John 20:11-18 Dispel Sorrow - Revision history

Wakefien: /* The work of Jesus did not end at the crucifixion or even the resurrection. */

2025-04-21T14:25:43Z

‎The work of Jesus did not end at the crucifixion or even the resurrection.

Wakefien: /* Go with Glory — At the end of the day, it is Jesus who brings help to our and everyone else's hurts (17-18). */

2025-04-21T14:24:38Z

‎Go with Glory — At the end of the day, it is Jesus who brings help to our and everyone else's hurts (17-18).

Wakefien: /* Even Jesus felt deep sorrow as he lived and walked on earth (John 11:35). */

2025-04-21T14:16:39Z

‎Even Jesus felt deep sorrow as he lived and walked on earth (John 11:35).

Wakefien: /* Image: Eskimos and words for snow */

2025-04-21T14:15:41Z

‎Image: Eskimos and words for snow

Wakefien: /* Image: Eskimos and words for snow */

2025-04-21T14:15:10Z

‎Image: Eskimos and words for snow

Wakefien: /* Grief Shrouds Glory — Sorrow is a very real and undeniable emotion (11-13). */

2025-04-21T14:13:54Z

‎Grief Shrouds Glory — Sorrow is a very real and undeniable emotion (11-13).

Wakefien: /* Preview: We must understand that in life we are susceptible to sorrow, and grief can shroud glory, but there is real glory in recognizing Jesus. The ultimate solution to sorrow is to dig in, trusting Christ and proclaiming the hope He offers. */

2025-04-21T14:13:13Z

‎Preview: We must understand that in life we are susceptible to sorrow, and grief can shroud glory, but there is real glory in recognizing Jesus. The ultimate solution to sorrow is to dig in, trusting Christ and proclaiming the hope He offers.

Wakefien: /* Introduction */

2025-04-21T14:09:36Z

‎Introduction

Wakefien: /* Image: Failure to recognize, showing up in athletic clothes to evaluate a teacher. */

2025-04-21T14:07:16Z

‎Image: Failure to recognize, showing up in athletic clothes to evaluate a teacher.

Wakefien at 14:05, 21 April 2025

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 Verse 17 is a hard verse to make a lot of sense of. What exactly was happening, and why did Jesus not want Mary to touch Him? This complication is further exacerbated when we consider [https://ref.ly/Jn20.27 John 20:27]: "Then he said to Thomas, 'Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe,'" where Jesus explicitly calls on Thomas to touch Him. So what we need to do is make sense of this command from Jesus. Here, I think context helps.
-Throughout this passage, Mary has had a deep preoccupation with the physical body of Jesus. This preoccupation is not entirely unwarranted. Mary had probably spent around three years physically with Jesus. However, the ministry of Jesus has changed. In fact, this was exactly what Jesus had told the disciples in [https://ref.ly/Jn14.1-4 John 14:1-4]: "Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going."
+Throughout this passage, Mary has had a deep preoccupation with the physical body of Jesus. This preoccupation is not entirely unwarranted. Mary had probably spent around three years in the physical presence of Jesus. However, the ministry of Jesus has changed. In fact, this was exactly what Jesus had told the disciples in [https://ref.ly/Jn14.1-4 John 14:1-4]: "Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going."
 The prohibition that Mary is under is not intended to be a general, eternal prohibition against physical contact with Jesus. We see this in Thomas just a few verses later. The prohibition signifies a general change in the way in which Mary and all disciples will interact with Jesus.

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 ==''Go'' with ''Glory'' — At the end of the day, it is Jesus who brings help to our and everyone else's hurts (17-18).==
-Consider how Jesus' instruction to Mary to go and tell the disciples marks the change from private grief to public testimony. Her announcement, "I have seen the Lord," is an act of sharing in the glory of the resurrection. This sermon point could inspire believers to transition from mourning privately to proclaiming the hope they have found in Christ, reinforcing that our transformation is meant to impact others.
+Consider how Jesus' instruction to Mary to go and tell the disciples marks the change from private grief to public testimony. Her announcement, "I have seen the Lord," is an act of sharing in the glory of the resurrection. As believers we need to transition from mourning privately to proclaiming the hope we have found in Christ. Our transformation is meant to impact others.
 ===The work of Jesus did not end at the crucifixion or even the resurrection.===

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 ====Even Jesus felt deep sorrow as he lived and walked on earth ([https://ref.ly/Jn11.35 John 11:35]).====
-I think it is fitting that the shortest verse in the English translation of the Bible, the one that is easiest to memorize, is a testament to the reality of life in a fallen world: Jesus wept.
+I think it is fitting that the shortest verse in the English translation of the Bible, the one that is easiest to memorize, is a testament to the reality of life in a fallen world: Jesus wept, John 11:35.
 Scholars like to talk about why Jesus wept. In context, Lazarus has died, but Jesus knew he would raise Lazarus, so scholars like to discuss Jesus weeping over the pain Lazarus experienced, the grief others were enduring, or even the brokenness of sin. I suggest maybe all of these. Instead of trying to understand exactly why Jesus wept in [https://ref.ly/Jn11.35 John 11:35], we should simply note that God is weeping. The world truly is a broken world!

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 Have you ever heard that Eskimos have many words for snow? The idea that Eskimos have an unusually large number of words for snow is often cited as evidence of their deep familiarity with their icy environment. Because snow plays such a vital role in their daily lives—affecting travel, hunting, and survival—it makes sense that they would develop a rich vocabulary to describe its various forms. Inuit and Yupik languages, which are polysynthetic, allow speakers to create precise and nuanced terms by adding affixes to root words, enabling them to distinguish between light, powdery snow, wet snow, or snow suitable for building igloos. While the claim that they have hundreds of words for snow is an exaggeration, their language does reflect their expertise in navigating a world where snow is more than just frozen water; it is a defining element of their way of life.
-Similarly, in biblical Hebrew, there is no single word for "sorrow," but rather about 15 different words expressing its various dimensions, from emotional pain ([https://ref.ly/Ps13.2 Psalm 13:2]) to the suffering brought by sin ([https://ref.ly/Ge3.16-19 Genesis 3:16-19]). The Greek word "lupe" carries meanings of grief and affliction, and Paul distinguishes between godly and worldly sorrow ([https://ref.ly/2Co7.8-11 2 Corinthians 7:8-11]). Just as the Eskimos' detailed language for snow reflects their experience with it, the Bible's nuanced vocabulary for sorrow reflects humanity's deep encounter with pain and the hope of redemption &lt;ref&gt;Chad Brand et al., eds., "Sorrow," in Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2003), 1521.&lt;/ref&gt;
+Similarly, in biblical Hebrew, there is no single word for "sorrow," but rather about 15 different words expressing its various dimensions, from emotional pain ([https://ref.ly/Ps13.2 Psalm 13:2]) to the suffering brought by sin ([https://ref.ly/Ge3.16-19 Genesis 3:16-19]). The Greek word "lupe" carries meanings of grief and affliction, and Paul distinguishes between godly and worldly sorrow ([https://ref.ly/2Co7.8-11 2 Corinthians 7:8-11]). Just as the Eskimos' detailed language for snow reflects their experience with it, the Bible's nuanced vocabulary for sorrow reflects humanity's deep encounter with pain and the hope of redemption <ref>Chad Brand et al., eds., "Sorrow," in Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2003), 1521.</ref>
 We need to admit that we live in a world filled with sorrow, and the Bible does not attempt to hide that reality.

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 Have you ever heard that Eskimos have many words for snow? The idea that Eskimos have an unusually large number of words for snow is often cited as evidence of their deep familiarity with their icy environment. Because snow plays such a vital role in their daily lives—affecting travel, hunting, and survival—it makes sense that they would develop a rich vocabulary to describe its various forms. Inuit and Yupik languages, which are polysynthetic, allow speakers to create precise and nuanced terms by adding affixes to root words, enabling them to distinguish between light, powdery snow, wet snow, or snow suitable for building igloos. While the claim that they have hundreds of words for snow is an exaggeration, their language does reflect their expertise in navigating a world where snow is more than just frozen water; it is a defining element of their way of life.
-Similarly, in biblical Hebrew, there is no single word for "sorrow," but rather about 15 different words expressing its various dimensions, from emotional pain ([https://ref.ly/Ps13.2 Psalm 13:2]) to the suffering brought by sin ([https://ref.ly/Ge3.16-19 Genesis 3:16-19]). The Greek word "lupe" carries meanings of grief and affliction, and Paul distinguishes between godly and worldly sorrow ([https://ref.ly/2Co7.8-11 2 Corinthians 7:8-11]). Just as the Eskimos' detailed language for snow reflects their experience with it, the Bible's nuanced vocabulary for sorrow reflects humanity's deep encounter with pain and the hope of redemption &lt;red&gt;Chad Brand et al., eds., "Sorrow," in Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2003), 1521.&lt;/ref&gt;
+Similarly, in biblical Hebrew, there is no single word for "sorrow," but rather about 15 different words expressing its various dimensions, from emotional pain ([https://ref.ly/Ps13.2 Psalm 13:2]) to the suffering brought by sin ([https://ref.ly/Ge3.16-19 Genesis 3:16-19]). The Greek word "lupe" carries meanings of grief and affliction, and Paul distinguishes between godly and worldly sorrow ([https://ref.ly/2Co7.8-11 2 Corinthians 7:8-11]). Just as the Eskimos' detailed language for snow reflects their experience with it, the Bible's nuanced vocabulary for sorrow reflects humanity's deep encounter with pain and the hope of redemption &lt;ref&gt;Chad Brand et al., eds., "Sorrow," in Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2003), 1521.&lt;/ref&gt;
 We need to admit that we live in a world filled with sorrow, and the Bible does not attempt to hide that reality.

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 ==''Grief'' ''Shrouds'' ''Glory'' — Sorrow is a very real and undeniable emotion (11-13).==
-Mary's grief left her blinded to the reality of Jesus' resurrection initially. Her tears and focus on the empty tomb caused her to miss the angelic messengers. This suggests that our grief can sometimes obscure the hope present right before us. Emphasize that the resurrection begins to remove the 'teeth' of sorrow by introducing a new perspective, hinting that divine presence is as close as a shift in focus.
+Mary's grief left her blinded to the reality of Jesus' resurrection initially. Her tears and focus on the empty tomb caused her to miss the angelic messengers. This suggests that our grief can sometimes obscure the hope present right before us. The resurrection begins to remove the 'teeth' of sorrow by introducing a new perspective, hinting that divine presence is as close as a shift in focus.
 ===Sorrow is a very real emotion.===
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 ===MTR: Don't be afraid to give voice to your hurts, doubts, and fears, but as you do so, make sure you are looking through them to see your Savior.===
 How? By allowing yourself to feel sorrow and bringing that sorrow to Jesus.
 ==''Glory'' in'' Recognition'' — It is important to realize that Jesus is present in your pain (14-16).==

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	But here is the thing: the resurrection speaks not just to the defeat of death but also to so much more. Through the resurrection, we have the ability to begin the process that will reach its conclusion in [https://ref.ly/Re21.4 Revelation 21:4]: "He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."		But here is the thing: the resurrection speaks not just to the defeat of death but also to so much more. Through the resurrection, we have the ability to begin the process that will reach its conclusion in [https://ref.ly/Re21.4 Revelation 21:4]: "He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."
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		+	But knowing the future does not eliminate the pain of the present. What are we to do in the here and now?

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 The best part was that none of her students realized who I was either, and I was able to gain some very unique insight into what was happening in her classroom.
-Today we are going to see a different case of failure to recognize, but in this case, rather than gaining insight into bad behavior, we are going to obtain insight into how Jesus is present in the district of pain and sorrow and offers us a unique hope.
+Today we are going to see a different case of failure to recognize, but in this case, rather than gaining insight into bad behavior, we are going to obtain insight into how Jesus is present in the midst of pain and sorrow and offers us a unique hope.
 ==Text: [https://ref.ly/Jn20.11-18 John 20:11-18] read all at the beginning.==

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 Have you ever failed to recognize something and later realized it?
-When I first started as the program director in the math department at UNL, I had a lot less grey hair. One of my instructors was having discipline problems in her classroom, so I decided I would go make an observation to see if I could figure out some advice to give her. The day I went to observe, I had ridden my bike to campus, so I decided to just wear my athletic clothes and try to fit in.
+When I first started as the first-year program director in the math department at UNL, I had a lot less grey hair. One of my instructors was having discipline problems in her classroom, so I decided I would go make an observation to see if I could figure out some advice to give her. The day I went to observe, I had ridden my bike to campus, so I decided to just wear my athletic clothes and try to fit in.
 I walked into the classroom, approached the instructor, and remarked, "I didn't go to college algebra this morning; would it be okay if I sat in on your class today?" She looked at me slightly perplexed and said, "Yeah, sure, just sit right here." It took a while, but at some point in the class, she finally realized it was me sitting in her classroom and that I was sitting at the trouble table.