HAVE YOU BEEN CORRECTED?
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Bible Reading Week 16 (3rd Sunday) Resurrection Sunday
This Week’s Theme: The Ultimate Sign
Word for the Week is Resurrection (spiritual): The gospel brings new life to men and women, who lived in death and darkness until they came to faith. The NT emphasis upon “being made alive in Christ” is closely linked to the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Memory verse: Colossians 3:1 (NKJV) If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.
Sermon Focus: Jesus’ resurrection makes eternal life possible.
Sermon Passage: John 20:1-2, 11-18
1 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb.
2 Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.”
11 But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb.
12 And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
13 Then they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.”
14 Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus.
15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.”
16 Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to Him, “Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher).
17 Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’ ”
18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things to her.
INTRODUCTION:
HAVE YOU BEEN CORRECTED?
HAVE YOU BEEN CORRECTED?
I. MISUNDERSTOOD THE MYSTERY
I. MISUNDERSTOOD THE MYSTERY
1 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb.
2 Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.”
IT WAS THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK
MARY MAGDALENE AND ACCORDING TO THE OTHER WENT TO THE TOMB EARLY, WHILE IT WAS STILL DARK
Confirmation Bias
SHE FORMED A THEORY too early
SHE INTERPRETED THE SCENE TO FIT HER THEORY
JUMPED TO CONCLUSION
FAULTY ACCUSATION - THEY
UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS
FAULTY ASSUMPTION - TAKEN AWAY THE LORD
UNDISCLOSED PLACE
1. The Pharisees & Jesus (John 9, Luke 6, Matthew 12)
What they expected: A political Messiah who would uphold their traditions.
What they saw: A lawbreaker and blasphemer, not the Son of God.
Confirmation Bias: They ignored His miracles and teachings because He didn’t fit their mold—healing on the Sabbath, eating with sinners, etc.
2. Eli & Hannah (1 Samuel 1:12–14)
What he expected: Drunk worshipers in the temple.
What he saw: Hannah praying silently and emotionally.
Confirmation Bias: He judged her wrongly based on assumptions instead of discerning the truth.
3. Nathaniel & Jesus (John 1:45–46)
What he expected: Nothing good to come from Nazareth.
What he saw: Just another man from a disreputable town.
Confirmation Bias: He nearly missed the Messiah because of a regional stereotype.
4. Disciples on the Road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13–27)
What they expected: A victorious king, not a suffering Savior.
What they saw: A failed prophet.
Confirmation Bias: Even as Jesus walked beside them, they couldn’t recognize Him because their hopes had been shattered.
5. Israel & the Promised Land (Numbers 13–14)
What they expected: A land too dangerous to conquer.
What they saw: Giants and threats, not the fulfillment of God’s promise.
Confirmation Bias: Ten spies interpreted the land through fear, not faith—despite clear evidence of God’s provision.
6. Peter & the Gentiles (Acts 10–11)
What he expected: Salvation was for Jews only.
What he saw: Clean and unclean distinctions, even in God’s vision.
Confirmation Bias: It took a divine revelation for Peter to recognize God’s heart for the Gentiles.
Not a theft, but a triumph
Not a crime, but a comeback
Not stolen, but risen
Not missing, but miraculous
Not looted, but lifted
Not a grave heist, but a glorious rising
Not removed, but resurrected
Not a snatching, but a Savior standing
II. MISREAD THE MATERIAL
II. MISREAD THE MATERIAL
11 But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb.
12 And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
13 Then they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.”
SHE OVERLOOKED evidence that contradicts initial assumptions.
Her pain clouded her perception.
She Mistook Angels for Mere Men
Even when she saw two angels in white, she still didn’t realize something divine was happening (John 20:12–13).
Grief, trauma, or disappointment can dull our spiritual sensitivity.
She Mistook Jesus for the Gardener
• When Jesus Himself appeared, she didn’t recognize Him at first (John 20:14–15).
14 Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus.
15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.”
• She was looking for a dead body, not a living Savior.
• Spiritual Insight: Our expectations of God can blind us to His presence right in front of us.
SHE OVERLOOKED THE EVIDENCE FROM THE WORD, THE OLD TESTAMENT
3 He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
4 Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted.
5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth.
ALTHOUGH SHE WAS A FAITHFUL FOLLOWER OF CHRIST DURING HIS MINISTRY
SHE OVERLOOKED HIS PERSONAL WITNESS
ABOUT HIS ON DEATH AND RESURRECTION
11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.
40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
21 From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.
2. Joseph’s Bloody Robe (Genesis 37:31–33)
• What was seen: Joseph’s coat dipped in goat’s blood.
• What was misread: Jacob believed Joseph had been killed by a wild animal.
• Misinterpretation: A planted clue (by the brothers) led to false grief.
• Lesson: Physical “evidence” can be manipulated to fit a false narrative.
3. The Battle of Ai (Joshua 7)
• What was seen: Unexpected defeat in battle.
• What was misread: Israel assumed God was no longer with them.
• Misinterpretation: They didn’t realize the hidden sin of Achan was the cause.
• Lesson: Surface evidence (like failure) may point to deeper unseen issues.
5. Jesus Walking on Water (Matthew 14:25–26)
• What was seen: A figure walking on the sea.
• What was misread: The disciples thought He was a ghost.
• Misinterpretation: A miraculous act was interpreted as a haunting.
• Lesson: Fear can cloud our perception of the supernatural.
6. Jesus on the Cross (Luke 23:35–39)
• What was seen: A man crucified between criminals.
• What was misread: People mocked Him, thinking He was powerless.
• Misinterpretation: They saw weakness where God was showing ultimate strength.
• Lesson: God’s greatest work can look like defeat from the outside.HAVE YOU MISREAD THE MATERIAL
THAT ALL HAVE SINNED
NONE RIGHTEOUS
CHRIST IS THE WAY
THERE IS NO OTHER WAY
HE HAS THE POWER OF LIFE AND DEATH
HE HAS COME THAT YOU MAY HAVE AN ABUNDANT LIFE
III. MISJUDGED THE MOVEMENTS
III. MISJUDGED THE MOVEMENTS
14 Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus.
15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.”
16 Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to Him, “Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher).
17 Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’ ”
18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things to her.
She Misunderstood the Mission
• She initially clung to Jesus physically (John 20:17), but He redirected her: “Go and tell…”
• Her instinct was to hold on, but Jesus was calling her to go out.
• Spiritual Insight: When we encounter Jesus, the right response isn’t just personal comfort—it’s missional movement.
Martha in Luke 10:38–42
• The Moment’s Mission: Sit and learn at Jesus’ feet.
• Martha’s Misunderstanding: Focused on busyness and doing rather than being present with Christ.
• Lesson: Sometimes the mission is stillness, not service.
The People After the Feeding of the 5,000 (John 6:14–15, 26–27)
• Their Assumption: Jesus would be their free meal ticket and earthly king.
• Jesus’ Actual Mission: To offer eternal life through Himself.
• Lesson: The mission is spiritual nourishment, not physical satisfaction.
Saul (Before Becoming Paul) – Acts 9
• His Assumed Mission: Defend God’s law by persecuting Christians.
• The Real Mission: Preach Christ to the Gentiles.
• Lesson: Zeal without revelation leads to opposing the very God you’re trying to serve.
The tomb wasn’t raided—it was rendered powerless
This wasn’t loss—it was life
He wasn’t taken—He rose
Grave empty, not by force—but by faith
No thief—just the Risen King
Missing body? No. Mighty Savior.
SUFFERED FOR US
HE ENDURED
THEIR BACKSTABBING
THEIR PLOTS
THEIR HITTING
AND THEIR SPITTING
HE WAS WOUNDED FOR OUR TRANSGRESSIONS
BRUISED FOR OUR INIQUITIES
PIERCED FOR OUR GUILT
SUFFERED FOR OUR SHAME
TORTURED FOR OUR SHORTCOMINGS
BEATEN FOR OUR WRONGS
AND CRUCIFIED FOR OUR SINS
He DIED A GRUESOME DEATH ON FRIDAY
HE DIED FOR EVERY LIE YOU TOLD
HE DIED FOR EVERY CRIME YOU COMMITTED
HE DIED FOR EVERY DITCH YOU DUG
HE DIED FOR EVERY HEART YOU BROKE
HE DIED FOR EVERY CHARACTER YOU ASSASSINATED
HE DIED FOR EVERY SIN YOU COMMITTED
THEN
THEY BURIED
MAN’S ROCK IN A WEARY LAND
THEY BURIED
MAN’S VICTOR
THEY BURIED
MAN’S DEFENDER
THEY BURIED JESUS IN A BORROWED TOMB
BUT
ON THAT THIRD DAY, ON SUNDAY MORNING
HE GOT UP
IN ORDER TO MOVE YOU WORST TO FIRST
IN ORDER TO MOVE YOU SINNER TO SAINT
IN ORDER TO MOVE YOU MAD TO GLAD
IN ORDER TO MOVE YOU WRONG TO RIGHT
IN ORDER TO MOVE YOU VICTIM TO VICTOR
IN ORDER TO MOVE YOU CHUMP TO CHAMPION
IN ORDER TO MOVE YOU TRAGEDY TO TRIUMPH
IN ORDER TO MOVE YOU HELL TO HEAVEN
Not a crucifixion, but a coronation (Jesus on the cross)
• Not a fall, but fulfillment (of prophecy and purpose)
• Not defeat in death, but dominion through resurrection
• Not a tomb of defeat, but a testimony of triumph
• Not a setback, but a SETUP
• It looked like the end, but it was only the beginning
• What seemed like ruin was really redemption
• Hell thought it had won, but heaven had the final word
• Not the silence of defeat, but the sound of deliverance
• Not down, but destined
• Not crushed—crowned
• Not beaten—beloved and victorious
• Not the end—only the elevation
• Not death—dominion
