In Death, There Is Resurrection

In Death, There Is Resurrection
Scripture: Luke 24:1–12 (CEB)
Part of the Defying Limits worship series

What if the resurrection isn’t a tidy, comforting ending—but something far more disruptive?

On this Easter Sunday, we hear the familiar story of the empty tomb from Luke’s Gospel—but through the eyes of those who first experienced it, the resurrection doesn’t feel like joy at first. It feels like confusion, fear… even “nonsense.” The women come expecting death, not life. The disciples struggle to believe what they hear. No one is prepared for what God is about to do.

And yet, this is the scandal and the promise of Easter: God refuses to let death have the final word.

In this first sermon of our Defying Limits series, we explore how the resurrection breaks open everything we thought we knew about life, death, and the love of God. Drawing on the story of the empty tomb and the bold witness of the early Methodists, we are invited to consider what it means to follow a risen Christ who defies expectations, crosses boundaries, and calls us beyond fear into a more courageous, expansive faith.

Because resurrection isn’t just something that happened long ago—it is something God is still doing. In moments of grief, uncertainty, and change, God is at work bringing new life where we least expect it.

So where are you looking for the living among the dead?

This Easter, we are reminded that in death, there is resurrection—and that truth changes everything.

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