The Resurrection | Easter Sunday

The ResurrectionEaster Sunday • April 17, 2022Teacher: Adam Barnett--[Sunday] [Monday][Tuesday] [Wednesday] [Thursday] [Friday] [Easter!]SUNDAY IS HERE! HE IS RISEN! DEATH IS DEFEATED! JESUS IS ALIVE!Matthew 28:1-4 NIV"After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men."Matthew 28:5-7 NIV"The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”Matthew 28:8-10 NIV"So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”1 Corinthians 15:14 NIV"And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith."10 Jesus predicted His resurrection9 People prepared His lifeless body for burial8 The Jewish authorities made a plan to falsify this story7 Jesus appeared to many in bodily form6 Saul of Tarsus became one of the Christian faith’s greatest missionaries, theologians, and apologists5 Paul’s earliest epistles were written about 20 years after the resurrection4 Many of Christ’s disciples were martyred3 **The emergence, growth, resiliency, and existence of the Church**2 No tomb has been established and revered as the place where Jesus’ body rests.1 Our testimonies!Jesus, I believe you are who you say you are. You are the resurrection and the life. I believe you died on the cross for me and that you rose from the dead. With that same power, make me a new creation. I am sorry for my sins. Please forgive me. I ask you to live in my heart and to fill me with your Holy Spirit. Through the name of Jesus, my Lord, I pray. Amen.Text the name JESUS to (918) 376-3438Images used for today's message were:Sunday: SuperStock/Getty ImagesMonday: Painting by Carl Bloch: "Casting Out the Money Changers". Getty ImagesTuesday: O Jerusalem by Greg OlsonWednesday: Tomb of Lazarus, Bethany (c. 1900), Apic/Getty ImagesThursday: Leemage/UIG via Getty ImagesFriday: Close-up of "Crucifixion" by Bramantino/Getty ImagesEaster: https://riverheadlocal.com/2020/04/12/easter-sunday-the-divine-reset/