Now there was a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden. In the garden was a new tomb in which no man had ever yet been laid.Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new tomb wherein was never man yet laid.
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… She thought he was a gardener, and she was kind of right. John 19, verse 41, says this. Now, in the place where he was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. But he wasn't lying there anymore, was he? The focus is always either the grave or the garden, the stone or the Savior, the impossible situation you're facing or the one who does the impossible. Does a rolled stone mean you got robbed, or does it mean that he is risen? So she still can't see him. It takes time sometimes. Sometimes even people who God has really touched say, I just don't see you right now. That's all right, because Jesus said, Whom are you seeking? We know the irony of this. She is seeking Jesus, but Jesus is seeking her. She doesn't know where to look, but he knows where to find her. God knows where to find you. God knows what you've been into. …
as I've been stating over and over again, it's not your only hope in the sense that there's nothing else, and I guess we've been reduced down to this final choice. The fact of the matter is, what's transpiring this day, this night in history, is our only hope of eternal life and salvation because of what was written, because of who Jesus Christ is and was and is again. The one who gave his life, who willingly gave his life, who the prophets foretold would do exactly that. You just read eyewitness accounts of events that are in complete correlation with those of the Roman Empire and their subsequent investigation of the crucifixion of Christ and how it was handled. This is something that transcends religion. The fact that Jesus Christ came into this world as the prophets foretold, but all with a mission. Jesus said regarding this day, for this reason came I into the world. It's absolutely awesome. And so as we look at these things very quickly, friends, with the time that we have together, I want you to consider seven things very quickly. …
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