Embracing Hope: The Transformative Power of Resurrection
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"Because the resurrection is the sign that Jesus is who he says he is. It's the proof. It shows us that he's not just a good teacher, that he's not just a good leader, but he's the son of God. Now I want to unpack the three major areas of the resurrection for you today. There are three major areas. The first one is that Jesus died, the tomb is empty, and people saw him afterwards. So Jesus died, the tomb is empty, and people saw him afterwards. Jesus died. The Bible is very clear about this." [00:59:19] (37 seconds)
"Because the grave was empty. That first Sunday, the grave, the tomb was empty. And nobody has ever been brought forward. Think about that for just a minute. If ever somebody wanted to make Christianity go away, and the Romans and the Jewish leadership really wanted it to go away, the only thing you needed to do was show the body. But there was no body. In fact, you can go today to Israel, you can go to the tomb itself and see. There is no body in that grave." [01:01:12] (43 seconds)
"People actually saw Jesus. And not from a distance. They touched him. They ate meals with him. And spent time with him. And not just for one day. See, I think a lot of us think like, oh, people just saw him that first day and they just wanted to, so they kind of like hallucinated it. Jesus spent 40, 40, 40 days eating with people, talking to people, teaching his disciples. 40 days of seeing Jesus. 40 days of seeing Jesus. And I want to focus on the very first time somebody saw him after the resurrection." [01:01:44] (35 seconds)
"And if you're feeling that way today, like you don't know if God sees you or he cares about you, know that Jesus Christ loves you that much. That he gets in the middle of the pain with you, because he knows what pain feels like. He knows what it feels like to be rejected by people. He knows what it feels like to suffer. He knows what it feels like to be alone. And he'll get in the middle of your pain with you, so that you can actually see him. That's what Jesus is all about." [01:05:53] (36 seconds)
"Jesus says, you're adopted in. I've made it possible for you to have a father in heaven. And you get to be a part of this family now. And I'm going back to see my dad and your dad, my God and your God. You are now a part of the family. Listen, you may have spent your whole life feeling like you're on the outside. You're on the outside of church people. You're like not part of the crew. You're on the outside of your own family. You may feel like you're an outsider in your own home." [01:08:09] (32 seconds)
"She experienced the power of the resurrection by seeing Jesus. And the same testimony that she gives is something you and I also experience. You see, when we come to a place of understanding the truth of the resurrection, we get to see the Lord. I believe in Jesus because of what others have told me, because of what John told me, what Mary, like share with John, he wrote down the story. But I've also seen the power of the living God in my own life." [01:09:56] (38 seconds)
"Because our rabbi, our Lord, isn't someone who died again. He's a living Savior. He's still alive. And he changes people's lives and story today, right now, here. And so I don't know what you're going through today, but I want you to understand the fundamental truth of the resurrection, which is this. We are celebrating two resurrections today. The resurrection of Jesus Jesus and our own. Today, Resurrection Sunday is about the fact that if you trust Jesus Christ, he will see you." [01:11:10] (44 seconds)
"That someday when you put your faith in Jesus Christ, your life will be ultimately attached to his. And when you close your eyes on this earth, you'll open them and see Jesus for yourself. That's our hope. And so today, as we respond, we take a moment just to celebrate the goodness of the resurrection. I want to just talk to some of you in this room. Listen, the resurrection is what God is promising us in Jesus. I want to just talk to Christians in this room." [01:12:22] (41 seconds)
"The resurrection power of Jesus is inside of you. That's what Paul says. The same power that raised Jesus from the dead lives inside of you. So don't be afraid. Even when there's chaos, God is for you and he is moving in you. Be bold because God has overcome the world. That's what we're celebrating today. Now listen, there are a lot of us in this room, our overflow rooms, watching me online, where you have been around Jesus your whole life." [01:13:37] (44 seconds)
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"Because the grave was empty. That first Sunday, the grave, the tomb was empty. And nobody has ever been brought forward. Think about that for just a minute. If ever somebody wanted to make Christianity go away, and the Romans and the Jewish leadership really wanted it to go away, the only thing you needed to do was show the body. But there was no body. In fact, you can go today to Israel, you can go to the tomb itself and see. There is no body in that grave." [01:01:12] (43 seconds)
"People actually saw Jesus. And not from a distance. They touched him. They ate meals with him. And spent time with him. And not just for one day. See, I think a lot of us think like, oh, people just saw him that first day and they just wanted to, so they kind of like hallucinated it. Jesus spent 40, 40, 40 days eating with people, talking to people, teaching his disciples. 40 days of seeing Jesus. 40 days of seeing Jesus. And I want to focus on the very first time somebody saw him after the resurrection." [01:01:44] (35 seconds)
"And if you're feeling that way today, like you don't know if God sees you or he cares about you, know that Jesus Christ loves you that much. That he gets in the middle of the pain with you, because he knows what pain feels like. He knows what it feels like to be rejected by people. He knows what it feels like to suffer. He knows what it feels like to be alone. And he'll get in the middle of your pain with you, so that you can actually see him. That's what Jesus is all about." [01:05:53] (36 seconds)
"Jesus says, you're adopted in. I've made it possible for you to have a father in heaven. And you get to be a part of this family now. And I'm going back to see my dad and your dad, my God and your God. You are now a part of the family. Listen, you may have spent your whole life feeling like you're on the outside. You're on the outside of church people. You're like not part of the crew. You're on the outside of your own family. You may feel like you're an outsider in your own home." [01:08:09] (32 seconds)
"She experienced the power of the resurrection by seeing Jesus. And the same testimony that she gives is something you and I also experience. You see, when we come to a place of understanding the truth of the resurrection, we get to see the Lord. I believe in Jesus because of what others have told me, because of what John told me, what Mary, like share with John, he wrote down the story. But I've also seen the power of the living God in my own life." [01:09:56] (38 seconds)
"Because our rabbi, our Lord, isn't someone who died again. He's a living Savior. He's still alive. And he changes people's lives and story today, right now, here. And so I don't know what you're going through today, but I want you to understand the fundamental truth of the resurrection, which is this. We are celebrating two resurrections today. The resurrection of Jesus Jesus and our own. Today, Resurrection Sunday is about the fact that if you trust Jesus Christ, he will see you." [01:11:10] (44 seconds)
"That someday when you put your faith in Jesus Christ, your life will be ultimately attached to his. And when you close your eyes on this earth, you'll open them and see Jesus for yourself. That's our hope. And so today, as we respond, we take a moment just to celebrate the goodness of the resurrection. I want to just talk to some of you in this room. Listen, the resurrection is what God is promising us in Jesus. I want to just talk to Christians in this room." [01:12:22] (41 seconds)
"The resurrection power of Jesus is inside of you. That's what Paul says. The same power that raised Jesus from the dead lives inside of you. So don't be afraid. Even when there's chaos, God is for you and he is moving in you. Be bold because God has overcome the world. That's what we're celebrating today. Now listen, there are a lot of us in this room, our overflow rooms, watching me online, where you have been around Jesus your whole life." [01:13:37] (44 seconds)
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