Easter isn’t just about Jesus’ resurrection, but our resurrection, too.

What I most want to communicate about the resurrection of Jesus this Easter is that he made the choice to step down from Heaven and become fully human, live among his creation, and die by their hands so that we could live in relationship with him. He made that choice to be in relationship with us. If the creator of all things made that choice, then why wouldn' t we choose to follow him with our life in totality?

When I was in college, I remember David Roadcup saying that the most important question to ask about each sermon is, “What is the most important message God wants to deliver to these people this week?”

We are living in a confused moment in history because people don’t know how to answer life’s most important questions: Who am I? What is moral? What is loving? How do I deal with guilt? What gives my life meaning? What happens when I die?

The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ offer sufficient answers to life’s most important questions.

Easter means there is “Hope for Everyone.” Hope is that confident expectation that God is willing and able to accomplish everything he has promised to do. The reality of the resurrection means my past can be forgiven, my present can have purpose, and my future is secure.

Our faith in Jesus is not about theology, it’s about history! Easter is a celebration of a miraculous, historic event that happened in a specific place at a specific time. It has been corroborated by eyewitnesses and others who were both followers of Jesus and voices of the secular culture. The resurrection really happened! Consequently, because he conquered death out of love for us, there is no problem his love cannot help solve, no conflict his love cannot overcome, no trial his love cannot support us through, and nobody his love cannot save. Easter is for everyone!

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