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Maybe you were 42 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 4: watching it with a friend and they knew They didn't 43 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 4: know the end of the story, but you did so 44 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 4: when all the suspenseful parts were coming, you weren't anxious 45 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 4: or concerned because you knew the end of the story. 46 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 4: You see today, you and I are living in the 47 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:15,639 Speaker 4: end of the resurrection story. See, we know what happened 48 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 4: the day that Jesus died. We know what happened when 49 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 4: he was buried, he rose again. We're living at the 50 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 4: end of the story. But see, two thousand years ago 51 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:32,359 Speaker 4: there was disciples and followers of Jesus that were actually 52 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 4: living in the story. They didn't know what was going 53 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,799 Speaker 4: to happen. You know the interesting thing about a story. 54 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 4: When you're watching it, that's one thing, But when it's 55 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 4: happening to your own life, that's an entirely different thing. 56 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 4: You See, when it's happening to you and you face 57 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 4: difficulties and challenges and suspenseful plots, it's difficult. You can't 58 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 4: always remember the end of the story. You can't always 59 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 4: remember what has been promised. See today, I want to 60 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:11,119 Speaker 4: talk about a band of women, one being Mary Magdalene, 61 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 4: Mary the mother of James, and a few others. You see, 62 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:20,679 Speaker 4: they they were living the story two thousand years ago. 63 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 4: In fact, they saw Jesus as he walked the earth. 64 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 4: They saw him do tremendous miracles. They saw him open 65 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 4: blind eyes and death ears in fact, Mary Magdalene, her 66 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 4: life was completely changed, radically changed by Jesus. She had 67 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 4: a miserable life. The Bible says that she was full 68 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 4: of darkness, but Jesus touched her and she became full 69 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 4: of life. See, she was living the story of this 70 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 4: grand savior, Jesus. But she also lived the story of 71 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 4: his death. She walked through the story when he hung 72 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 4: on the cross. She saw as he died slowly on 73 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 4: that cross. She saw when they took him down and 74 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 4: Joseph asked for his body so that he could wrap 75 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 4: him in linen and take him to a tomb. And 76 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 4: that tone was seal that day with a huge, huge stone. 77 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 4: She saw it all. And as Jesus lay in that tone, 78 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 4: her hopes, her dreams lay there with him. You see, 79 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 4: she saw it all. She was living in the story. 80 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 4: One day after the Sabbath, she woke up early in 81 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 4: the morning. The Bible says, the son had just come up, 82 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 4: and she in that band of women. They gathered spices. 83 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 4: They wanted to anoint Jesus's body one last time. They 84 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 4: were on their way to the tomb. I can imagine 85 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 4: it was still misty in the air, that was still 86 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 4: dew on the grass. They had all their stuff, They 87 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:56,040 Speaker 4: knew their assignment, they knew what their heart was beating for, 88 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:00,479 Speaker 4: and they were on their way. But on that path 89 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 4: to the tomb, they remembered something. They remembered the large 90 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 4: stone that sealed the entrance of that tomb. And they 91 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:14,720 Speaker 4: began talking among themselves about that big obstacle. They began thinking, 92 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 4: how in the world are we going to move that stone? 93 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 4: The Bible says in Mark sixteen fourth they set among themselves, 94 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 4: who will help us roll away the stone? You see, 95 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 4: that stone represented a block to them. As long as 96 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 4: that stone was there, they couldn't enter the tomb and 97 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 4: anoint the body of Jesus. That stone was too big 98 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:44,039 Speaker 4: for them to move themselves. Have you ever felt that 99 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 4: way before? Has something ever blocked your life? Maybe you've 100 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 4: heard your own self saying, who's going to help me 101 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:54,159 Speaker 4: move this thing? Have you ever had a block in 102 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 4: your life? Maybe you wanted to start a new business, 103 00:05:57,080 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 4: but you kept hitting obstacles draining your real Maybe you 104 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:04,839 Speaker 4: had a stone of an unwanted divorce, a stone of 105 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:09,559 Speaker 4: a bad medical report, stone of fear, stone of debt. 106 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 4: See those stones they're real. They come in different shapes 107 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 4: and different sizes. Maybe the stone you're not facing you're 108 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 4: facing today is not as big as the one of 109 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:24,039 Speaker 4: the tone. Maybe it is, but can I tell you 110 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 4: it's a stone that wants to block you. It's real. 111 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 4: They come in different shapes, they come in different sizes. 112 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 4: But you know what the purpose is the purpose is 113 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 4: to stop us. The purpose is to trap us thinking 114 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 4: that will never overcome that stone. It's too big, the 115 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 4: challenge is too hard. We might as well quit now. 116 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 4: You know what I loved about Mary and Martha. Mary 117 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:51,679 Speaker 4: and Mary was the fact that when they remembered the stone, 118 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 4: they didn't stop. They kept going. And when they got 119 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 4: to the tomb, the Bible says that they looked up 120 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 4: and they were so surprised the stone had been rolled away. 121 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:07,280 Speaker 4: The stone was not blocking the tomb anymore. The obstacle 122 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 4: that was trying to defeat them had been rolled away. 123 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 4: Think about that just a minute. What they were worried about, 124 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 4: what was there is now gone. Mary walked into the 125 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 4: tomb and saw the angel, and the angel declared to her, 126 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 4: are you looking for Jesus? He's not here. He's risen. 127 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 4: He's risen. You see the problem that she was facing 128 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 4: that day was met with the promise, the promise of 129 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 4: the resurrection. As soon as the angel told her, he's 130 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 4: not here, he's risen. The Bible says that she was 131 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 4: reminded of the promises of Jesus. He said, I'll rise again. 132 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 4: He said the temple will be built back in three days. 133 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 4: See when she heard it, she remembered the promise. Sometimes 134 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:06,960 Speaker 4: when you're walking through a difficult situation and there's obstacles 135 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 4: in your path, it's hard to remember those resurrection promises. 136 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 4: But can I tell you today, stones are meant to 137 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 4: stop you. Sometimes there are stones in reality that you 138 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 4: cannot move on your own. They are impossible, they're out 139 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 4: of your control. But can I tell you today that 140 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:30,120 Speaker 4: Jesus is alive and he's still rolling away the stones. 141 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 4: He's still moving stones in your life. It was Easter 142 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 4: Sunday and Mary didn't even know it. I hope this 143 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:46,560 Speaker 4: is each Easter Sunday makes you take a look at 144 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:49,560 Speaker 4: those blocks in your life, those stones, those things that 145 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 4: are trying to weigh you down, cause fear and anxiety, 146 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:56,119 Speaker 4: those things that would like to stop you from fulfilling 147 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 4: your destiny. I hope you look at those stones differently, 148 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 4: and next time you run into one of those things, 149 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:06,680 Speaker 4: I hope you look at it and you say, he 150 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 4: has risen and I will stand on the resurrection promises 151 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:17,680 Speaker 4: of the Lord Jesus Christ. If you are facing the 152 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 4: stone of discouragement today, I want to remind you that 153 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 4: he kills the broken heart and he binds up their wounds. 154 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 4: If you're looking at the stone a fear today, I 155 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:30,680 Speaker 4: want to remind you what the promise that says. It 156 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 4: says that I have not given you a spirit of fear, 157 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:37,080 Speaker 4: but of power, love and a sound mind. Do you 158 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 4: know with every stone there's a promise. Just like that 159 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:46,560 Speaker 4: day that Mary walked to that tomb, that problem was 160 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 4: resolved by the promise of the resurrection. Know today, whatever 161 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 4: you're facing, there's a promise to help you overcome, there's 162 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:58,439 Speaker 4: a promise to strengthen you. He still heals, he still delivers, 163 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 4: and he still sets free to do by the power 164 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:08,319 Speaker 4: of the resurrection. But it's up to us to remember 165 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 4: the power of the resurrection and the promises that He 166 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 4: made to us and attached the promise to it. A 167 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:17,640 Speaker 4: friend of mine the other day was working on a 168 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 4: project and she was so excited about the end result. 169 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 4: She said to me, Victoria, I want to send you 170 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:27,080 Speaker 4: the before and after picture of my project. I said, 171 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 4: I'd love to see it. She sent it to me. 172 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:33,559 Speaker 4: I opened the attachment and up came the before picture. 173 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:38,520 Speaker 4: It didn't look too good. I went to find the 174 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 4: after picture and it wasn't there. I emailed her back 175 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 4: and said, hey, where's the after picture. She emailed me 176 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 4: back and she said, oh my goodness, I forgot to 177 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 4: attach it. She sent it to me and I opened 178 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:54,080 Speaker 4: it up. It was magnificent. Can I tell you today 179 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 4: you may have a before picture, but if you will 180 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 4: attach the promises of God, you will open up a 181 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:06,959 Speaker 4: picture of the after and it will be magnificence. Because 182 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:11,960 Speaker 4: he's alive and he's risen. You see, that day that 183 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:15,959 Speaker 4: Mary walked to the tune, history was changed. Her life 184 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 4: was changed forever, and so was ours. He's risen and 185 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:24,760 Speaker 4: he's still moving stones today. Amen. Amen. 186 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to the Joels Deine podcast. 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