The Death Of Death.
He is risen indeed! In this Easter message, we look to why the resurrection of Jesus matters for our lives. The world we inhabit is dark and heavy, and it can feel like death always has the final word. But what we find in the empty tomb is not only a hope for our future, but a promise for our present.
1. It can feel like the sting of death is all around us. As you consider the hope of the resurrection, where do you feel the sting of death? In your health? Your relationships? In your mind? Where are you in need of resurrection hope?
2. In his book Surprised By Hope, N.T. Wright writes: “People who believe in the resurrection, in God making a whole new world in which everything will be set right at last, are unstoppably motivated to work for that new world in the present.” How does the resurrection both shape and empower our mission as a Church?