The Rock that Moved: Who Needs Easter?

John 20:1-9, 21:15-19He is risen! Who needs Easter? I know so many of us love this special holy day. But I wonder, who needs it most?. Today, we begin a seven-week Eastertide series called The Rock that Moved. We will look at the life of Simon Peter and listen to his words in the letter of 1 Peter. Dealing with his guilt and grief, Peter needed a new beginning on that first Easter. So do we. We worship the risen Lord who is making all things new.Quotes:Eugene Peterson: Following Jesus doesn’t get us where we want to go.  It gets us to where Jesus goes, where we meet him in Resurrection surprise, “My Lord and my God.” B. Simpson: Easter is the New Year's Day of the soul.G. K. Chesterton: Christianity has died many times and risen again for it has a God who knows the way out of the grave.Jurgen Moltmann:  God weeps with us so that we may someday laugh with him.Matt Maher: Let no one caught in sin remainInside the lie of inward shameWe fix our eyes upon the crossAnd run to him who showed great loveAnd bled for usFreely you bled, for usChrist is risen from the deadTrampling over death by deathCome awake, come awake!Come and rise up from the grave!To discover more messages of hope, go to tallowood.org/sermons/.Follow us on X and YouTube @tallowoodbcFollow us on Instagram @tallowood.baptistFollow us on FaceBook @tallowoodbaptist