Easter Sunday

Christianity is is not built on good advice. It's built on a historical event, and that's the resurrection of Jesus Christ. If Jesus stayed in the grave, the cross was just another tragic execution. If Jesus stayed in the grave, sin was never defeated. If Jesus stayed in the grave, death still has the final word. But Paul doesn't stop there. In first Corinthians 15 verse 20, he says, but Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. Now he doesn't say that we hope or that we feel or imagine. [00:36:39] (44 seconds)  #ResurrectionIsReality

Life, it will test your foundation. There will be moments when our feelings fail. There will be seasons when our prayers, they seem unanswered. There will be times when circumstances, they shake everything around you. If your faith is built on emotion, it will collapse. Just like if your faith is built on circumstances, it will crumble. But if your faith is built on the resurrection of Jesus Christ, it will stand. Because the resurrection means the cross worked, the debt was paid, sin was defeated, and death was conquered. And the resurrection, it's God's declaration that Jesus is who he said he is. [00:38:45] (49 seconds)  #FaithBuiltOnResurrection

Think about the disciples. Before the resurrection, they were scared. They were scattered. They were hiding. Peter, he denied Jesus three times. The others, they locked himself in a room because they were afraid. But then something changed. After the resurrection, Peter is preaching boldly. The disciples, they're declaring Jesus publicly, and thousands are coming to faith. What changed? They saw Jesus. Not only did they see him, they talked with him. They touched him. They ate with him. The resurrection, it turned fear into boldness. And many of those same men, they would go on to give their lives for that message. [00:37:33] (50 seconds)  #BoldBecauseHeLives

And today, we're not gathered here to remember a dead teacher. We're here because we serve a living savior, and that changes everything. Amen? Amen. Amen. And if the resurrection is the foundation of our faith, then it tells us also something powerful about our God. When he makes a promise, he keeps it. The resurrection proves that God keeps his promises. That's our next point this morning. In Matthew chapter 28 verse six, it says, he is not here. He has risen. Just as he said, come and see the place where he lay. [00:39:34] (42 seconds)  #GodKeepsPromises

Friday was chaos. The sky turned dark. The earth shook. Jesus was crucified. Hope, it seemed lost. Saturday was silent. No miracles, no answers, no movement, just grief, confusion, questions. Have you ever lived in a Saturday? A season where where God feels silent, where your prayers feel unanswered, where what you believed doesn't match what you're seeing? The disciples, they thought it was over. Everything that they hoped for was buried in a tomb. But what they didn't know was that Sunday was coming. Amen? Amen. If [00:34:00] (57 seconds)  #SundayIsComing