Sermon: Going Away Empty Hearted
Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: John 20:1-18
Duration: 31:01
Size: 14.2 MB
Going Away Empty Hearted
Easter 2012
John 20:1-18
On Sunday morning, some friends of his arrive at the tomb where he was buried to pay their last respects only to discover that his body is gone.
The question is how are you going to respond to that empty tomb?
JOHN, THE BELIEVER
He was so excited about the possibility that Jesus might actually be alive that he ran faster than he ever had before.
John saw and believed.
PETER, THE SKEPTIC
The last time that he had looked into the eyes of Jesus was just after Peter had denied Him.
He needed more evidence.
Peter walked away from that empty tomb with his heart still broken.
MARY, THE BROKEN-HEARTED
It was the deepest darkest time of their lives.
To her, Jesus meant…
- Release
- Peace
- Forgiveness
- Someone to believe in
- Leadership
Seeing the Lord – that’s what Mary wanted more than anything else, and she wanted it more than anyone else did.
RESPONSE
You see the empty tomb and you believe.
You see the empty tomb and you don’t know what to believe.
You see the empty tomb, you see the change in people’s lives and you hang around long enough to have your questions answered and your faith grown.