Easter At The Concord Pavilion | Mission Church

Jesus makes a radical claim in John ten ten. He declared that he and he alone is the one that can satisfy the human soul. But a declaration is only good as the power behind it. If John ten ten is the declaration of what he can do, then Matthew 28 is the evidence that he can deliver. That the proof is found in the story of the empty grave. If you're new to church, Matthew 28, it's the Easter story, the resurrection story. [00:49:42] (29 seconds)  #EmptyTombEvidence

The head angel would come back and say, what are you doing here? How did you get here? Who said you could come? And the the simple answer would simply be this, the man on the cross said I could come. And I'm here to encourage you. If you want some good theology today, the bible shows us that his gift of grace wasn't Yeah. You can come to paradise, thief, but you gotta get off the cross first. You gotta clean yourself up first. You gotta stop doing those things first. You gotta do the checkbox first. And then once you do the checkbox, once you wear the Christian gear, once you know the Christian words, then I'll see you in paradise. [01:09:28] (40 seconds)  #GraceNotChecklist

The king the king took the stripes, the blood, the agony, the death she deserved. In that one act, the king satisfied the two greatest requirements of his heart. Justice was served that day. The law was not ignored. The 40 lashes were paid in full. Love was shown that day to his daughter. The daughter was saved by a sacrifice she could never earn. But God demonstrated his own love for us in this. While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. [01:19:12] (30 seconds)  #KingTookTheStripes

She told me a pew did not satisfy her soul. Religion did not satisfy her soul. She said she stumbled into a church one day, and she heard the gospel message preached for the first time. That religion was not the aim, but there was a kind savior named Jesus that came to earth, that lived the life that we should have lived. Died the death that we should have died, and then walked out of the grave so we could have a new beginning. [00:54:32] (26 seconds)  #GospelNotReligion

Not for him to get out. We know our savior could have got anyway. The stone was rolled away so we could actually get in and see that it was empty. She would go on to preach the gospel to us with passion and fervor. And I'm standing there as Jeannie's telling me about my savior, and I felt like a a new believer again. And I thought she was gonna do an altar call at the end, and I was ready to raise my hand to give my life to Jesus. Jeannie, give me a shot. I wanna say yes again. [00:53:39] (23 seconds)  #EmptyTombInvitation

More entertainment, but yet less joy. More comfort, yet less peace. Because the problem isn't out there, it's in here. It's in our soul. Our soul doesn't need another upgrade or another thing. Our soul desires its creator, and his name is Jesus. You see, when Jesus said, I came to give you a rich and satisfying life, he wasn't offering more stuff. He was offering himself. What a statement that the son of God would come to earth and say, I have come to give you a rich and satisfying life. [00:49:07] (34 seconds)  #SoulHungryForJesus

The enemy stole our intended forever in the Garden of Eden. But the gospel is a story of the great recovery. Jesus stepped into our timeline, not just to comfort our grief, but to offer us an abundant life. Promised in John ten ten, an eternal life where nothing can be stolen again. Death has lost its power. Sin has lost its thing. Our savior had proclaims on the cross, it is finished. Now how can he do this? [01:15:34] (28 seconds)  #EternalLifeRestored

Because no matter what area you grow up in, technology changes, culture change, system change, but the human soul desires one thing and it's not a thing. It's a person. His name is Jesus. So Paul shows up to Athens. Some of you, you're in the room, you're saying, I saw the testimony videos. I've lived my life and to be honest, I'm fine. And I'm here to tell you, Jesus came in John ten ten, not for you to be fine, but for you to have a rich and satisfying life. [01:01:03] (26 seconds)  #MoreThanFine