Stop Staring At That Stone
4/5/202641 min
Have you ever noticed how two people can be looking at the same thing and have completely different perspectives on it? One might see a problem while the other sees a reason to praise. There might be something in your life that looks like a problem right now, but God is inviting you to pivot so you can see the truth.
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Scripture References:
John 20, verses 1-2, 11-18
Matthew 21, verse 42
John 19, verse 41
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First 90 secondsSteven Furtick· Host0:00
This is an iHeart podcast. [upbeat jingle] Guaranteed Human. [upbeat music] Hey, this is Steven Furtick. I'm the pastor of Elevation Church, and this is our podcast. I wanted to thank you for joining us today. Hope this inspires you, hope it builds your faith, hope it gives you perspective to see God is moving in your life. Enjoy the message. [applause] We've been in a series as a church called See King Jesus. [audience member whoops] [gentle music] Our final installment of that series is happening right now, [audience member whoops] and I'm so glad that you're here for it. I want you to turn in your Bible to John chapter 20. This is my favorite chapter of the personal experiences of people concerning the resurrection of Jesus Christ in the Bible. And I'm gonna read to you from verses one and two, then I'll drop down for time's sake and read verse 11 through 18. And the Lord has a word for you today. I pray that you will receive it in faith. The Bible says in John 20:1, "Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved," that's the guy who's writing this, by the way. [audience laughs] Wow. "And said to them, 'They have taken the Lord