Look full in His wonderful face; As followers of the way of Jesus, our aim is heaven, our hope is tethered to this story of beginnings, and our hands are engaged in reversing the curse. The narrative of the fall provides a convincing historical explanation of human perversion and the corruption of nature (Spirit of the Reformation Study Bible, Zondervan Publishing House, 2003, p. 14). He said, “Our Master must not be thought of as inferior to [the martyrs], it cannot be that he should tremble where they were brave.” He said also that Christ’s agony did not come from an attack by Satan. seminaries or Bible schools. Jesus, our King, has repurposed death into a victorious rally cry that will echo throughout eternity. There you have an overview of the doctrines of sin and salvation, given to us in the form of those three gardens – the garden of sin, the garden of suffering, and the garden of new life! 6. The purpose of this website is to provide free sermon manuscripts and sermon videos to pastors and missionaries throughout the world, especially the Third World, where there are few if any theological seminaries or Bible schools. Church Online is Live Now! An angel came down and rolled back the stone from the mouth of the tomb. Mark 14:33, 34; Luke 22:42; Hebrews 12:2; Isaiah 53:10, 6; You may email Dr. Hymers at rlhymersjr@sbcglobal.net, (Click Here) – or you may Genesis 2:8, 17; Romans 5:12; 8:7; I Corinthians 2:14; “Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. He says that it all results from Adam, that it is all tied up with what Adam did, and our relationship with him (Martyn Lloyd-Jones, M.D., Romans – Exposition of Chapter Five, The Banner of Truth Trust, 2003, p. 178). Because of Adam’s sin all human beings are born sinners. In verse forty-five we read of the first Adam and the last Adam. God is counting on us to represent His love and redemption to those in need. Graves into Gardens. Click on “Sermon Manuscripts.”. Jesus, our King, has repurposed death into a victorious rally cry that will echo throughout eternity. Whenever you write to Dr. Hymers always tell him what country you live in, or he cannot answer you. Dr. R. C. H. Lenski said, “The agony of Gethsemane will always remain full of mystery for us...the world’s sin had, indeed, been assumed by Jesus during his whole life, but here in Gethsemane the supreme moment of that assumption had come” (R. C. H. Lenski, Ph.D., The Interpretation of St. Luke’s Gospel, Augsburg Publishing House, 1946, p. 1074). Then He prayed, “Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me” (Luke 22:42). Invite a Friend. Alexander Maclaren . Play Message. That is the first point of the Gospel, “Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures” (I Corinthians 15:3). We dove into the life of Joseph (Genesis 37-50) who faced many graves along the way to ultimately make the statement in Genesis … But why is this so? And [your fears and doubts] will grow strangely dim, The world became a hostile place for all living things as a direct result of Adam’s great sin in defying God. | During Easter With Seacoast 2020, Pastor Josh Surratt talks about how God can turn Graves Into Gardens. All creation groans through thee, Sermon Audio Oh! “Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. Spend some time together discussing the message using these questions as a guide. The song reminds us how God has us on a journey toward producing something good out of our struggles and trials. Message Notes Group Discussion Countdown to LIVE SERVICE. John 19:41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulcher, wherein was never man yet laid.… 'In the garden a new tomb.' Jesus ate a Passover meal with His Disciples. The risen Jesus saves those who come to Him from the curse of sin, and eternal damnation. His death as payment for our sins, and His bodily resurrection to give us life are the two parts of the Gospel. April 19-May 31. Death’s sting has no hold on us—the tomb is empty. Third, let us conclude by thinking of the garden that contained the Saviour’s tomb. Copyright © 2020 Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. (“Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” by Helen H. Lemmel, 1863-1961; You will live and die, and go to Hell. All Rights Reserved. Turn your eyes upon Jesus, And these words I have given you from the Bible will haunt you, and torment you, for all eternity. “Two Graves, Two Gardens: How to Reverse Your Life Through the Resurrection of Christ” (John 19:41-20:18). During Easter With Seacoast 2020, Pastor Josh Surratt talks about how God can turn Graves Into Gardens. Through Jesus, everything sad is coming untrue. Ephesians 2:5. Evil rears its head in paradise. His resurrection from the dead brought justification and life to those who are united to Him by faith. The earth’s environment also fell under the curse of God. Although the world lives with the end in mind, in Jesus our story is not a story of ends. We could call it “the Garden of Death.”. As they went to tell the Disciples, Jesus met them. “Because the carnal [unconverted] mind is enmity against God” (Romans 8:7). Hundreds of others watch the videos on YouTube, but they soon leave YouTube and come to our website. These sermon manuscripts are not copyrighted. As the world around us seems to be stopping, and as the curse seems more real than ever, we can trust with great confidence that, even still, God never stops working. The death that passed down to us by inheritance includes enmity, or hostility and bitterness against God. I believe that Jesus took our sins upon Him in the Garden of Gethsemane. As Spurgeon put it, “May we not conceive that as in a garden Adam’s [sin] ruined us, so in another garden the [last] Adam should restore us” (ibid). The sermon manuscripts are given in 43 languages to about 120,000 computers each month. Click here to read what Dr. Buswell and Dr. Rice wrote on Gethsemane. Or at least it feels that way. B. We are all born with a sin nature. And Christ, the last Adam, rose from the dead in the third garden – from the garden tomb. What is the matter with you? “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” (by Helen H. Lemmel, 1863-1961; (“Much We Talk of Jesus’ Blood” by Joseph Hart, 1712-1768). They just need someone to help remove the grave clothes. Jim Burgen. This sermon, “Two Graves, Two Gardens: How to Reverse Your Life Through the Resurrection of Christ” (John 19:41-20:18), was originally preached on Sunday, April 12, 2009 at Highview Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky. But that view contradicts Hebrews 12:2, which tells us that Jesus “for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame.”. Therefore we can trace the sin, blindness, and perversely rebellious nature of the human race to the horrible corruption of Adam’s defiance of God in the Garden of Eden, at the beginning of history. Jim Burgen. It is important to find a community to help you live out your faith. And why has it always been like that? iTunes Podcast, © 2020 - Kyle Idleman. Sermons. As followers of the way of Jesus, our aim is heaven, our hope is tethered to this story of beginnings, and our hands are engaged in reversing the curse. The resurrection of Jesus from the dead is one of the two most important doctrines of Christianity. Spurgeon asked, “What was the cause of the peculiar grief of Gethsemane?” He said it did not come from bodily pain. This is possibly no more than a topographical note introduced merely for the sake of accuracy. Thus, my position is the same as that of Spurgeon, the reformed theologian Dr. J. Oliver Buswell, and Dr. John R. Rice. YouTube feeds people to our website. You can read Dr. Hymers' sermons each week on the Internet | Our salvation only comes through the Blood Christ shed on the Cross, not the Blood that came out of His finger when He cut it – not even from the bloody sweat in the Garden. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive” (I Corinthians 15:21-22). Christ's resurrection as a fact bears on the belief in a future state as nothing else can. Was it a coincidence that man’s sin began in a Garden, and Christ took our sin upon Himself in another Garden? Most commentators say it was a reference to His death on the Cross the next day. Second, let us think about the Garden of Gethsemane, The world became a hostile place for all living things as a direct result of Adam’s great sin in defying God. Romans 8:28 says that we know that in all things God works for good. write to him at P.O. The history books tell us that this has always been the pattern of things. This is beautiful and true theology. He said they should go and tell the Disciples. Although the world lives with the end in mind, in Jesus our story is not a story of ends.