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1. “Do Not Drag Me Away with the Wicked”

Psalm 28:1-9

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... while she and her husband were driving through northern Mexico, she was murdered, allegedly by a drug cartel that wanted the late-model pickup they were driving. While Mrs. Davis was serving her Lord in Mexico, she became collateral damage of the drug cartel. Mary Gardener was a missionary with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Togo, Africa. Her lifelong passion was, in her own words, to “share the Word of God that has given me such joy and peace.”[24] She lived to see the completion of the New Testament in ...

2. The Gardener

John 20:10-18

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... 13:18-19) John’s Witness to Jesus (The Living Water) With the Woman at the Well (4) Paul’s Witness to Paradise (2 Corinthians 12) God’s Restoration of Humanity to the Garden (Revelation 22) John’s Witness to Jesus’ Encounter With Mary in the Garden 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 ...

3. The Garden: All Things New

John 20:1-9

Sermon

J. Ellsworth Kalas

... fact of death, but of all those minions of death which take life from us even while we are living. But then, in the second garden, the garden where that later Eve, Mary Magdalene, went on a still-dark Sunday morning, the power of Eve’s garden was broken. Thus, the worst of gardens, the garden where they buried our Lord Christ, became that day the best of gardens, the ultimate garden, where life was born anew. But death is still among us, someone objects. Most of us know at first hand that death is real ...

4. The Resurrection

John 20:10-18, John 20:1-9

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... movements are meant to assist in building the responses of the readers -- Field Announcer being startled, and so forth. Please practice your readings so you are familiar with them. Bring the scripts to church. Characters: Studio Announcer Field Announcer Mary Magdalene Officer 1 Officer 2 Gardener Disciple John Angel Studio Announcer: March 31st, 29 A.D., Jerusalem, YOU ARE THERE! Today, our journey takes us to the Jerusalem of the first century, a walled city with a great temple, a city set in the hills ...

5. Eternal Echo Of Easter - Part 1

Matthew 28:1-10

Drama

Esther R. Russ

... it quiet, but he also knew the Hebrew law called for death by stoning for an unmarried woman with child. His heart was torn in many directions, but he sincerely believed my story. One day, shortly after my return home, Joseph and I were in the garden. He told me ever so softly, "Mary, I believed you when you told me, but God reassured me in a dream last night. An angel told me not to he afraid to marry you, because what is conceived in you is from the Holy Spirit. After I awoke, I remembered the prophecy of ...

6. THE FINAL TRIUMPH

Drama

... : (Starting toward her in a rage) I’ll have your impertinent tongue torn from your head! You ... ANNAS: (Stopping Caiaphas with an out-stretched hand) Please son-in-law! Restrain yourself! Now Mary, continue your story, but with a bit more respect. We are the Priests of the Lord God, and you are in his holy temple. MARY MAGDALENE: Yes, well as I was saying, I sat in the garden crying. I was suddenly aware of someone near me. When I turned around, I saw a man standing over me. I thought that he was the ...

7. No Need For Weeping Anymore

John 20:10-18

Sermon

Erskine White

... that matters this morning; what matters more is that Jesus is still alive even now. As the woman discovered on Easter Sunday in Peter Marshall's church, the fact that Jesus still lives is what rescues us today and encourages us for tomorrow. Remember that when Mary first went to the garden, she couldn't find Jesus. She looked for Him in vain because she was looking for a dead man. So it is with us. If we look for a dead Christ, the One who lived two thousand years ago in Israel, we might admire Him and ...

8. Garden of Love

John 20:10-18, Song of Songs 4:1-16, Revelation 22:1-6

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... those to come again. We are the country maiden in love with a Shepherd of the field. We are the lover overcome with the joy of our lover’s coming. This is the Story of God. This is our Story. This is our Song. In Jesus’ resurrection in the garden in which Mary finds him, she is stunned and moved by His voice. Her heart recognizes Him with the call of her name and she is drawn back to Him. She knows Him, and she loves Him. He is her Life. Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life that leads ...

9. The Role of an Angel

John 20:10-18

Sermon

George Bass

... . Tears might have blurred her vision, but remember that she didn’t recognize the voice which she must have known so well. He must have been different. He didn’t shock or frighten her. A single word changed all of that. When the man in the garden said "Mary," she immediately knew that it was Jesus. Instead of answering her - "if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away" - he simply called her by name as he had on many other occasions. We may not recognize ...

10. Be Ready for the Possibility of the Resurrection

John 20:1-18

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... injuries.” It is the feeling that overwhelms you when the doctor says, “The lab reports are back. The results are not good. You have a very aggressive form of cancer.” That was Mary Magdalene’s experience that Sunday morning in the garden cemetery. She felt as though her life had caved in. She was on the verge of being crushed by despair. Yet Mary did not give up. She kept alive a little spark of hope; a tiny flicker of faith’s possibility. In spite of all that weekend’s evidence to the contrary ...

11. The Sweet Fragrance of Brokenness

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... One kind of tree was simply beautiful. I want you to close your eyes now and imagine for a moment that you are standing in that garden. You can’t see it, but you can smell it, can’t you? Breathe in deeply. Smell the fragrance of the flowers, the plants, the ... ’s Witness to Jesus’ anointing at Bethany just before his betrayal (14:3-11) John’s Witness to Jesus’ anointing at Bethany by Mary Six Days before the Passover (12:1-11) Luke’s Witness to a Sinful Woman who Anointed Jesus at the Home of a ...

12. Sitting Shiva Behind Closed Doors

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Madame, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” Supposing Him to be the gardener, she said to Him, “Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away.” Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned, and said to Him in Hebrew,” “Rabbouni!” (This means “esteemed master teacher”). Jesus said to her, “Do not try to hold onto me, because I have not yet ascended ...

13. Creation Reborn

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... and came to walk and talk with them (Genesis 2). In the re-creation of all things, it is quite appropriate for new life to begin anew in a garden where the great gardener was once again meandering and sharing intimacy with those who were favored friends. John confirmed this symbolic intent when he told us that Jesus said, “Mary.” Jesus spoke Mary’s name. Just as Adam and Eve, along with all the animals and all elements of creation, came into being when they were named in the first beginning, so now ...

14. Easter Transportation

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... your face all along -- it's just that you weren't aware of it. I'm as sure as I can be that Easter has, or soon will, come to you. If it doesn't seem so, it may be that you, like Mary, are seeing, yet not seeing. "Supposing him to be the gardener," our text says of Mary. Remember that time when you were in deep despair and it felt all the time like it was three o'clock in the morning? Then the despair lifted -- and it was more than the St. John's Wort that did it. Help came ...

15. Changed Lives - Mary Magdalene

John 20:10-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... is risen, as he said. This story is real. It cannot be separated from the pain of the cross, but it is real. And it is powerful, powerful enough to change people’s lives. How about you? Has Christ come to you like he came to Mary Magdalene in the garden that morning? Has he spoken your name? Open your life, your heart to the power of the risen Christ. See what he can do through you. Praise his name. He is risen. 1. W. Gregory Pope, http://www.crescenthillbaptistchurch.org/oldsite/sermon‑04‑16‑06.htm ...

16. A Cross In A Cradle

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... Christmas is about a God who keeps His promises. But here is the second thing to be said: GOD DOESN'T PROMISE US A ROSE GARDEN. As Simeon held the baby Jesus in his arms the Spirit revealed to him that this baby was the long-awaited Messiah. This was indeed ... a remarkable woman. In all her years she had not grown bitter and she had never given up hope. There at the Temple Anna saw Mary, and Joseph holding the baby Jesus. At that moment she came up to the young family, and began to praise God. Anna knew in an ...

17. Precocious

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... that are implied: Passover Jerusalem Temple (Courtyards) Father House (My Father’s House) Invisible Metaphors: Tree (of Life) / Fruit / Garden / Fig Tree The visit to the Temple occurs during the festival of Passover. Not only is this a logical ... keep him out of the limelight, away from the attention of anyone who might harm him. They knew the prophecies about their son. Mary “pondered” much in her heart from the time of his birth, and again now. She knew “who” he was. And they both clearly ...

18. When Old Nick Met Nicodemus

Drama

... MARY MAGDALENE EXTRAS Introduction We are blessed with a professional actor in our church, who loves to play the part of old men. This play was written with him in mind, but any man with a bit of make-up and whitened hair can win your audience with this warm story of an old man on Easter morning. The scenery is very simple ... an old street corner newstand with some magazines and papers hung with clothespins are on one side of the stage and a garden area is on the other side of the platform. Scene: On stage ...

19. John 20:1-18

John 20:1-18

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... body to an unknown location. The angel's answer is not recorded by John. Instead, John introduces a person whom Mary mistakes for the gardener. When she is again asked about her obvious sorrow, her reply clearly indicates that she has abandoned the notion that violence has been done to the body, and that she is hopefully embracing the possibility that a friendly agent, perhaps this gardener, has removed the body to a safer location where enemies or tomb terrorizers (quite common then) could not molest it ...

20. Click to Unfriend

Hebrews 10:16-25

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... comfortable as going back to the house in Bethany again, but the week had been difficult and they needed to be out and away from the crowds and what they were stirring up. It was a few hours later when most were asleep that Mary had been awakened by the noise from the garden. She was outside the garden wall, but some say a few men had appeared, while others said it was a large group of soldiers, but the crowds with them were so large it was hard to tell who was really in control of it. All she knew was that ...

21. Death Has Been Conquered

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... of Christ’s presence in our lives today. It is so good to know that Christ does live. We share in the joy of Mary Magdalene and Peter and all those disciples and devoted followers to whom the risen Christ appeared when death could no longer contain him. For ... nun. She says that a few weeks before Easter there was a horrible accident in her community. While burning some branches in his garden the father of one of her pupils at her convent accidentally set fire to himself. He died as a result of his burns ...

22. Sermon In A Word

John 20:10-18, John 20:1-9

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... . "I saw the Lord!" First Person: They turned to her as she rushed over to Peter. The glaze of depression was still over their eyes. Only John stood and went to Mary. "What happened?" Second Person: "I went back to the garden and he came up to me as I was sitting there. I thought he was the gardener. But when he spoke, I recognized his voice. It was Jesus." First Person: Peter put his hand over his face. If Jesus was alive, how he must hate them all for the way they had failed him and each other. What ...

23. LENT: The Passion of Christ: "Raised"

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. [15] Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?" Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away." [16] Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to him in Hebrew, "Rabbouni!" (which means Teacher). [17] Jesus said to her, "Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to ...

24. The Most Beautiful Story Ever Told

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... GOD INTO HUMAN EXPERIENCE. An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to ... one day a knowledgeable visitor looked out through her window and gasped, "Good heavens, what is Sir Lawrence Bragg doing in your garden?" In a similar fashion you and I might gasp, "What is God doing in that stable?" But that is the contention that ...

25. The Easter Story Is Our Story

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... as she spoke; then jumped with a start. A man stood there. An ordinary looking man. Nothing strikingly different about him. "Woman, why are you weeping?" the man asked, picking up the words of the angels. "Whom do you seek?" Mary still did not know who this man was. She supposed he was the gardener. She spoke to the strange man. "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away." These were bold words. Boldness was appropriate for her crucified master. She could ...

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