Abounding Grace Has Made Us Alive in Christ
Jonathan Williams with Word of God, Speak
Release Date: 03/23/2025
Jonathan Williams with Word of God, Speak
The empty tomb reports begin to circulate among Jesus' disciples as Mary Magdalene and the other women tell them they have seen the risen Christ. Then, Jesus appears to Peter and to two others walking to Emmaus.
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Women arrive at the tomb to anoint the dead body of Jesus. But the stone is rolled away from the tomb and Jesus body is not there. Angels appear and tell them the glad news. Jesus has risen from the dead! The women run to tell the disciples. But one woman remains, Mary Magdalene and she is the first to see the resurrected Jesus.
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Jesus is buried. A Roman guard seals the tomb and stands watch, but on Sunday strange sounds come from within the tomb. Resurrection life enters the body of Jesus. He breathes and lives! Angels approach the tomb. Roman soldiers quake with fear and run for their lives.
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Jesus did not just face His death, but He faced the death of every person. Jesus did not just face the death of His body, but He faced the ultimate, eternal death that awaited all.
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Many people have faced suffering and death with great courage, but when we see Jesus, we see him recoiling in great anguish and sorrow. Why this difference?
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Why do some say Mary Magdalene was the wife of Jesus? Why do some say she was the apostle to the apostles? Why have some believed that a power play in the church by despotic men robbed her of her special role in the first centuries of the Christian Church?
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Mary Magdalene – along with many other women who had also been healed or freed from evil spirits – accompanied Jesus in his journeys throughout Galilee. They also accompanied him to Jerusalem and observed the horror of his crucifixion.
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Mystery and intrigue have surrounded the maiden from Magdala. Many have believed her to be . . .
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We must go beneath the promises of God to the doctrines that support them. A promise is only as good as the one making the promise.
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Have you experienced great anguish over an injustice – maybe an injustice done to you or to a loved one? What you have experienced may be the voice of anger.
info_outlineIf you are in Christ you have died to sin and you are alive to God. Just as the shadow of the cross no longer exists between the Father and the Son, no shadow of our guilt remains between you and God.