Regent Hall Sermons: Espresso Yourself

Mary is crying at Jesus’s tomb. John 20 vs 14 says: ‘she turned around, saw Jesus standing there but did not realise it was Jesus. She thought he was the gardener.’ The principle here is the same as the story that Luke tells of the two on the road to Emmaus. It took time for them to recognise Jesus. They speak but it is only when Jesus broke bread in their home that they recognised him – and Scripture tells us that their eyes were opened. This morning I want to talk about recognising Jesus in three different ways: 1. Recognising Jesus in our personal lives 2. Recognising Jesus in others 3. The eternal Kingdom meaning for us Every moment is another chance - this moment right here. So we watch and listen and we’re open. Christ has made it possible. He looks like a gardener, but God is in Him… May that be so for all of us. Major Richard Mingay