![]() ![]() In the primitive church at Rome and in the Eastern Church, the kiss of peace was offered after the first part of the Mass and before the Eucharistic Prayer. That was your and my sin, by the way.The custom of exchanging the greeting of peace at Mass is found in the words of St Augustine in the 4th century: “After the Lord’s Prayer, say ‘Peace be with you.’ Christians then embrace one another with a holy kiss. The only time when we could possible infer that He might have been afraid is when God had to turn His back on His Son while the sin of the world was laid on Jesus’ shoulders. In all of that there is no mention or inference that He doubted, or was afraid or was troubled. When He was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane, when He appeared before the Jewish ruling council, and before Pilate, then before Herod, then again before Pilate, and as He went to the cross, there is one important thing that is missing. I want to call your attention to one very important detail concerning the last day of Jesus’ life before His death. When He came to them, He said “Peace be with you.” The NIV says in the book of John, “Do not be afraid.” Which is essentially the same thing that He says when He appeared to the disciple after His resurrection, “Peace be with you.”Ĭalm your troubled mind… Don’t be afraid, he says, for He is with you until the end of time. He knew they were in trouble, but they almost didn’t recognize the need to call out for Jesus. Scripture says that He would have kept on walking by, but the disciples called out to Him. When the disciples were in a boat on the Sea of Galilee rowing against a strong wind, Jesus came by walking on water. He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? Our scripture focus tonight, Resurrection Sunday, is: Jesus triumphed over death by rising again and loosing Satan’s hold over those that have put their faith in Jesus Christ. ![]() People still tremble today when they are given the opportunity to follow God. People still tremble today when they are given the opportunity to put their faith in Jesus. And, when He did the people trembled at the sight of the smoke and the sound of the Lord’s voice. Sinai before the sight of all the people. On the third day, the Lord told Moses, in Exodus 19, that He would come down on Mt. Like the great light that shone forth on the third day in Genesis 1:14, Jesus, rose from the dead to be a light to all men. And, all their bones can be found there if you care to look through old musty bones.īut, Jesus on the third day after being placed in the tomb rose again. What we want to take a look at is His glorious resurrection and what it means to you and me.īuddha is still in the tomb. Additionally, one can find in historical texts and tablets this same event. These events, though briefly described are written about in great detail in the gospels. Joseph, a member of the Sanhedrin, whom the Bible calls a good and upright man, placed Jesus’ body in a tomb that Joseph had purchased for himself. After He gave up the Spirit, His body was taken down by Joseph of Arimathea. Subsequently, Jesus was led out along with two thieves to a place called the Skull and crucified there. Pilate desired to release him, but finally succumbed to the pressure of the Jewish ruling council to crucify Jesus. ![]() Like Pilate, he examined Jesus but could find no basis for the Jews accusation against him. Herod had jurisdiction over the Galilean area, and happened to be visiting Jerusalem. He was then taken to Pilate, who, after learning that Jesus was from Galilee, sent Him off to Herod. During that time He was beaten and deprived of sleep and food and water. ![]() He was taken before the ruling council and questioned. Jesus was led away from the Garden of Gethsemane by temple guards, elders and priests. It is I myself! Touch me and see a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have." 38 He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? 39 Look at my hands and my feet. While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." 37 They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. ![]()
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