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Faith in the Resurrection of Jesus

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Bible verse : Matthew 28:5-7(NIV)

The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you."

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There was a prophecy that Jesus prophesied to his disciples before he died on the cross. It was that he would rise again on the third day after he died on the cross.

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When Jesus spoke, no one knew what he meant.

Also, none of his disciples believed that Jesus died and rose again on the third day. Jesus died on the cross to forgive our sins.

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Joseph of Arimathea buried Jesus in his own tomb.

Jesus' body was wrapped in linen and placed deep in the tomb.

Seeing the death of Jesus, many people mourned.

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And at dawn on the third day, a very large earthquake occurred around the tomb where Jesus was buried, and an angel came down from heaven.

The angel rolled away the large stone that covered Jesus' tomb and sat on it.

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Watching this scene, the guards stood stiff on the spot.

They were motionless, like dead people.

But they saw everything happening right in front of them.

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The angels told the women who came to visit Jesus' tomb.

“Do not be afraid!

I know you are looking for Jesus crucified.

Jesus is not here. Just as he said, he rose again.

And you go quickly and tell the disciples:

“Jesus rose again from the dead. And he went first to Galilee.

You will find Jesus there.’”

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When the women heard this news, they left the tomb with both fear and joy.

Then Jesus appeared in front of these women and said.

“Are you at peace? Don't be afraid of me, you go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee. They will see me there.”

Jesus was truly resurrected as He said.

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The guards who guarded the tomb also went to the chief priests to report what had happened.

These guards told them exactly what had happened at the tomb.

When the chief priests heard this, they were astonished.

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The chief priests and elders hurriedly gathered together to discuss.

And they made a very bad decision.

It was decided to hide the fact that Jesus was resurrected from people.

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They gave a lot of money to the guards who saw Jesus risen. And they told the guards to be silent.

“You must never tell what you saw, but tell the people that the disciples came during the night and stole the body of Jesus.”

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The chief priests and elders did not believe even after receiving the report that Jesus had risen.

Many Jews believed only the lies told by these guards and believed that the body of Jesus had been stolen by the disciples.

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After Jesus resurrected, as promised, he went to Galilee before his disciples.

The disciples went to the mountain Jesus spoke of, saw him, and worshiped in front of him.

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“God has given me all authority in heaven and on earth.

Therefore, you go and make disciples of all nations.

And you shall baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Teach them to obey everything I have told you.

I will be with you until the end of the world.”

Jesus gave his disciples great gifts and commands.

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After seeing the resurrection of Jesus, the disciples, who believed that Jesus was the only savior, fulfilled the work of preaching the gospel to the whole world by following the words of Jesus.

So, the gospel was passed on to us, and we too received the amazing grace of believing in Jesus.

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Dear my friends!

Do you believe that the resurrection of Jesus actually happened as recorded in the Bible today?

If the resurrection of Jesus is false, those who believe in Jesus will be more pitiful and foolish than any other people in the world.

However, we are people who firmly believe that the Lord's resurrection is a historical fact.

On the last day, all those who believe in this fact will be resurrected gloriously like Jesus and be with God.

(This is the sample conclusion provided by CTM. Please feel free to change the conclusion to best suit the listeners of your sermon.)