peter and the other disciple left Mary without sharing their experience of the grave clothes with her. She remains at the tomb crying then goes in and sees two angels sitting where Jesus’ body had lain. They ask her why she’s crying. She recounts her belief to them that someone took Jesus’ body. But then an amazing thing happened that rearranged the lifetime conditioning of her conscious humanity. She turned from… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on May 15, 2009 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Easter 15 Resurrection Appearances

Easter 15 The Start of the Resurrection Appearances

In John 20 the first appearance of the resurrected Jesus after His death is introduced by His disappearance (vs.1-8). Mary Magdalene goes to the tomb only to find it empty. She assumes that someone has stolen the body. She runs to tell Peter who in turn runs to the tomb with the other disciple whom Jesus loved. They entered the tomb. What they saw jarred them. Jesus’ grave clothes were still there. The linen strips intertwined with… Continue

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Easter 14 Resurrection and Prophetic Hope Fulfilled

Easter 14 Resurrection and Prophetic Hope Fulfilled

Jeremiah 29:11-14

11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the… Continue

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Easter 13 Resurrection, Hope and Jesus' Prayer

Easter 13 The Resurrection, Hope and Jesus’ Prayer

As we have said before prayer is hope in practice. So just how did Jesus pray? While we could look at The Lord’s Prayer as Jesus teaching us how and what to pray for, the not so often quoted longer prayer in John 17 exhibits hope from a different angle. Here is a prayer that captures God the Son hoping and praying for His people. It is really a three-fold prayer encompassing His prayer for Himself, His disciples and all future… Continue

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Easter 12 Resurrection, Hope and Prayer

Easter 12 Resurrection, Hope and Prayer

The Resurrection brings hope. If the practice of hope is prayer, consider five hoping points that allow the current of God’s will to flow---Praise, Thanksgiving, Confession, Asking and Meditation.

Praise

Ps.22:3

Praise does three things: centers me, lifts me and sustains me. It centers my mind on God as Father, lifts my heart to His Son Jesus as a daily Savior and sustains me by His Spirit.

First, praise centers… Continue

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Easter 11 Resurrection and the Cross of Hope

Easter 11 Resurrection and the Cross of Hope

If Jesus is the perfect example of hope in action His Resurrection is hope realized not only for Himself but also for all humanity. And if prayer is hope in practice we have to ask, ‘How did Jesus pray?’

Before we answer that question we need to return to the Cross. Jesus knew He was about to face the cruel injustice and agony of the Cross. That one event, the Cross, is the overarching most important event in all of recorded… Continue

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Easter 10 The Resurrection and the Practice of Hope

Easter 10 Resurrection and the Practice of Hope

The Resurrection turns the world on its ear. When Jesus was resurrected it threw a monkey wrench into the machinery of the world’s standards, goals and strategies. Now there really is a demonstrable, focused image of God through whom we can decipher the unseen,--- the invisible spiritual dimension. Jesus is the visible ‘Rosetta stone’ enabling us to interpret and understand Creation and man’s place in it.

This is how Paul saw… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on April 30, 2009 at 10:02am — No Comments

Easter 9 Resurrection and The Challenge of Hope

Easter 9 Resurrection and The Challenge of Hope

Romans 8:

22We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. 24For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? 25But if we hope for what we do not yet… Continue

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Easter 8 Resurrection, Hope and Faith

Easter 8 Resurrection, Hope and Faith

“Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen.” (Heb.11:1 KJV)

“I hope I can be a better person… I hope I can find a decent place to work and live…I hope for my children’s future…I hope I can get through this awful experience I’m facing…”

“I hope we can grow…I hope we can meet people who want to be a part of us…I hope we can get the message across…I hope I can witness when I get in the midst… Continue

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Easter 7 The Resurrection and Its Deeper Implications

Easter 7 The Resurrection and Its Deeper Implications

“For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities---His eternal power and divine nature---have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.” (Rom.1:20)

There are two universes, the physical and the spiritual. The physical force that holds the first together is called gravity. The spiritual universe is held together by grace. If we look at Scripture carefully… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on April 22, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Easter 6 Resurrection and Reality---Checking Out Our Worldview

Easter 6 Resurrection and Reality--- Checking Out Our World View

How we perceive and process what happens around us from our immediate contacts to the breadth of international affairs is our personal worldview. What we believe determines our worldview, which in turn determines our attitude and behavior.

The Resurrection of Jesus challenges every mind and heart to reconsider each and every concept in our worldview from His spiritual perspective in five… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on April 21, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

An Added Thought to Resurrection and Identity

An old Dean Martin tune came to mind, "Your Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You." It goes on to say that '...your nobody 'til somebody cares.' Folks, that is what the Cross of Christ was all about and what the Resurrection proves, God loves each one of us and cares for each one of us.

The recent Susan Boyle phenomenon sends a real message.in three ways.

First, her own words, I want to be a professional singer...like Elaine Page (a British stage star)." there is a yearning in each… Continue

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Easter 5 Resurrection---Now Everybody is a Somebody

Easter 5 Resurrection and Identity

If someone asked you, “Who are you?,” what would you answer?

I remember when I was in New York City at Spring Break my second year of seminary I happened to take a shortcut through a narrow passageway by a Broadway theater where a small crowd was standing. They seemed to be anticipating the arrival of some star. As I walked by what happened to be a stage door the crowd all looked at me expectantly until someone blurted, “Oh, he’s nobody!”… Continue

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Easter 4 The Resurrection and Why the Self-Conscious Moment is So Important

Easter 4 Why the Self-Conscious Moment is So Important

Eternal Life is a never-ending self-conscious present moment of the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit and all the family of God. That is what we are being prepared for. Jesus said before He was crucified, “I go to prepare a place for you that where I am you may be also.” Yesterday’s Cross is today’s way to be raised into the present which is our future. What we do with every present moment sets the stage for reconciling the world… Continue

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Easter 3 The Resurrection, Recovering Every Self-Conscious Moment

Easter 3 The Resurrection---Recovering Every Self-Conscious Moment.

John 20:1-2 “Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, ‘They have taken the Lord out of the tomb and we don’t where they have put Him.’”

As you read this you are in the self-conscious moment. You are in the… Continue

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