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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>Jim & Marie Watt</b></font></p>
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12 - LUKE 23:56b-24:53 - SUNDAY: THE RESURRECTION</b></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="LEFT"><b>1.
24:6-7 (23:56b-24:11) JESUS' RESURRECTION: REPORTED TO WOMEN. “He
is not here, but is risen: remember how he spoke to you when he was
yet in :Galilee, <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">7</font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
saying that the Son of :man must be delivered up into sinful men's
hands, and be crucified, and the third day rise again” (NNT). </font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">What
a message from the angels! What wonder, consternation and joy must
have been in the minds of these women!</span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>
Hallowed be your :name.</i></font></b></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>2. 24:12 JESUS'
RESURRECTION: MISUNDERSTOOD BY PETER. “But :Peter arose, <i>and</i>
ran unto the tomb; and stooping over, he sees the linen cloths by
themselves; and he departed to his home, wondering at what was come
to pass.” </b><span style="">Apart from divine
understanding and revelation, we cannot see things from Your point of
view, Father. Peter should have known because of the prophetic words
of Jesus. </span><b><i>Your :kingdom come.</i></b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>3. 24:25-27 (24:13-32)
JESUS' RESURRECTION: REVEALED TO MR. & MRS. CLEOPAS. “And HE
said unto them, O foolish, and slow of :heart to believe in all that
the prophets have spoken! <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">26</font>
Behooved it not the Christ to suffer these <i>things, </i>and to
enter into his :glory? <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">27</font>
And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to
them in all the scriptures the <i>things</i> concerning himself.”
</b><span style="">Ah, here it is. In the breaking
of the Bread, Father, Your Son Jesus was revealed to these two! Every
time You give us our daily bread, may it be blessed to us with fresh
revelation of You! </span><b><i>Your :will be done, As in heaven, so
on earth.</i></b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>4. 24:34-35 (24:33-35)
JESUS' RESURRECTION: CONFIRMED BY PETER & CLEOPAS. [They said
that], “The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon. <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">35</font>
And THEY rehearsed the <i>happenings</i> on the way, and how he was
known of them in the breaking of the bread.” </b><span style="">O
forgive us Father, for being so slow to believe all things concerning
Your Son Jesus! We hear, and we do not believe. We see, and then
slowly faith seeps in. </span><b><i>Our :daily :bread Give us this
day.</i></b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>5. 24:39-40 (24:36-43)
JESUS: REVEALS HIS RESURRECTION BODY! “See my :hands and my :feet,
that it is I myself: handle me, and see; because a spirit has not
flesh and bones, as you behold me having. <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">40</font>
And when he had said this, he showed them <i>his </i>:hands and
:feet.” </b><span style="">When the invisible
becomes visible; when heaven is manifested on earth; when Your
Kingdom Father, becomes “Now”; then let us be sensitive and
understand what we hear and see! </span><b><i>And forgive us our
:debts, As we also have forgiven our :debtors!</i></b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>6. 24:49 (24:44-49) JESUS:
RELATES HIS RESURRECTION TO SCRIPTURES. “And lo, I send forth the
promise of my :Father upon you: but tarry YOU in the city, until you
be clothed with power from on high.” </b><span style="">Here
is the secret, Father: the indwelling of the Spirit of Christ! We are
</span><u><span style="">not</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
living letters and witnesses apart from this experience. Only then
are You able to take and use us! </span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
bring us not into temptation!</span></i></b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">7.
24:50-51 (24:50-53) JESUS: HIS ASCENSION. “And he led them out
until over against Bethany: and he lifted up his :hands, </span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">and</span></i><span style="text-decoration: none;">
blessed them. </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">51</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
And it came to pass, while he :blessed them, he parted from them, and
was carried up into :heaven.” </span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">This
was not an idle gesture or symbol of blessing, but a reality
(Habakkuk 3:4). Father, we bless You for the present reality of Your
Kingdom. </span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">But
deliver us from the evil </span></i><span style="text-decoration: none;">one!</span></b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u><b>NOTE</b></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>:
24:31-32 (24:13-32) JESUS: EFFECT OF RESURRECTED STATE ON CLEOPAS &
FRIEND. “And their :eyes were opened, and they knew him; and HE
vanished out of their sight. </b></span><b><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">32</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
And they said one unto another, Was not our :heart burning, while he
spoke to us in the way, as he opened to us the scriptures?” </span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Yes,
Father! This ought to be our experience daily, whenever the Spirit of
Christ takes the written word and transforms it into a living word of
understanding! </span></span></font>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Dr.
Donald Gray Barnhouse was minister of the Tenth Presbyterian Church
of Philadelphia in the 40's and 50's - and often President Charles W.
Koller of Northern Baptist Theological Seminary of Chicago would have
him as guest speaker at our Chapel service. He usually made our 400
students either “mad or glad!” Neutral we could not be! He was
the one who said, “If you have a plaque at home saying, 'Prayer
Changes Things'; go home and turn it to the wall! Prayer </span></span><u><span style="">doesn't</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
change things! Prayer changes </span></span><u><span style="">you</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">!”</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">He
was also the one who said, “Though the Scriptures only name Cleopas
as one of the two leaving Jerusalem and joined by Jesus following His
resurrection - it is quite reasonable to deduce his partner to be
Mrs. Cleopas!” He did not say a “Thus saith the Lord” for this;
and neither do I - though it might possibly be!</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Next
to Jesus being our Passover on Calvary - comes His Resurrection. 1
Corinthians 15 clearly states that Jesus would have died in vain had
He not been resurrected - and our faith would be in vain! Jesus'
Resurrection is therefore an integral part of His death! As a matter
of fact, the early Christian greeting was not, “Jesus died;” -
but “Jesus is Risen!” “He is risen indeed!”</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Luke
24 not only includes these too critical events, but also Jesus'
Ascension, with a promise of His soon gift of the Holy Spirit to
replace Him! All these 4 events took place within a 50-day
time-frame. As a matter of fact, in God's 7 Feasts of Leviticus 23
which He gave to Israel - Passover/Resurrection and Pentecost are
integrally tied together in the 50-day counting of the Omer, saying
that Passover and Resurrection are </span></span><u><span style="">not
complete</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
until Pentecost! Acts 2:38 has been called “The Peter Package” by
one - again showing that until the Holy Spirit as a gift (d</span></span><u><span style="">o</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">-reA)
is received </span></span><u><span style="">subsequent</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
to water baptism, we are </span></span><u><span style="">not
complete</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">!</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Then
see how careful the apostles were in the book of Acts to baptize
converts immediately following their repentance and faith; and then
to follow this up with the laying on of hands for the gift (do-reA)
of the Holy Spirit. Why is it then that many Evangelical Christians
do not follow this apostolic order? </span></span></font>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">And
now our Psalm for the day! </span></span><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">72:6,
8 (72:1-20) GIVE THE KING YOUR JUSTICE! “May he be like rain that
falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth! </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">8</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends
of the earth” (ESV)! </span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">King
Jesus: Reign in us! Father, we bless You for Your Son as King of Your
Kingdom! On July 1, 1867 the Premier of New Brunswick during his
early morning devotions was given Psalm 72:8 to find the name for the
</span></span><u><span style="">Dominion</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
of Canada. This verse appears in Ottawa, the capital of Canada, at
the National Parliament Buildings. It was 128 years later on July 1</span></span><sup><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">st</span></span></sup><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
at Whistler, BC, that Freda Cooper, granddaughter of Chief of the
Coast Salish First Nations People - led some 20 tribes of her people
in restoring vertical relationship with God. This was followed with
2200 representatives from 37 countries restoring horizontal relations
with the First Nations People. A representative of Britain, Canada
and the United States each knelt, apologized and asked forgiveness
for the sins of their people against the host people of this great
land of Canada and the United States. Some 500 to 800 nations are
represented by this host people. This 128</span></span><sup><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">th</span></span></sup><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
Anniversary in 1995 is two to the 7</span></span><sup><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">th</span></span></sup><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
power! David Mainse of 100 Huntley Street, Toronto, said it was the
most outstanding celebration he had ever attended! J.A.Watt</span></span></font></p>
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