Sermons on John 20:8

Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in. And he saw and believed.So then the other disciple who came first to the tomb also entered in, and he saw and believed.Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.Then entered in therefore the other disciple also, who came first to the tomb, and he saw, and believed.
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… right here as a sign that king was here and he is alive. The other disciple who had reached the tomb first. By the way, we're trying to have a miracle resurrection here. And John just won't let it go. He needs to let us know that when he and Peter ran, he got there first. The tomb is empty. Claws are on the ground. Neatly folded. I got here first. Don't be that guy. He also went in and he saw and believed. He saw and believed. John had been with Jesus. They'd been together for years. But on this day, in this moment, he saw and believed. For as yet, they did not understand the scripture that he must rise from the dead. They'd heard Jesus predict his death and his resurrection. They had heard him foretell these events, but somehow it just didn't add up until this moment. And when John went in and he saw those cloths on the ground and that one folded neatly on the shelf, when he saw it, he believed. …

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… Not lying with the linen wrappings, but rolled up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed. For as yet they did not understand the scripture that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples returned to their homes. But Mary, but Mary, but Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb, and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying. One at the head and the other at the feet. They said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? She said to them, they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him. When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she did not know that it was Jesus. 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 Jesus said to her Mary she turned and saw and said to him in Hebrew Rabbonah which means teacher Jesus said to her do not touch me because I have not yet ascended to the Father, but go to my brothers and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God. Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples. …

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God's Via Positiva #9 | Say Amen to Life
Scott Black Johnston, 2025-04-21 · Scripture reading

… Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went toward the tomb. The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, and the cloth that had been on Jesus' head, not lying with the linen wrappings, but rolled up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple who reached the tomb first also went in and he saw and believed. For as yet they did not understand the scripture that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples returned to their homes. But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb, and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. …

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