"There are scriptural reasons for sunrise services," Behringer said. "The first witnesses to the empty tomb went there when it was still dark. The Bible talks about early dawn." Biblical tradition ...

David Chapman, led them in reading John 20:1-18 – the story of Mary Magdalene traveling to the tomb of Jesus in the darkness of Sunday before the sun rose, and finding it empty. In the passage ...

16: 6). But Jesus was no longer there. All they saw was an empty tomb and the burial cloths, nothing more. Later, some of them met Jesus on the way. Mary Magdalene even mistook him to be the gardener.

JEFFERSON TWP — Most people don’t like waking up before sunrise, but St. Luke Lutheran Church and School gives its congregation a compelling reason with its Easter Sunday tradition. A congregation of ...

A church member holds a program for the sunrise Easter service presented ... In fact, what you discover is an empty tomb which is what the word sepulcher means, but an emptiness that points ...

which represent the empty tomb after the resurrection. Some factions, such as Christians in the United States, choose to take part in Easter sunrise services, in which they gather to worship and ...

Plowing clipart, Religious church background, print Resurrection empty tomb stock illustrations Easter hand drawn watercolor illustration of the Cave of the... Holiday: Easter Sunrise and Empty Tomb ...

Fairhaven Memorial Park will have its Easter Sunrise Service Sunday, April 20 to celebrate the resurrection of Christ in a peaceful, reflective setting. The service will culminate in a picturesque ...

Mary Magdalene's experience at the empty tomb highlights the transition from grief to hope ... It was still dark because she was out before sunrise, but I would bet that Mary felt that darkness down ...

Unless it’s Easter morning. Because in the empty tomb, Christians encounter the miracle of our faith. And in that moment, everything changes. Our burdens are released, our sins are forgiven ...