Mindfully Meditating on Matthew Catalogue , the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 57, Feb 26)

Passage Matthew Chapter Twenty-Eight

It doesn’t matter which version you choose. It can be digital or paper. You can use one of those fancy coloring bibles and do a page or coloring along with the passage.

I will mostly do Holman Christian Standard Bible because of their copyright freedoms.

• Matthew 28 He is risen
  • Mt 28:1- 10 Mary and Mary head to the tomb
    • After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
    • Earthquake – Angel rolled back the stone
      • ² There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.
      • ³ His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
      • ⁴ The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
    • Angel Meeting
      • ⁵ The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
      • ⁶ He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.
      • ⁷ Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”
    • Jesus Meeting and Mission
      •  ⁹ Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. ¹⁰ Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”
  • Mt 28:11- 15 Guards told to and paid to lie
    • ¹² When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, ¹³ telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’
  • Mt 28:16- 17 Another Jesus Meeting
    • ¹⁷ When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.
  • Mt 28:18- 20 All Authority – The Great Commission
    • ¹⁸ Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 
    • ¹⁹ Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
    • ²⁰ and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

 

Mindful Meditating

1. choose a verse,
2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
3.  example: Matthew 28:6
4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

• ⁶ He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.
• HE is not here; HE has risen, just as HE said.
• He IS NOT here; He has risen, just as He said.
• He is not HERE; He has risen, just as He said.
• He is not here, HE HAS risen, just as He said.

and so on.  This will cause you to look at the verse more intently, and may have you memorize it before your five minutes are done.

Songs for Meditation

He’s Alive – Dolly Parton

Was it a Morning like This? – Sandi Patty

Coloring

Matthew the Book coloring page by Ministry to Children

Jesus is Risen – ColoringHome

Quick Questions – if  you have time, or to think about over the course of the day, and jot down thoughts later.

1. What do you think about the guards going to the high priests?
   1. The chief priests devised a story to hide the facts.
      1. ² When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money,
   2. If they were known to sleep on their watch, they could be killed.
      1. ¹⁴ If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”
2. Have you given your life to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords that rose from the dead?
   1. several tools are below to help you if you have not.
   2. Call out to Jesus
   3. Repent of your sins
   4. As for forgiveness
   5. and rejoice that you have been given new life.

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Hi!
My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links:

• Got Questions provides a detailed explanation of The Roman’s Road.
• Billy Graham’s version of the Plan of salvation.

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,
~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

M. Christine Wildman

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” – from My Utmost for His highest

Copyrights and Legal-eze
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• Naomi’s Heart Ministries
• Obed’s House Ministries
• The son of a friend will be interning with CRU – previously known as Campus Crusades for Christ. If you’d like to support someone I can vouch for in this area, please consider going to Matthew Plant’s donation page.