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John 20
Now
on the first day of the week
Mary Magdalene came to the tomb
Matthew 28:1-10
Now
after the Sabbath,
toward the dawn of the first day of the week,
Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.
And behold,
there was a great earthquake,
for an angel of the Lord descended from Heaven
and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it.
His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow.
And for fear of him
the guards trembled and became like dead men.
But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid!
For I know that you seek Jesus!
Who was crucified.
He is not here!
For
He has risen, as He said!
Come, see the place where He lay.
Then go quickly and tell His disciples that
He has risen from the dead,
and behold,
He is going before you to Galilee; there you will see Him.
See, I have told you!”
So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy,
and ran
to tell His disciples.
And behold,
Jesus met them and said,
“Greetings!”
And they came up and took hold of His feet
and worshiped Him.
Then Jesus said to them,
“Do not be afraid;
go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee,
and there they will see Me.”
John 20
“I am ascending to My Father
and your Father,
to My God
and your God.”
Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples,
“I have seen the Lord”
—and that He had said these things to her.
John 19:26-27
26 When Jesus saw
His mother and the disciple whom He loved
standing nearby, He said to His Mother,
“Woman, behold, your son!”
Then He said to the disciple,
“Behold, your mother!”
And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.
1 Corinthians 15:1-8
Now
I would remind you, brothers,
of the Gospel
I preached to you,
which you received, in which you stand,
and by which you are being saved,
if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
For I delivered to you as of first importance
what I also received:
that
Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures,
that He was buried,
that He was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,
and that He appeared to Cephas,
then to the twelve.
Then He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time,
most of whom are still alive,
though some have fallen asleep.
Then He appeared to James,
then to all the apostles.
Last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared also to me.
John 17:17-19
Then Jesus answered,
“Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine?
Was no one found to return
and give praise to God except this foreigner?”
And He said to him,
“Rise and go your way;
your faith has made you well.”
He appeared to more than five hundred brothers
~ Narrow Path! ~
God is Love
Matthew 20
“For the Kingdom of Heaven
is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning
to hire laborers for his vineyard.
2 After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day,
he sent them into his vineyard. 3 And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 4 and to them he said, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you.’ 5 So they went.
Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, he did the same.
6 And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing. And he said to them, ‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’ 7 They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’
8 And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.’ 9 And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius.
10 Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but each of them also received a denarius. 11 And on receiving it they grumbled at the master of the house, 12 saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’
But He replied to one of them,
‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge My Generosity?’
So the last will be first, and the first last.”
James 2:12-13
So speak and so act
as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty!
For judgment is without mercy
to
one who has shown no mercy.
Mercy triumphs over judgment!
Luke 6:36
Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
James 2:13
For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy.
Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Matthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
Abba, Father,
Know the Scriptures,
Know the Power of God.
And we will believe in the One He has Sent.
Surely, He took on our infirmities
and carried our sorrows;
yet, we considered Him stricken by God,
struck down and afflicted.
But He was pierced for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace
was upon Him,
and by His stripes
we are healed.
Each Day we are Blessed
to ask for more
More Heaven on earth.
More Give us This Day.
More Daily Bread.
The Universe is upheld
by the
Power of Your Word.
May The Lord God Almighty
His Son Jesus
surround and uphold us
in This Peace.
The Peace is Upheld by God Himself
and
we ask
His Blessing and Favor.
Gently, we hand You our Cares
knowing Your Hands hold
this so well.
Tenderly.
And we are Loved and Filled.
We give thanks for
Your Sacrifice
to bring those unworthy
to be adopted into Your Family.
Knowing we are not perfect,
have weakness,
flaws
and sins.
And draw near to you with confidence
in Jesus Christ
according to Your Will
Your Word
Your Steadfast Love
and Your Promises in Jesus.
Dwell in us
and help us to be Pleasing to You
Dwell in those we Love and Honor
and help us to seek You first
and we will end well in Jesus Christ.
In the Highest Name
of Jesus Christ,
Amen