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Mary Magdalene A word of encouragement!

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John 20v10-18

“Then the disciples went back to where they were staying. Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus' body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. They asked her, "Woman, why are you crying?" "They have taken my Lord away," she said, "and I don't know where they have put him." At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.

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John 20v10-18

“He asked her, "Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?" Thinking he was the gardener, she said, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him." Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, "Rabboni!" (which means "Teacher"). Jesus said, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father.

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John 20v10-18

“Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'" Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: "I have seen the Lord!" And she told them that he had said these things to her. “

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Lessons …

1. Mary experienced great anguish of soul* “… In this world you will have trouble …“ John 16:33

2. Evil one twists our thinking * “In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which

you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.” Eph 6:16

3. Mary plucks up the courage to look again

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Lessons …

3. Mary plucks up the courage to look again

* “You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony (tablets) which I will give to you.” Exodus 25v21 NASV

* “Come near to God and he will come near to you.” Jam 4v8

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Lessons …

4. God then challenges what we believe

5. He calls her by name* “At this, some of his disciples said to one another, "What

does he mean by saying, 'In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me,' and 'Because I am going to the Father'?” John 16:16&17

* “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ …” 2Cor 12:9

6. Go and tell the others

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Conclusion

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33