2. "Saturday in the park I think it was the Fourth of July People dancing, people laughing A man selling ice cream, Singing Italian songs…” -- From a song sung by Chicago

3. “Somber Saturday”

4. “ 55 And the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed after, and they observed the tomb and how His body was laid. 56 Then they returned and prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.” – Luke 23:55-56

5. “ 62 On the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate, 63 saying, ‘Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, “After three days I will rise.”’” Matthew 27:62-66

6. “ 64 ‘Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal Him away, and say to the people, “He has risen from the dead.” So the last deception will be worse than the first.’” Matthew 27:62-66

7. “ 65 Pilate said to them, ‘You have a guard; go your way, make it as secure as you know how.’ 66 So they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone and setting the guard.” Matthew 27:62-66

8. “ 38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, ‘Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.’ 39 But He answered and said to them, ‘An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.”

9. “ 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.’” – Matthew 12:38-40

10. I. Remember, You Are Not Alone To Get Through “Somber Saturday”…

11. “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.” -- Psalm 23:4

12. “ 5 For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’ 6 So we may boldly say: ‘The LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?’” – Hebrews 13:5b-6

13. II. Remember, God Is Still At Work To Get Through “Somber Saturday”…

14. “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” – Romans 8:28

15. III. Remember, Sunday is Coming! To Get Through “Somber Saturday”…

16. “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.” -- Psalm 23:4