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Image: Resurrection of Christ circa 1700 by Noel Coypel
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Sunday, April 17, 2022
LIVE MESSAGE
HE IS RISEN!
How Jesus’ Resurrection Changes Everything
Scripture: Matthew 28:1–10 ESV
Pastor Philip Miller
Scripture Reading from Matthew
28:1–9 (CSB) and John 20:30–31 (NIV)
1 After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to view the tomb. 2 There was a violent earthquake, because an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and approached the tomb. He rolled back the stone and was sitting on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow. 4 The guards were so shaken by fear of him that they became like dead men.
5 The angel told the women, “Don’t be afraid, because I know you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not here. For he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see him there.’ Listen, I have told you.” 8 So, departing quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to tell his disciples the news. 9 Just then Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came up, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him.
30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
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Sunday, April 17, 2022
HE IS RISEN!
How Jesus’ Resurrection Changes Everything
Scripture: Matthew 28:1–10 ESV
Pastor Philip Miller
Image: The Resurrected Christ 1791-1795 by Robert Bowyer
Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him.10 Then Jesus said to them “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”
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HE IS RISEN!
How Jesus’ Resurrection Change’s Everything
Scripture: Matthew 28:1–10 ESV
Matthew 28 ESV and Audio
The Resurrection
28 Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2 And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. 4 And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. 5 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.” 8 So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.9 And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him.10 Then Jesus said to them “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”
SERMON NOTES
Sunday, April 17, 2022
HE IS RISEN!
How Jesus’ Resurrection Changes Everything
Matthew 28:1–10 ESV
Pastor Philip Miller
He is Risen! He is Risen! He is Risen! Easter Sunday marks the turning of the tide. The power of sin is shattered; the chains of Satan are broken; the dominion of death is conquered, for the Son of God has risen with power and is alive forevermore!
In this sermon, we go back to that very resurrection morning and discover how Jesus’ resurrection changes everything.
A Historical Seismic Shift: All the gospel accounts portray Jesus’ disciples on resurrection morning as being in utter shock. They were NOT expecting this. And it utterly changed the course of their lives and the course of human history. The resurrection of Jesus sent a seismic shock wave across human history, shifting the world.
A Philosophical Seismic Shift: The resurrection of Jesus broke the philosophical mold of both Greco-Roman and Jewish thought. But today, we don’t live in Greco-Roman or Jewish philosophical categories; we live in a secular philosophical framework. The secular philosophical story goes something like this: We exist because of random chance and the survival of the fittest. And because life has no inherent meaning, it’s up to you to devise your own happiness, because you only live once. But in the end, death conquers us all, and in time, we will all be forgotten. But if the resurrection is true, everything changes. If the resurrection is true, death isn’t the end at all, because There’s life and love and high beauty beyond. If the resurrection is true, we’re not just flesh and bone. We are souls destined to live forever. If the resurrection is true, we exist, not by chance, but because the eternally loving God created us in His image to be enfolded in his love forever. If the resurrection is true… then life is full of rich meaning and purpose, and we can ultimately be made new.
A Spiritual Seismic Shift: The resurrection of Jesus sends seismic shock waves across our spiritual reality. If the resurrection is true, there’s nothing more important in life than what we do with Jesus. If Jesus’ resurrection is real, nothing else matters. And if it is not real, then nothing else matters.
Takeaway: Has Jesus shifted your world?
One of the ways you know you’ve encountered the living Jesus is the landscape of your life looks very different as a result. You find your affections changing, your desires altering, and your priorities shifting. Instead of looking to Jesus as an advisor, you start following him as Lord.
It’s a whole new kind of life with Jesus at the center. And it turns out to be life as it was always meant to be.
PASTOR TO PEOPLE
Today we celebrate the moment that everything changed!
Sin is canceled. Satan is defeated. And death itself is undone. Jesus’ resurrection means the world will never be the same!
He is risen! He is risen indeed!
If this is your first time to The Moody Church—or your first time in a long time—I want to extend a warm welcome to you, with gratitude that you’ve chosen to worship with us this morning. God is on the move here at The Moody Church, and we love celebrating the joy of changed lives. We hope you are blessed by the life- transforming good news of Jesus this morning!
I’d like to give you a little sneak preview. Next week we’ll be launching a six-week series of messages on The Lord’s Prayer entitled On Earth as It Is in Heaven. If you’re like me, sometimes prayer raises more questions than answers. Does it even work? Am I doing it right? Am I using the right words? How can I know God is even listening?
Jesus’ early followers had similar questions about prayer, but they saw something different in Jesus. Jesus prayed with a confidence, closeness, and comfort that His disciples found mesmerizing. So they asked Jesus to teach them to pray like He prayed. They wanted to know what He knew. And Jesus gave them what we now call The Lord’s Prayer. It is a prayer that would change the world—and it can change our lives too, if we’ll let it.
For everyone who has struggled with prayer, this will be a life-giving study. Won’t you join us next Sunday?
Speaking of invitations, we’d love to have you join us for a reception in the Clarkview room (off the Extended Lobby) right after the service. Krista and I will be there, and we’d love to meet you!
You are loved, more than you know!
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