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"Empty Promises" (Luke 24:1-12)
Originally Delivered: March 21, 2010
Message Length: 31 min.
Abstract - I consider this one of the most unique messages Pastor Don ever delivered.  As we get closer to Easter 2010 today's message identifies the "empty" promises made from the Cross, tomb, and burial cloth.  In a play-on-words he drives home the real promise that Jesus has for us by looking back at things left empty.  So set back and enjoy an uplifting, inspiring, really great message.

Message Outline

Introduction:

What have they deemed to be the most important invention of man kind?

Luke 16:19-31

#I         The 1st “Empty Promise” is the empty cross.     

a.       What difference does an empty cross make?

a.       None if you don’t believe you are a sinner.

b.      None if you think you are good enough to get to heaven on your own.

c.       None if you do not believe that God demands payment for your sins.

d.      None if you do not believe that Jesus is the sacrificial lamb of God.

b.      But everything if you believe.

a.       You are a sinner.

b.      If you believe that only in Jesus can you be saved.

c.       Everything if you believe in eternal life.

d.      Everything if you believe in heaven and hell.

e.       If you believe in all the centuries of God’s promise about Jesus.

c.       The Romans solders knew Jesus was dead.

d.      The Jewish council knew Jesus was dead.

e.       The Roman government knew Jesus was dead.

#II        The 2nd “Empty Promise” is the empty tomb. Luke 24:1-5

a.       What difference does an empty tomb make?

a.       None if you do not believe in eternal life.

b.      None if you do not believe that Jesus had a resurrected body 

b.      But, everything if you believe the promise of God

a.       Everything if you believe will give an account of how we lived.

b.      Everything if you believe that God has the power to raise the dead.

c.       The ladies had good reason to be concerned. Mark 16:3

a.       The stone was large.

b.      There were guards.

c.       There was the Roman seal

#III      The 3rd “Empty Promise” is the empty folded burial head cloth. Vs 12.

John 20:7&8.

a.       What difference does an empty burial head piece make?     

a.       None if you believe Jesus Christ to be only a man.

b.      None if you think it is only coincidental.

c.       But everything if you believe He was raised from the dead my the power of God.

d.      Luke 24:36-44

a.       The folded cloth meant.

b.      He would be back it was not over.

c.       He would talk with them again.

d.      He would walk with them again Luke 24: 13-15

e.       He would eat with them again Vs. 41

 

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