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Jesus! (Easter Sunday)

Matthew 27

April 21, 2019

Heaven comes down into all we trust and hope for purpose, meaning identity, freedom and rest and breaks it, brushes it aside and opens up a new and living way. So just when is seems that nothing will change, the powerful win, it is the most powerless, those that did not have access to anything (money, power) see everything overcome by a greater more holy, more loving power. What Saviour do you want? The answer, your response, is seen in which way you turn, will you be like the women running to find Jesus? Or will you be like the soldiers running back to the old forms of power and trust, running back to the world of Pilate, Barabbas and Caiaphas. Which news will you carry, to whom will you run? The resurrection of Jesus proves the body matters, proves God is not done with you, proves our body will last forever. Your body has been stamped for resurrection, it is part of God’s plan and work to make all things right. We don't confess the immortality of the soul, we confess foreverness of the whole person. And so we cry out with all hope and confidence the old confession in the Apostles Creed...that yes we believe in the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting. Amen!