The Good News Is… Alive in the World

In this Easter Sunday message, Rev. David Wheeler explored Matthew 28:1–10 and invited us to see resurrection not just as something that happened long ago, but as a living, ongoing reality in our world today. Moving beyond debates about how the resurrection happened, this sermon asked a deeper question: do we have the eyes to see it now? Through story, scripture, and reflection, we were reminded that God has always been in the business of bringing life out of what looks like the end—and that this pattern of resurrection is still unfolding all around us. From quiet acts of courage and compassion to communities showing up for one another, signs of new life are everywhere if we learn how to look. This message culminated in a powerful, embodied moment of worship set to Bruce Springsteen’s The Rising, as the congregation was invited to respond—whether in joy, in hope, or simply by remaining open to the possibility that resurrection might find them in time. Because the good news of Easter is not just that Christ was raised… but that life is still rising.