Meet With Jesus - April 11, 2021

by Pastor Chuck Ryan

Meet With Jesus

Text: Matthew 28:1-10

Thesis: In our prayer times we must learn to talk with Jesus instead of just talking at Jesus.

 

1. The Angel shares the message of God. God wants the ladies to seek Jesus!

“He has risen from the dead and is going into Galilee, ‘There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.” (vs 7c)

1. There may be a need for you to restructure your prayer time.
2. There are morning prayer times, evening prayer times, prayer times when you pray with others, but do you have a time when you meet with Jesus alone for a conversational prayer time.

• And early in the morning, while it was still dark, He arose and went out and departed to a lonely place and was praying there. ( Mark 1:35)
• And immediately He made His disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side to Bethsaida, while He Himself was sending the multitude away. And after bidding them farewell, he departed to the mountain to pray. ( Mark 6:45-46)
• And when day came, He departed to a lonely place; and the multitudes were searching for Him, and came to Him, and tried to keep Him from going away from them. ( Luke 4:42)
• But He Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray. ( Luke 5:16)
• And it was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God. ( Luke 6:12)

 The Ladies sought Jesus out with all their hearts. (read vs7-8)

“Suddenly Jesus met them.” (vs9a)

1. Scripture is consistent throughout the Bible that if we want to experience God we must seek Him with all our heart.

• “For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:11-13)
• “Ask and you shall receive, Seek and you shall find and knock, and the door shall be open.” (Matthew 7:7)

1. Meeting with Jesus will produce richness in your relationship!

1^stSecurity- because you will know Jesus exists and he saves you now!

2^ndWisdom-because you will learn how best to go about your day, how to address your problems, how to deal with a difficult person or steps to accomplish a task.

3^rdJoy-because there is an excitement to encountering the living God.