1 00:00:00,210 --> 00:00:00,630 Marcel: Amen. 2 00:00:00,630 --> 00:00:01,200 Amen. 3 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:02,040 Happy Easter. 4 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:03,360 Good morning. 5 00:00:04,230 --> 00:00:06,960 I said good morning brothers and sisters. 6 00:00:07,290 --> 00:00:07,380 Good. 7 00:00:07,620 --> 00:00:08,640 Happy Easter. 8 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:12,790 He is risen and you're supposed to respond to Paschal greeting. 9 00:00:12,809 --> 00:00:14,010 He is risen indeed. 10 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:16,110 Okay, so let's start this over again. 11 00:00:16,110 --> 00:00:16,919 He is risen. 12 00:00:16,919 --> 00:00:18,525 He is risen indeed. 13 00:00:18,660 --> 00:00:19,259 Amen. 14 00:00:19,259 --> 00:00:21,300 In fact, tell person to your right, to your left. 15 00:00:21,300 --> 00:00:22,169 He is risen. 16 00:00:22,169 --> 00:00:22,439 He is risen. 17 00:00:23,490 --> 00:00:24,689 And then tell him he has risen indeed. 18 00:00:26,264 --> 00:00:27,014 Amen. 19 00:00:27,014 --> 00:00:30,700 My name is Marcel Hall and I have the honor and privilege to be a 20 00:00:30,700 --> 00:00:34,300 minister full-time here in our church and with my wife Carina. 21 00:00:34,300 --> 00:00:37,149 We lead our north OC portion of our church. 22 00:00:37,149 --> 00:00:41,410 We're a church that's really global all across the globe, and we have 23 00:00:41,410 --> 00:00:44,599 sister churches all across and we have we're part of a larger 24 00:00:44,599 --> 00:00:46,399 fellowship here in the Los Angeles. 25 00:00:46,399 --> 00:00:51,249 Area in particular, we have an Orange County congregation in which we have 26 00:00:51,249 --> 00:00:55,149 right now, today, I think we had five worship services taking place. 27 00:00:55,149 --> 00:00:58,899 There was a worship service taking place at 7:00 AM over in Dana 28 00:00:58,899 --> 00:01:00,789 Point, a little Sunrise service. 29 00:01:00,969 --> 00:01:02,379 I think Rusty went to that. 30 00:01:02,379 --> 00:01:02,709 Right? 31 00:01:02,709 --> 00:01:04,300 And look Rusty coming twice. 32 00:01:04,300 --> 00:01:05,440 Did you go this morning, rusty? 33 00:01:05,679 --> 00:01:06,514 I was Turkey on. 34 00:01:06,820 --> 00:01:07,179 Okay. 35 00:01:07,179 --> 00:01:09,429 He didn't make it, but he, in his heart, he was there. 36 00:01:11,270 --> 00:01:14,420 And so we also have a Korean speaking service that's taking place today, 37 00:01:14,420 --> 00:01:18,200 a Spanish speaking service, uh, one taking place over in Huntington Beach. 38 00:01:18,380 --> 00:01:21,289 And and here we are worshiping here together. 39 00:01:21,289 --> 00:01:25,550 And so I wanna welcome you all and thank you for visiting with us here to worship. 40 00:01:25,700 --> 00:01:28,880 Whether you've been a member for many years, your joints for the first time, 41 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:33,020 those who are worshiping with us online, we're so grateful that you can join us. 42 00:01:33,020 --> 00:01:35,450 Hope to meet you in person, and being able. 43 00:01:35,529 --> 00:01:36,369 To connect. 44 00:01:36,369 --> 00:01:42,878 Today is Easter Sunday, resurrection Sunday the day in which we remember, 45 00:01:42,878 --> 00:01:47,319 and we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus in a special way. 46 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:50,989 Now as disciples of Jesus, those of us who have made the commitment to 47 00:01:50,989 --> 00:01:55,259 Christ we really, in many ways, we celebrate with our lives every day. 48 00:01:55,259 --> 00:02:00,594 Yeah, but just like birthdays and holidays and anniversaries, we take 49 00:02:00,594 --> 00:02:04,884 this time to celebrate in a special way and remember in a significant 50 00:02:04,884 --> 00:02:07,884 way the resurrection of Jesus. 51 00:02:07,884 --> 00:02:12,804 Because this is the foundation of our Christian faith. 52 00:02:13,135 --> 00:02:17,005 It is the resurrection, the historical event that took. 53 00:02:17,335 --> 00:02:20,905 Place, and this was the message of the first century church. 54 00:02:21,085 --> 00:02:26,815 It was that Jesus died, but that Jesus rose again on the third day. 55 00:02:26,815 --> 00:02:30,625 And that is our message today, is that the tomb is still empty. 56 00:02:30,925 --> 00:02:32,394 And he is risen. 57 00:02:32,394 --> 00:02:33,085 Amen. 58 00:02:33,595 --> 00:02:35,965 And so we're gonna get into the word of God today. 59 00:02:36,519 --> 00:02:41,079 And as was mentioned through a couple of people, we've been in a season 60 00:02:41,409 --> 00:02:43,839 of leading up to the resurrection. 61 00:02:44,179 --> 00:02:48,799 For a number of us, we've read or reread a book from our fellowship called 62 00:02:48,799 --> 00:02:50,839 The 30 Days at the Foot of the Cross. 63 00:02:50,839 --> 00:02:53,059 And so we ended that yesterday and. 64 00:02:53,293 --> 00:02:56,334 On Friday several people had mentioned it on stage. 65 00:02:56,334 --> 00:03:00,594 We had a good Friday Last Supper, Christian Seder meal. 66 00:03:00,594 --> 00:03:06,444 And so really try to engage and immerse ourselves into this historical time that 67 00:03:06,444 --> 00:03:10,614 has radically transformed our lives. 68 00:03:10,614 --> 00:03:13,824 And so we've been doing that for the last month or so. 69 00:03:13,824 --> 00:03:16,944 And then we've also had a sermon series in which we've called 70 00:03:16,944 --> 00:03:18,564 the Road to the Resurrection. 71 00:03:18,899 --> 00:03:21,899 And so we've been studying out the gospel of Luke. 72 00:03:21,929 --> 00:03:27,119 Luke is was a doctor and follower of Jesus, and he writes this kind of 73 00:03:27,149 --> 00:03:32,099 autobio, not autobiography, but this biography, if you will, about Jesus' life. 74 00:03:32,099 --> 00:03:37,349 And so we've been studying out the last week and some called the Holy Week 75 00:03:37,349 --> 00:03:39,899 of Jesus for the last several weeks. 76 00:03:39,899 --> 00:03:43,029 And so we've been looking at it and going through and to see 77 00:03:43,029 --> 00:03:45,219 Jesus's road to the resurrection. 78 00:03:45,219 --> 00:03:46,149 And so today. 79 00:03:46,464 --> 00:03:52,103 We conclude our series, the Road to the Resurrection, and today 80 00:03:52,103 --> 00:03:54,054 we talk about how he is risen. 81 00:03:55,074 --> 00:03:57,084 He is risen. 82 00:03:57,668 --> 00:03:59,679 And so let's go to God in prayer. 83 00:03:59,679 --> 00:04:04,059 Father, we thank you so much for what we've already been able to 84 00:04:04,239 --> 00:04:08,049 experience, being able to encourage one another, strengthen one another, 85 00:04:08,289 --> 00:04:12,534 being able to meet new faces, being able to worship you, sing out and 86 00:04:12,534 --> 00:04:15,324 cry out to you in song and through. 87 00:04:15,404 --> 00:04:16,064 Prayer. 88 00:04:16,363 --> 00:04:18,764 God, you are worthy of all this and even more. 89 00:04:18,764 --> 00:04:22,034 And so we are humbled that you accept this, and we are grateful 90 00:04:22,034 --> 00:04:23,624 that you move through this time. 91 00:04:23,714 --> 00:04:27,044 And we pray God, as we look through the scriptures, that we will walk 92 00:04:27,044 --> 00:04:31,094 away with a greater appreciation, a greater faith, and a greater 93 00:04:31,094 --> 00:04:34,124 resolve to respond to the good news. 94 00:04:34,334 --> 00:04:35,984 It's in Jesus' name we pray. 95 00:04:36,224 --> 00:04:37,364 Amen. 96 00:04:38,199 --> 00:04:42,129 We're gonna go on over and we're gonna do a little recap to bring everybody up 97 00:04:42,129 --> 00:04:44,929 to speed where we are here in the story. 98 00:04:44,929 --> 00:04:46,459 So we gotta go back a little bit. 99 00:04:46,669 --> 00:04:51,529 And so Jesus, several times he actually predicts his death, 100 00:04:51,529 --> 00:04:53,239 burial, and resurrection. 101 00:04:53,239 --> 00:04:54,379 He tells his. 102 00:04:54,919 --> 00:04:59,919 Followers and his tight crew there, his apostles, what was going to happen. 103 00:04:59,919 --> 00:05:02,769 And so we take it up in Luke chapter nine, verse 18. 104 00:05:03,039 --> 00:05:07,119 It says, once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, 105 00:05:07,119 --> 00:05:08,829 he asked him, who did the crowd say? 106 00:05:08,829 --> 00:05:09,309 I am. 107 00:05:10,014 --> 00:05:10,644 They replied. 108 00:05:10,644 --> 00:05:12,114 Some say John the Baptist. 109 00:05:12,354 --> 00:05:16,154 That was the actually Jesus' cousin who was a leader spiritually in 110 00:05:16,154 --> 00:05:19,724 the community who was a forerunner to Jesus and his message. 111 00:05:20,084 --> 00:05:23,954 Others say, Elijah, he was a prophet from many, many years ago and still 112 00:05:23,984 --> 00:05:28,274 others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life. 113 00:05:28,304 --> 00:05:29,594 But what about you? 114 00:05:29,654 --> 00:05:31,364 He asked, who do you say I am? 115 00:05:31,724 --> 00:05:33,854 Peter answered God's messiah. 116 00:05:34,094 --> 00:05:35,354 He got the answer right. 117 00:05:35,999 --> 00:05:38,759 Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone. 118 00:05:38,759 --> 00:05:43,049 Then he said, the son of man Jesus would often refer to himself as the son of man 119 00:05:43,319 --> 00:05:47,549 must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and 120 00:05:47,549 --> 00:05:52,649 the teachers of the law, and he must be killed on a and on a third day be raised. 121 00:05:52,949 --> 00:05:53,729 To life. 122 00:05:53,969 --> 00:05:58,499 And so Jesus tells them this in about at least maybe 10 days or maybe even 123 00:05:58,499 --> 00:06:01,619 longer after saying this to his apostles. 124 00:06:01,619 --> 00:06:04,469 This is what happens in verse 51. 125 00:06:04,469 --> 00:06:08,519 In Luke chapter nine, it says, as the time approach for him to be taken up to heaven, 126 00:06:08,759 --> 00:06:12,329 Jesus resolute, set out for Jerusalem. 127 00:06:12,664 --> 00:06:16,264 And so now Jesus, at this moment, he is told his guys, he's prepped him 128 00:06:16,534 --> 00:06:18,124 at least two, maybe two weeks later. 129 00:06:18,124 --> 00:06:19,594 He says, all right, now it's time to go. 130 00:06:19,594 --> 00:06:22,774 We're gonna go to the Passover, and I'm going out to Jerusalem. 131 00:06:22,834 --> 00:06:27,544 And he knows in his heart what's going to take place when he gets to Jerusalem. 132 00:06:28,024 --> 00:06:31,654 He's gonna have his death, his burial, but he's gonna have his resurrection. 133 00:06:32,444 --> 00:06:36,644 And so from Luke nine, all the way to Luke 19 is Jesus and his 134 00:06:36,644 --> 00:06:39,374 companions traveling up to Jerusalem. 135 00:06:39,374 --> 00:06:43,604 And in j Luke chapter 19 through the end of the chapter is really 136 00:06:43,604 --> 00:06:47,354 where we have been studying and Jesus reaching Jerusalem. 137 00:06:47,504 --> 00:06:48,884 And then we see his weak. 138 00:06:48,884 --> 00:06:49,994 We see his death. 139 00:06:50,234 --> 00:06:54,584 We saw we refer to as death and burial earlier today, and now we're 140 00:06:54,584 --> 00:06:56,534 talking about his resurrection. 141 00:06:56,864 --> 00:06:58,724 But I wanna mention this too as well. 142 00:06:58,994 --> 00:07:03,164 In these travels, up until Jerusalem, Jesus mentions at least three other 143 00:07:03,164 --> 00:07:09,494 times in which he's going to suffer, and explicitly he's going to again, raise. 144 00:07:09,854 --> 00:07:14,444 From on the third day in Luke 18 verse 31, Jesus took the 12 aside and 145 00:07:14,444 --> 00:07:16,454 told them, we are going to Jerusalem. 146 00:07:16,754 --> 00:07:19,514 And everything that is written by the prophets about the 147 00:07:19,514 --> 00:07:21,644 Son of man will be fulfilled. 148 00:07:21,914 --> 00:07:25,994 So the prophets, the Old Testament that talked about a Messiah who would 149 00:07:25,994 --> 00:07:29,864 come and he says all these things are going to be fulfilled, he will 150 00:07:29,864 --> 00:07:31,784 be delivered over to the Gentiles. 151 00:07:31,784 --> 00:07:34,334 They will mock him, insult him, and spit on him. 152 00:07:34,694 --> 00:07:39,284 They will flog him and kill him, and on the third day, he will rise again. 153 00:07:39,884 --> 00:07:43,334 And the disciples did not understand any of this. 154 00:07:43,964 --> 00:07:48,674 Its meaning was hidden from them and they did not know what he was talking about. 155 00:07:49,424 --> 00:07:52,844 And so we see here, he's telling them several times what's gonna happen, 156 00:07:53,054 --> 00:07:54,344 but unfortunately don't get it. 157 00:07:54,344 --> 00:07:57,433 But don't look down upon the apostles because you also don't 158 00:07:57,433 --> 00:07:58,784 get it sometimes too, don't you? 159 00:07:59,564 --> 00:08:03,044 My wife tells me something and I'm be like, yeah, I didn't really get that. 160 00:08:04,364 --> 00:08:05,804 Tell my kids stuff sometimes. 161 00:08:05,804 --> 00:08:08,894 And then they come back and I'm like, you didn't do what I told you to do. 162 00:08:09,794 --> 00:08:10,604 Because they don't get it. 163 00:08:10,634 --> 00:08:12,044 So they didn't get it. 164 00:08:12,194 --> 00:08:13,874 What was gonna take place. 165 00:08:14,144 --> 00:08:19,754 And so now in Luke 23, we see Jesus, he dies upon the cross. 166 00:08:19,904 --> 00:08:24,404 And now we take it up in Luke chapter 24 in verse one. 167 00:08:24,854 --> 00:08:27,764 And it's interesting because we don't really get much written about 168 00:08:27,764 --> 00:08:30,374 the Saturday after the resurrection. 169 00:08:31,094 --> 00:08:33,914 And in Luke, actually, all it says is that they rested on the 170 00:08:33,914 --> 00:08:35,984 Sabbath day, and that's all we get. 171 00:08:35,984 --> 00:08:39,404 Just imagine what was Saturday like for his followers. 172 00:08:41,174 --> 00:08:46,964 You know, that's the middle of despair, but also joy because they 173 00:08:46,964 --> 00:08:50,414 have despair of what took place and they don't know that Sunday's coming. 174 00:08:51,164 --> 00:08:55,274 And so they're in this uncertainty, and I'm sure there's fear, there's anger, 175 00:08:55,484 --> 00:09:00,014 there's anxiety, there's a frustration, there's sadness, there's mourning. 176 00:09:00,689 --> 00:09:06,359 But Sunday is coming, and so we take it up in chapter 24 verse one, church. 177 00:09:06,359 --> 00:09:07,349 Are you with me here? 178 00:09:07,499 --> 00:09:07,589 Yep. 179 00:09:07,979 --> 00:09:10,139 It says, on the first day of the week, that's Sunday. 180 00:09:10,139 --> 00:09:12,239 This is the first Easter Sunday. 181 00:09:12,239 --> 00:09:15,299 Very early in the morning, the woman took the spices. 182 00:09:15,299 --> 00:09:17,099 They had prepared and went to the tomb. 183 00:09:17,339 --> 00:09:21,329 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they 184 00:09:21,329 --> 00:09:23,609 did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 185 00:09:23,849 --> 00:09:27,389 While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleam 186 00:09:27,389 --> 00:09:29,039 like lightning stood beside them. 187 00:09:29,534 --> 00:09:30,344 In their fright. 188 00:09:30,344 --> 00:09:34,874 The women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, why 189 00:09:34,874 --> 00:09:36,494 do you look for the living among the dead? 190 00:09:37,274 --> 00:09:38,204 He is not here. 191 00:09:38,234 --> 00:09:39,194 He has risen. 192 00:09:39,884 --> 00:09:43,994 Remember how he told you why he was still with you in Galilee? 193 00:09:44,144 --> 00:09:48,164 The son of man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified, 194 00:09:48,254 --> 00:09:50,564 and on the third day be raised again. 195 00:09:50,924 --> 00:09:55,154 Then they remember his words when they came back from the tomb. 196 00:09:55,334 --> 00:09:58,424 They told all these things to the 11 and to all the others. 197 00:09:58,784 --> 00:10:02,894 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary, the mother of James and the others with 198 00:10:02,894 --> 00:10:07,664 him who told this to the apostles, but they did not believe the women because 199 00:10:07,664 --> 00:10:10,124 their words seemed like nonsense. 200 00:10:10,514 --> 00:10:11,714 That makes sense, right? 201 00:10:12,059 --> 00:10:12,349 What? 202 00:10:12,354 --> 00:10:14,624 What do you mean he's not there? 203 00:10:14,624 --> 00:10:14,834 What? 204 00:10:14,834 --> 00:10:15,704 What do men said? 205 00:10:15,704 --> 00:10:16,514 What to you? 206 00:10:16,844 --> 00:10:17,954 You talking crazy? 207 00:10:18,794 --> 00:10:20,144 They couldn't believe it. 208 00:10:20,204 --> 00:10:22,214 They didn't understand what was taking place. 209 00:10:22,394 --> 00:10:22,964 Peter. 210 00:10:23,264 --> 00:10:26,774 However, got up and ran to the tomb, bending over. 211 00:10:26,774 --> 00:10:30,884 He saw the strips of linen lying by themselves and went away wondering 212 00:10:31,004 --> 00:10:32,444 to himself what had happened. 213 00:10:32,444 --> 00:10:34,784 Peter says, you know, I don't get it, but let me hurry up 214 00:10:34,784 --> 00:10:36,044 and go see what's going on. 215 00:10:36,524 --> 00:10:39,614 And you know what's interesting here is that it says the linen 216 00:10:39,734 --> 00:10:41,324 was lying there by themselves. 217 00:10:41,504 --> 00:10:42,614 Again, this is help. 218 00:10:42,854 --> 00:10:46,185 To see that the resurrection is a historical event. 219 00:10:46,574 --> 00:10:50,594 If somebody stole the body and wanted to claim that Jesus rose 220 00:10:50,594 --> 00:10:54,374 from the dead, they wouldn't have left his clothes still there. 221 00:10:55,004 --> 00:10:57,014 And we also know from John, they were actually folded 222 00:10:57,014 --> 00:10:58,784 up, so Jesus did his chores. 223 00:11:01,634 --> 00:11:04,724 And so we see this and so this helps us to go, man, this was, 224 00:11:04,754 --> 00:11:06,644 this was, this was reality. 225 00:11:06,644 --> 00:11:07,844 This was true. 226 00:11:09,419 --> 00:11:10,379 And they couldn't believe it. 227 00:11:10,379 --> 00:11:13,319 They were, they were amazed and didn't quite understand. 228 00:11:13,949 --> 00:11:19,529 And so we're gonna skip here in, in verses 13 through 32, uh, two of Jesus's 229 00:11:19,529 --> 00:11:24,389 disciples, a man named Ops, and another one you ever met any ops in your life? 230 00:11:25,560 --> 00:11:27,569 That's one of the biblical names that doesn't get a lot of love. 231 00:11:27,569 --> 00:11:28,289 You know what I'm saying? 232 00:11:28,919 --> 00:11:30,779 It's Cleopas and Judas, you know what I'm saying? 233 00:11:30,779 --> 00:11:31,979 Like nobody names her kids that. 234 00:11:32,954 --> 00:11:36,704 And so Jesus, he sees these two disciples on the road and they, they, 235 00:11:36,854 --> 00:11:39,134 they can't really recognize who he is. 236 00:11:39,134 --> 00:11:42,164 They're kept says from recognizing who they, who he is. 237 00:11:42,224 --> 00:11:43,844 And so they start telling Jesus. 238 00:11:43,844 --> 00:11:45,764 Jesus is like, Hey, what's happened over the last couple? 239 00:11:45,764 --> 00:11:46,694 You know what's going on? 240 00:11:46,784 --> 00:11:49,304 And they say, you don't know what's happened over the last couple days. 241 00:11:49,484 --> 00:11:52,214 The, the, the, our, our, our leader, he's died. 242 00:11:52,329 --> 00:11:55,124 And, and, and now the women are saying that they can't, they went to the. 243 00:11:55,274 --> 00:11:57,044 Tomb and they can't find his body. 244 00:11:57,284 --> 00:12:00,584 So Jesus goes, he has a little meal with them and as he breaks 245 00:12:00,584 --> 00:12:07,004 the bread, they recognize Jesus and then he takes off and he leaves 246 00:12:07,124 --> 00:12:09,824 and that we take it up in verse 33. 247 00:12:09,824 --> 00:12:11,084 Are you guys with me here? 248 00:12:12,194 --> 00:12:15,104 They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. 249 00:12:15,404 --> 00:12:20,624 There they found the 11 and those with them assembled together saying it is true. 250 00:12:20,744 --> 00:12:23,474 The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon. 251 00:12:23,864 --> 00:12:28,034 Then the two told what had happened on the way and how Jesus was recognized by them. 252 00:12:28,184 --> 00:12:31,514 When he broke the bread, while they were still talking about this, 253 00:12:31,514 --> 00:12:35,894 Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, peace be with you. 254 00:12:36,134 --> 00:12:38,924 They were startled and frightened thinking they saw a ghost. 255 00:12:39,104 --> 00:12:42,794 He said to them, why are you troubled and why do doubts rise in your minds? 256 00:12:42,944 --> 00:12:44,534 Look at my hands and my feet. 257 00:12:44,534 --> 00:12:44,864 It is. 258 00:12:44,864 --> 00:12:48,374 I myself, touch me and see. 259 00:12:48,374 --> 00:12:51,269 A ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see, I have. 260 00:12:51,749 --> 00:12:55,199 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet, and while they 261 00:12:55,199 --> 00:12:58,859 still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, 262 00:12:58,859 --> 00:13:00,839 do you have anything here to eat? 263 00:13:00,839 --> 00:13:02,729 You gotta love this about Jesus. 264 00:13:03,479 --> 00:13:05,339 Just imagine being in this scene. 265 00:13:05,999 --> 00:13:08,489 And so they said they're, they're, they, they, they see it. 266 00:13:08,489 --> 00:13:10,724 They, they, they get it, but yet they're scared, but yet 267 00:13:10,724 --> 00:13:12,839 they're happy and it makes sense. 268 00:13:13,634 --> 00:13:14,024 Whoa, whoa. 269 00:13:14,024 --> 00:13:17,384 We, we know you were just crucified, but now you're here in fleshing 270 00:13:17,384 --> 00:13:21,044 blood and now we touch you your physical, whoa, what is going on? 271 00:13:21,074 --> 00:13:23,354 And ask, now you're asking for some fish. 272 00:13:24,854 --> 00:13:25,814 He wants to eat. 273 00:13:25,994 --> 00:13:27,734 'cause you know ghosts don't eat name. 274 00:13:27,734 --> 00:13:31,034 That movie where you saw the ghost eating, it doesn't happen. 275 00:13:31,544 --> 00:13:36,374 And so here he goes on and he says they gave him a piece of broil fish and he 276 00:13:36,374 --> 00:13:38,414 took it and ate it in their presence. 277 00:13:38,414 --> 00:13:39,644 What was that meal like? 278 00:13:40,904 --> 00:13:41,654 Could you imagine it? 279 00:13:41,654 --> 00:13:42,464 Of the apostles? 280 00:13:43,019 --> 00:13:43,769 They probably didn't eat. 281 00:13:43,769 --> 00:13:44,489 They just probably looking, 282 00:13:46,859 --> 00:13:50,039 he's really eating, you know? 283 00:13:50,039 --> 00:13:52,319 And Jesus is like, oh Mary, you did it again. 284 00:13:52,319 --> 00:13:52,829 Girl. 285 00:13:53,309 --> 00:13:54,509 That's some good stuff. 286 00:13:55,474 --> 00:13:57,479 Hey, hey Peter, can you go ahead and pass some more salt? 287 00:13:57,479 --> 00:13:58,049 You know what I mean? 288 00:13:58,049 --> 00:14:00,149 Like this was probably a crazy meal. 289 00:14:00,149 --> 00:14:05,879 And they're freaking out going, whoa, he's here, he's risen and he's eating. 290 00:14:06,659 --> 00:14:09,179 And he goes on and he says, he said to them, this is what I 291 00:14:09,179 --> 00:14:10,379 told you while I was with you. 292 00:14:10,874 --> 00:14:12,314 Everything must be fulfilled. 293 00:14:12,314 --> 00:14:15,554 That is written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets in the Psalms. 294 00:14:15,554 --> 00:14:20,744 He was referring to the whole Old Testament and he opened their minds so 295 00:14:20,744 --> 00:14:23,444 they could understand the scriptures. 296 00:14:24,374 --> 00:14:27,464 He told them this is what is written. 297 00:14:27,464 --> 00:14:31,604 The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance 298 00:14:31,604 --> 00:14:37,184 for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations. 299 00:14:37,559 --> 00:14:38,729 Beginning at Jerusalem. 300 00:14:39,119 --> 00:14:40,619 You are witnesses of these things. 301 00:14:40,619 --> 00:14:45,089 I'm going to send you what my father has promised, but stay in the city until you 302 00:14:45,089 --> 00:14:47,039 have been clothed with power from on high. 303 00:14:47,249 --> 00:14:50,639 When he had led them out of to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted 304 00:14:50,639 --> 00:14:52,139 up his hands and blessed them. 305 00:14:52,619 --> 00:14:55,619 While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. 306 00:14:55,919 --> 00:14:56,909 Then he worshiped him. 307 00:14:56,909 --> 00:15:00,449 They returned to Jerusalem with great joy and they stayed continually 308 00:15:00,449 --> 00:15:02,099 at the temple praising God. 309 00:15:02,984 --> 00:15:06,344 And so Luke right here gives us the day, but then he kinda skips ahead 310 00:15:06,404 --> 00:15:09,704 and he skips ahead at least 40 days, and he gives us the ending here. 311 00:15:10,124 --> 00:15:11,294 But what do we see here? 312 00:15:11,294 --> 00:15:13,034 We see the road to the resurrection. 313 00:15:13,034 --> 00:15:15,344 We see the resurrection is taking place. 314 00:15:15,374 --> 00:15:20,534 He is risen, and the disciples start to get it. 315 00:15:20,804 --> 00:15:25,784 They understand what's taking place, what's going on, and you can just imagine 316 00:15:25,844 --> 00:15:28,064 the enjoy the encouragement they had. 317 00:15:28,244 --> 00:15:29,804 Our hopes are no longer lost. 318 00:15:29,804 --> 00:15:31,544 Remember what Saturday felt like? 319 00:15:33,419 --> 00:15:38,069 But Sunday came, our faith isn't misplaced. 320 00:15:38,159 --> 00:15:43,889 We put our faith in the right place and we don't regrets our commitment to Jesus. 321 00:15:44,699 --> 00:15:47,729 You know, the resurrection was God's vindication. 322 00:15:48,899 --> 00:15:52,979 The resurrection, vindicated and confirmed that Jesus is the 323 00:15:52,979 --> 00:15:55,469 Messiah, that he is the savior. 324 00:15:56,039 --> 00:15:59,969 The resurrection confirmed that Jesus is the son of God. 325 00:16:00,374 --> 00:16:03,794 It vindicated Jesus' teaching and his works. 326 00:16:04,394 --> 00:16:08,654 It proved, yes, all the things that he taught, the things that he claims he 327 00:16:08,654 --> 00:16:12,314 truly is because of the resurrection. 328 00:16:13,334 --> 00:16:17,204 You know, in verse 44, Jesus reveals that the cross and the 329 00:16:17,204 --> 00:16:20,054 resurrection was God's plan all along. 330 00:16:20,084 --> 00:16:26,054 He had a plan to redeem his creation, who was fallen from his side, and 331 00:16:26,054 --> 00:16:27,344 this is why it's called good news. 332 00:16:28,724 --> 00:16:32,384 Because God has been redeeming, he's had a plan, and his plan is 333 00:16:32,384 --> 00:16:35,024 to sacrifice but then restore. 334 00:16:36,074 --> 00:16:43,754 And that plan applies for all nations and for all people, for you and for me. 335 00:16:45,524 --> 00:16:51,884 And it's interesting right here at the end here, it says they worshiped him and 336 00:16:51,884 --> 00:16:54,524 returned to Jerusalem with great joy. 337 00:16:55,334 --> 00:16:59,444 They stayed continually at the temple praising God. 338 00:16:59,864 --> 00:17:05,415 Jesus rose, he ascends and it says they actually weren't grieved. 339 00:17:07,544 --> 00:17:09,013 They didn't have grief after he left. 340 00:17:10,243 --> 00:17:11,714 They weren't saddened by it. 341 00:17:12,733 --> 00:17:13,844 I would've been saddened. 342 00:17:13,844 --> 00:17:14,054 No, no. 343 00:17:14,054 --> 00:17:15,733 Please don't leave again. 344 00:17:16,904 --> 00:17:18,105 But it says they had what? 345 00:17:19,214 --> 00:17:19,904 Joy. 346 00:17:20,699 --> 00:17:22,829 They were praising God. 347 00:17:22,829 --> 00:17:24,089 They were celebrating. 348 00:17:24,089 --> 00:17:24,509 Why? 349 00:17:24,630 --> 00:17:28,319 Because he has risen and they were getting it. 350 00:17:28,319 --> 00:17:28,830 Whoa. 351 00:17:28,830 --> 00:17:30,360 This is incredible. 352 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:31,830 Jesus rose. 353 00:17:31,830 --> 00:17:37,380 So we can celebrate, we can rejoice, we can praise God because 354 00:17:37,380 --> 00:17:39,239 the scriptures are fulfilled. 355 00:17:39,569 --> 00:17:44,219 The Savior has come and offered salvation to the world. 356 00:17:44,699 --> 00:17:48,839 God's power is revealed and death itself is defeated. 357 00:17:50,205 --> 00:17:56,864 And they are witnesses, recipients, and also now participants. 358 00:17:58,514 --> 00:18:01,394 There are witnesses of this resurrection. 359 00:18:02,084 --> 00:18:04,185 There are witnesses of God's power. 360 00:18:04,935 --> 00:18:07,935 There are recipients of the gospel. 361 00:18:08,114 --> 00:18:12,134 They're recipients of the treasures of salvation, of the good news of 362 00:18:12,134 --> 00:18:18,524 the kingdom of God, and now they are participants in God's redeeming mission. 363 00:18:18,855 --> 00:18:23,205 For the world, and so therefore they celebrate. 364 00:18:24,375 --> 00:18:30,344 You know, it's awesome because we too can celebrate, rejoice, and praise God. 365 00:18:31,335 --> 00:18:36,255 You and I can rejoice and praise God and celebrate and effect. 366 00:18:36,375 --> 00:18:40,935 I believe that's one of the things that we should do in response. 367 00:18:41,219 --> 00:18:45,900 To the resurrection is that we should celebrate the resurrection. 368 00:18:46,170 --> 00:18:50,130 We should celebrate the good news being fulfilled. 369 00:18:50,549 --> 00:18:51,690 And you say, well, why? 370 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:59,279 Well, because we also are witnesses, recipients, and participants. 371 00:19:00,509 --> 00:19:04,679 We are witnesses of God's power in our lives. 372 00:19:05,444 --> 00:19:10,514 Has anybody been changed or transformed or just helped a little bit by some of Jesus 373 00:19:10,514 --> 00:19:11,984 and his teachings and the resurrection? 374 00:19:12,975 --> 00:19:15,855 We can go down the line, we can go down the list and it would be a 375 00:19:15,855 --> 00:19:21,074 long Easter service if we did that, but we could go, we could share. 376 00:19:21,105 --> 00:19:24,824 And I want you to think about have God has changed one thing in your life. 377 00:19:24,824 --> 00:19:29,145 If you've seen one iota power of God, you can celebrate that. 378 00:19:30,225 --> 00:19:31,814 And so we are witnesses. 379 00:19:32,295 --> 00:19:35,804 To see Chris Galassia up here, to see the brothers and sisters who 380 00:19:35,804 --> 00:19:37,725 shared WAN being able to share. 381 00:19:37,904 --> 00:19:42,105 That's the power of God right there, because 20, 30, 15 years ago, they 382 00:19:42,105 --> 00:19:43,335 wouldn't have been doing that. 383 00:19:43,844 --> 00:19:46,034 And knowing Chris, he definitely wouldn't have been doing that, 384 00:19:48,074 --> 00:19:52,245 but we're witnesses of the power of God in our lives and in those around us. 385 00:19:53,264 --> 00:19:57,495 We also are recipients of this mercy, of grace of love. 386 00:19:58,710 --> 00:20:02,400 Sean shared a scripture that all good gifts come from who, 387 00:20:02,549 --> 00:20:07,770 from the Father, and they come because of love, grace, and mercy. 388 00:20:08,429 --> 00:20:13,500 You and I are here today only because of God's love, grace and mercy. 389 00:20:13,949 --> 00:20:17,909 Whether you are a true Christian or not, God is displayed, is love, 390 00:20:17,909 --> 00:20:20,190 grace, and mercy to you today. 391 00:20:22,350 --> 00:20:25,830 And so we are recipients of this. 392 00:20:26,489 --> 00:20:33,779 Great eternal treasure, and we are also participants in God's mission. 393 00:20:34,469 --> 00:20:38,939 God's mission, to redeem his creation, to have an eternal life. 394 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:42,929 You and I, as true Christians, get a chance to participate with 395 00:20:42,929 --> 00:20:44,639 God in this great redeeming work. 396 00:20:44,639 --> 00:20:45,929 How awesome is that? 397 00:20:46,979 --> 00:20:48,120 You can do some cool things. 398 00:20:49,065 --> 00:20:54,554 Maybe work for the government or or be a professional athlete or win an Emmy 399 00:20:54,554 --> 00:20:56,264 or a Grammy, whatever the case is. 400 00:20:56,324 --> 00:20:59,565 But nothing can compare to working with the King of Kings and 401 00:20:59,565 --> 00:21:01,154 redeeming people for all eternity. 402 00:21:02,625 --> 00:21:05,235 There's no greater joy, no greater call. 403 00:21:05,565 --> 00:21:07,455 And so what can you and I do? 404 00:21:07,514 --> 00:21:08,475 We can celebrate. 405 00:21:10,275 --> 00:21:12,824 I don't know about you, but I get fired up thinking about this. 406 00:21:14,295 --> 00:21:17,775 You know, you ever get some, uh, a, a letter in the mail and uh, 407 00:21:17,775 --> 00:21:19,005 it makes you a little nervous. 408 00:21:20,384 --> 00:21:24,165 Some of you ever get that or you get a text or an email, you're like, uhoh. 409 00:21:25,335 --> 00:21:29,384 You know, sometimes when the DMV send me something, I'm like, uhoh, what a 410 00:21:29,384 --> 00:21:30,705 brother do you know what I'm saying? 411 00:21:32,415 --> 00:21:34,275 One time I think I got something from collections. 412 00:21:34,275 --> 00:21:36,464 I was like, collections, who do I owe money to? 413 00:21:37,304 --> 00:21:39,344 And they shrimping calling collections. 414 00:21:39,645 --> 00:21:40,634 I think it was Time Warner. 415 00:21:40,634 --> 00:21:42,284 We had some beef about $30. 416 00:21:42,284 --> 00:21:42,764 You know what I'm saying? 417 00:21:42,764 --> 00:21:44,384 I won't get into all that, you know what I mean? 418 00:21:45,284 --> 00:21:46,574 But just imagine, right? 419 00:21:46,605 --> 00:21:51,735 You get something and it says, important notice from the judge, 420 00:21:53,205 --> 00:21:54,735 and it says, verdict inside. 421 00:21:55,875 --> 00:21:56,565 How you feeling? 422 00:21:58,485 --> 00:21:59,565 You feel a little nervous, aren't you? 423 00:22:00,645 --> 00:22:01,784 What's going on there? 424 00:22:03,074 --> 00:22:06,764 And as you, you, you, you, you're hesitant to open up the envelope. 425 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:09,810 Because you're nervous about what it's going to reveal. 426 00:22:10,290 --> 00:22:11,879 You're nervous, man, what am I gonna do? 427 00:22:11,879 --> 00:22:12,810 What's my excuse? 428 00:22:12,810 --> 00:22:14,339 How am I gonna get out of this? 429 00:22:14,940 --> 00:22:15,750 Who can I call? 430 00:22:15,750 --> 00:22:17,580 Can I call my mama my daddy to fix this? 431 00:22:17,670 --> 00:22:18,750 What can I do? 432 00:22:20,159 --> 00:22:21,629 But then you realize, you know what? 433 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:23,460 I am guilty. 434 00:22:24,899 --> 00:22:32,310 I have done something, and so I'm about to receive my punishment spiritually. 435 00:22:33,299 --> 00:22:35,955 All of us have sinned before God. 436 00:22:37,290 --> 00:22:42,569 There's not a soul in here, and I don't care how good you think you are, there's 437 00:22:42,569 --> 00:22:47,009 not a soul in here who hasn't sinned before a righteous and living God. 438 00:22:48,569 --> 00:22:53,370 And not only have we sinned, but we sinned multiple, multiple, multiple times. 439 00:22:53,969 --> 00:22:58,889 Sometimes we did it on accident, but most of our times we did it intentionally. 440 00:23:00,659 --> 00:23:04,199 And so if we stand before the judge. 441 00:23:05,205 --> 00:23:10,935 We know we are guilty as charged, but let's go back to this envelope. 442 00:23:11,955 --> 00:23:16,185 You pull out the envelope, you read it, and a note says this, 443 00:23:16,544 --> 00:23:19,004 he has risen debt, paid in full. 444 00:23:21,854 --> 00:23:22,604 How would you feel? 445 00:23:22,604 --> 00:23:22,694 Then? 446 00:23:23,354 --> 00:23:23,834 Fired up. 447 00:23:24,254 --> 00:23:26,324 You no longer scared anymore, are you? 448 00:23:26,654 --> 00:23:27,554 You are scared. 449 00:23:27,614 --> 00:23:29,114 No, you fired up. 450 00:23:29,444 --> 00:23:30,435 I can't believe it. 451 00:23:31,620 --> 00:23:34,830 You going to get ready to do a TikTok dance, you know what I'm saying? 452 00:23:35,730 --> 00:23:36,659 You are fired up. 453 00:23:36,659 --> 00:23:37,980 Hallelujah. 454 00:23:38,100 --> 00:23:38,460 I know. 455 00:23:38,460 --> 00:23:42,029 If it's me, Corina, and I'm doing, I'm picking up Dominique, my 6-year-old 456 00:23:42,029 --> 00:23:43,560 son, and we're getting Lion King on. 457 00:23:47,639 --> 00:23:51,929 I'm fired up 'cause I'm like, yes, I was guilty, but I've been freed. 458 00:23:52,230 --> 00:23:56,489 And here spiritually, what happens that when Jesus died, but more 459 00:23:56,489 --> 00:24:00,389 so when he resurrected, he said he has risen and all that debt of 460 00:24:00,389 --> 00:24:02,460 your sin has been paid in full. 461 00:24:03,420 --> 00:24:04,770 So therefore, guess what? 462 00:24:04,830 --> 00:24:07,020 You don't have to stand before a judge saying guilty. 463 00:24:07,139 --> 00:24:11,610 You're stand before a judge who says not guilty, justified 464 00:24:11,969 --> 00:24:13,469 as if you had never sinned. 465 00:24:13,590 --> 00:24:14,340 But I have sinned. 466 00:24:14,489 --> 00:24:14,940 Guess what? 467 00:24:14,940 --> 00:24:16,230 Jesus wiped all that away. 468 00:24:16,259 --> 00:24:16,409 Amen. 469 00:24:17,670 --> 00:24:18,870 Now, what should you do with that? 470 00:24:18,929 --> 00:24:19,650 Be sad. 471 00:24:19,739 --> 00:24:21,210 Oh, I can't believe I'm saved. 472 00:24:22,739 --> 00:24:24,600 No, you rejoice. 473 00:24:24,900 --> 00:24:26,250 You celebrate. 474 00:24:26,429 --> 00:24:27,210 Hallelujah. 475 00:24:27,210 --> 00:24:29,790 Thank you so much for raising for the dead, and thank you for giving me 476 00:24:29,790 --> 00:24:31,199 the opportunity to respond to that. 477 00:24:32,730 --> 00:24:36,089 So we rejoice today for our salvation. 478 00:24:36,630 --> 00:24:39,060 We rejoice because we can celebrate. 479 00:24:39,060 --> 00:24:41,130 Because the resurrection leads to all this. 480 00:24:41,130 --> 00:24:44,040 It leads to a new life, an eternal life. 481 00:24:44,100 --> 00:24:49,409 It leads to hope, it leads to peace, it leads to security, it leads to power, 482 00:24:49,409 --> 00:24:54,449 it leads to change, it leads to purpose, it leads to mission, and then more. 483 00:24:55,049 --> 00:24:58,319 This is why we celebrate the resurrection because it gives 484 00:24:58,319 --> 00:25:01,440 us all these things and more. 485 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:03,270 We have a new life here. 486 00:25:04,500 --> 00:25:06,029 We have an eternal life. 487 00:25:06,389 --> 00:25:08,879 We start to enjoy now. 488 00:25:09,389 --> 00:25:11,129 We have hope for the future. 489 00:25:11,339 --> 00:25:12,629 We have hope for eternity. 490 00:25:12,629 --> 00:25:13,379 We have a peace 491 00:25:30,179 --> 00:25:31,830 and victory over us. 492 00:25:31,889 --> 00:25:34,169 Death and fear can't hold us down. 493 00:25:34,860 --> 00:25:37,949 Because of the resurrection of Jesus. 494 00:25:39,029 --> 00:25:42,600 It's the event that is the basis of our faith. 495 00:25:43,500 --> 00:25:47,549 And just like we celebrate on the 4th of July as Americans freedom from the, 496 00:25:47,730 --> 00:25:52,679 the tyranny of the Great Britain and the English rule over us, we celebrate 497 00:25:52,679 --> 00:25:58,440 because sin, despair, fear, and the chains of death no longer have hold 498 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:00,839 on us because we are free in Christ. 499 00:26:00,839 --> 00:26:01,380 Indeed. 500 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:01,590 Amen. 501 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:08,040 And so we celebrate and what heaven is our destination. 502 00:26:08,790 --> 00:26:10,469 That's where you and I are going. 503 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:11,909 As true Christians, 504 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:18,360 it also calls not only to celebrate, but I believe the response to the 505 00:26:18,360 --> 00:26:23,279 cross calls for us to commit to commit. 506 00:26:23,790 --> 00:26:26,279 To Jesus, you know, we'll look at it real quickly here. 507 00:26:26,429 --> 00:26:28,860 Remember when he was talking to them, he said, I'm gonna send you out. 508 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:32,940 He said, the Messiah will suffer and rise from the uh, dead on the third day, and 509 00:26:32,940 --> 00:26:39,600 repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached his name to all nations. 510 00:26:39,779 --> 00:26:40,440 Repentance. 511 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:41,549 What does that repentance means? 512 00:26:41,549 --> 00:26:42,299 Change. 513 00:26:42,630 --> 00:26:43,920 It leads to a transformation. 514 00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:46,770 I change the way I think, therefore I change the way I feel about things. 515 00:26:46,949 --> 00:26:48,480 Therefore, I change the way I behave. 516 00:26:48,989 --> 00:26:50,100 It means to turn around. 517 00:26:50,100 --> 00:26:54,600 I was walking this way toward sin and destruction, but God called 518 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:59,129 me to repent and I turn, and now I walk toward the living God. 519 00:27:00,029 --> 00:27:01,830 That's what repentance is. 520 00:27:01,830 --> 00:27:04,319 That's what it produces in our lives. 521 00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:07,889 And it was mentioned actually in the beginning by Savannah in Second 522 00:27:07,889 --> 00:27:11,609 Corinthians, chapter five, I want to read this, this, uh, leader in the church. 523 00:27:11,609 --> 00:27:12,480 His name is Paul. 524 00:27:12,569 --> 00:27:15,299 He wrote this to the church that met in the city called Corinth. 525 00:27:15,449 --> 00:27:17,609 He says, for Christ's love compels us. 526 00:27:18,029 --> 00:27:21,479 Because we are convinced that one died for all and therefore all 527 00:27:21,479 --> 00:27:23,310 died and he died for all that. 528 00:27:23,310 --> 00:27:28,560 Those who live, that's you and me should no longer live for themselves, but for 529 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:35,909 him who died for them and was raised again, you see, God calls us to commits. 530 00:27:36,810 --> 00:27:40,830 We have an opportunity to celebrate, but he also says, commit to me. 531 00:27:41,729 --> 00:27:45,209 And just as Chris talked about earlier, there's a commitment 532 00:27:45,239 --> 00:27:46,500 when it comes to Jesus. 533 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:49,650 And God is calling for us to commit. 534 00:27:49,650 --> 00:27:52,020 And if you think about it, it's the only thing that makes 535 00:27:52,020 --> 00:27:54,600 rational and proper sense. 536 00:27:54,989 --> 00:27:59,639 It's the only response that makes any sense is to commit to that. 537 00:28:00,719 --> 00:28:04,350 And I believe God is calling every one of us here today to either 538 00:28:04,350 --> 00:28:08,819 commits or to recommit to Jesus. 539 00:28:10,529 --> 00:28:13,980 Nick and Tiana was mentioned earlier, your wedding is coming up correct. 540 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:15,690 You guys are getting all kind of love today, right? 541 00:28:16,274 --> 00:28:19,004 Now just imagine I have the honor and privilege to be able to marry them. 542 00:28:19,094 --> 00:28:19,844 And here we are. 543 00:28:19,844 --> 00:28:20,834 They're gonna be there. 544 00:28:20,909 --> 00:28:24,014 And, and, and we ask, Hey, you know, we do the vows. 545 00:28:24,194 --> 00:28:27,705 And then Nick's like, uh, I don't know if I'm really feeling this commitment part. 546 00:28:31,154 --> 00:28:32,745 How would Tiana feel about that? 547 00:28:33,734 --> 00:28:36,254 She, Eric said, run, take off, girl. 548 00:28:36,884 --> 00:28:38,145 He's no good. 549 00:28:39,464 --> 00:28:41,504 Drop that zero and get with a hero. 550 00:28:41,504 --> 00:28:42,044 You know what I'm saying? 551 00:28:42,495 --> 00:28:43,844 That's what they used to say back in the day. 552 00:28:43,844 --> 00:28:45,884 Ricky Lake, all my old folks, you know what I'm saying? 553 00:28:46,214 --> 00:28:47,174 Drop that zero. 554 00:28:47,174 --> 00:28:49,814 Give through the hero once a dog, always a dog. 555 00:28:49,814 --> 00:28:50,475 You know what I'm saying? 556 00:28:50,834 --> 00:28:51,645 That's not you, Nick. 557 00:28:51,645 --> 00:28:52,064 There you go. 558 00:28:55,514 --> 00:28:59,444 And so it would only make sense as they're deciding to get married that 559 00:28:59,444 --> 00:29:00,975 they would fully commit to each other. 560 00:29:01,874 --> 00:29:05,654 It wouldn't make any sense at all for them to propose and say 561 00:29:05,654 --> 00:29:07,245 yes, and then say, you know what? 562 00:29:07,304 --> 00:29:10,814 I like all the benefits, but I don't like the commitment part. 563 00:29:12,029 --> 00:29:15,509 I want all the benefits from you, but I don't wanna commit to you. 564 00:29:16,290 --> 00:29:18,060 Would that make any sense? 565 00:29:19,230 --> 00:29:23,850 The only rational, proper response would be if you're committing 566 00:29:23,850 --> 00:29:26,339 to me, I'm committing to you. 567 00:29:30,089 --> 00:29:30,690 Again. 568 00:29:30,750 --> 00:29:34,230 God is calling some of us to commit to Christ. 569 00:29:34,799 --> 00:29:37,500 For some of us, he's calling us to recommit. 570 00:29:39,239 --> 00:29:42,509 I did a renewing of the vows last week, man, this is just like the season 571 00:29:42,509 --> 00:29:44,219 of weddings and all kind of stuff. 572 00:29:44,759 --> 00:29:47,699 And, uh, it's a friend of mine and they were recommitting, they're, 573 00:29:47,699 --> 00:29:50,159 they're getting back together in their marriage and they decided, 574 00:29:50,159 --> 00:29:53,790 you know, we wanna do this God's way and we wanna officially recommit. 575 00:29:53,790 --> 00:29:54,810 We just don't wanna just do this. 576 00:29:54,810 --> 00:29:57,449 We wanna, we wanna renew our vows. 577 00:29:57,659 --> 00:30:01,620 And so we got there and, and called them to recommit to the promise that 578 00:30:01,620 --> 00:30:04,620 they made once, because they were clear and they weren't shy about it. 579 00:30:04,949 --> 00:30:07,080 And every witness there knew their story. 580 00:30:07,844 --> 00:30:09,495 And they decided, you know what? 581 00:30:09,705 --> 00:30:16,125 We are going to recommit our vows to each other, and for some of us, this 582 00:30:16,125 --> 00:30:17,505 is what God is calling you today. 583 00:30:18,795 --> 00:30:23,264 You may be at once, had great faith, but you haven't been committed. 584 00:30:24,284 --> 00:30:27,464 Or maybe you've been a longstanding member for many years, but in 585 00:30:27,464 --> 00:30:32,775 your hearts you have not been committed the way you once were. 586 00:30:33,855 --> 00:30:36,975 I was praying this morning and I was thinking about it and I, and I was 587 00:30:36,975 --> 00:30:38,745 like, God, what do I need to recommit? 588 00:30:38,864 --> 00:30:42,375 Because I know I'm committed to you, but are there areas in my 589 00:30:42,375 --> 00:30:44,295 life that need to be recommitted? 590 00:30:45,525 --> 00:30:46,634 And I was like, you know what? 591 00:30:46,694 --> 00:30:50,505 Sometimes the way I'm looking at my sin, I don't view it and I don't have 592 00:30:50,505 --> 00:30:54,674 the veracity and the determination to deal with it the way I need to. 593 00:30:55,665 --> 00:30:57,764 So I need to recommit in this area. 594 00:30:58,529 --> 00:31:00,659 A couple weeks ago, I felt like, you know what, man? 595 00:31:00,689 --> 00:31:04,199 I'm sitting on a pocket of lottery tickets that have won 596 00:31:04,259 --> 00:31:05,609 and that's called the Good News. 597 00:31:05,699 --> 00:31:09,509 And I'm not sharing this good news the way I need to, the way I want 598 00:31:09,509 --> 00:31:11,339 to, or even the way I used to. 599 00:31:11,759 --> 00:31:15,029 And so I decided I need to recommit to getting the good news out to 600 00:31:15,029 --> 00:31:18,569 as many people as much as possible for as long as I live, I had to 601 00:31:18,569 --> 00:31:21,389 recommit in this area of my life. 602 00:31:22,109 --> 00:31:26,399 So I want to ask you, is there an area in your life you need to recommit to? 603 00:31:31,484 --> 00:31:39,074 Because if you do, whether it's recommitment or commitment, there's 604 00:31:39,074 --> 00:31:41,924 joy and blessings that are waiting. 605 00:31:43,185 --> 00:31:49,245 The joy and the blessings are waiting to be claims for your life, but you 606 00:31:49,245 --> 00:31:52,245 have to commit or you have to recommit. 607 00:31:53,564 --> 00:31:58,935 Again, that's the only response that makes sense to the joy of what Christ 608 00:31:58,935 --> 00:32:03,915 did on the death and resurrection for our sins and our salvation. 609 00:32:05,145 --> 00:32:10,064 And so brothers and sisters, I want to call you today to commit 610 00:32:10,754 --> 00:32:17,294 or to recommit in response to the gospel, the good news of Jesus. 611 00:32:18,569 --> 00:32:19,770 Let's get real practical here. 612 00:32:19,770 --> 00:32:22,259 If you're visiting here for with us for the first time, I'd like 613 00:32:22,259 --> 00:32:23,699 to get what we call action steps. 614 00:32:23,699 --> 00:32:26,790 So it means we don't just listen to the message, we don't just like the 615 00:32:26,790 --> 00:32:29,759 message, we don't just share the message on Instagram or Facebook. 616 00:32:29,790 --> 00:32:32,459 But no, we're gonna put this into practice in some form. 617 00:32:32,669 --> 00:32:35,790 And so here's my encouragement and direction for everyone 618 00:32:35,909 --> 00:32:37,259 here, and it's real simple. 619 00:32:37,259 --> 00:32:39,060 Number one, celebrate. 620 00:32:40,004 --> 00:32:40,784 Celebrate. 621 00:32:40,784 --> 00:32:42,435 I don't care if you have big plans today. 622 00:32:42,435 --> 00:32:46,364 You're doing the Easter egg hunt, or you just going home to watch the NBA playoffs. 623 00:32:46,514 --> 00:32:48,944 Go ahead and celebrate the resurrection today. 624 00:32:49,304 --> 00:32:53,895 Go ahead and have joy and praise God for Jesus resurrecting. 625 00:32:54,045 --> 00:32:57,435 Praise him for the things he's doing in your life, things he's done in 626 00:32:57,435 --> 00:33:00,645 the past, and the things he wants to do in your life, and the fact that 627 00:33:00,645 --> 00:33:02,355 you can even hear his message today. 628 00:33:02,444 --> 00:33:04,034 Celebrate today. 629 00:33:04,034 --> 00:33:04,574 Amen. 630 00:33:05,174 --> 00:33:06,074 Go ahead and play that song. 631 00:33:06,074 --> 00:33:08,100 Celebrate, you know what I'm saying? 632 00:33:09,255 --> 00:33:12,404 And in fact, I think every one of us, because of how good God 633 00:33:12,404 --> 00:33:15,194 is, again, we should be doing some Christian tiktoks today. 634 00:33:15,194 --> 00:33:16,034 You know what I'm saying? 635 00:33:16,485 --> 00:33:17,835 Was it Christians on TikTok? 636 00:33:17,835 --> 00:33:18,614 You know what I'm saying? 637 00:33:18,674 --> 00:33:19,995 He isid. 638 00:33:20,054 --> 00:33:20,864 He isid. 639 00:33:20,864 --> 00:33:21,404 You know what I'm saying? 640 00:33:21,404 --> 00:33:22,755 We should get it cracking today. 641 00:33:25,574 --> 00:33:26,594 And here's the second thing. 642 00:33:27,495 --> 00:33:28,665 I want you to do this. 643 00:33:29,505 --> 00:33:31,574 Ask yourself, am I doing this right? 644 00:33:33,495 --> 00:33:34,725 Am I doing this right? 645 00:33:36,659 --> 00:33:40,679 Because if you're not experiencing the things that were listed, the 646 00:33:40,679 --> 00:33:43,380 things that we've shared, why not? 647 00:33:45,750 --> 00:33:48,719 Why aren't you experiencing those things in your life right now? 648 00:33:49,679 --> 00:33:51,210 Is it a view that's off? 649 00:33:52,199 --> 00:33:53,969 Is it, is it your actions? 650 00:33:53,969 --> 00:33:58,739 Is it your company that you keep that that pulls you in the wrong direction? 651 00:33:58,739 --> 00:33:59,670 Is it pride? 652 00:33:59,670 --> 00:34:00,509 Is it selfishness? 653 00:34:00,690 --> 00:34:01,560 I don't know. 654 00:34:01,739 --> 00:34:04,350 But ask yourself, am I doing this? 655 00:34:04,694 --> 00:34:05,384 Right, 656 00:34:07,665 --> 00:34:13,574 because maybe you've never committed, or maybe you need to renew your vows 657 00:34:13,574 --> 00:34:17,415 to Christ, but am I doing this right? 658 00:34:17,444 --> 00:34:18,313 And we have some help. 659 00:34:18,313 --> 00:34:19,574 We wanna help each other out. 660 00:34:19,694 --> 00:34:23,384 We're gonna start a sermon series next week, and it's called this. 661 00:34:23,384 --> 00:34:24,614 Am I doing this right? 662 00:34:26,384 --> 00:34:27,645 And we're gonna look at our faith. 663 00:34:27,645 --> 00:34:29,083 Are we doing this faith thing right? 664 00:34:29,715 --> 00:34:32,114 This religion thing, am I doing this right? 665 00:34:32,145 --> 00:34:34,755 And it's not for us to feel bad, but for us to do it right. 666 00:34:35,864 --> 00:34:38,174 How about relationships, man? 667 00:34:38,264 --> 00:34:38,565 Yeah. 668 00:34:38,565 --> 00:34:39,944 Am I doing this right? 669 00:34:41,025 --> 00:34:44,565 Finances success. 670 00:34:45,225 --> 00:34:49,335 So we're gonna be talking about that for the next four weeks, and I'm excited about 671 00:34:49,335 --> 00:34:51,614 this time to go ahead and dig into this. 672 00:34:52,185 --> 00:34:55,995 But again, we close out, this is Resurrection Sunday. 673 00:34:56,370 --> 00:34:59,640 The good news, the gospel of Jesus. 674 00:35:00,060 --> 00:35:04,140 And because it's good news, we have a reason to celebrate and we have a 675 00:35:04,140 --> 00:35:07,110 reason and a proper response to commit. 676 00:35:07,590 --> 00:35:09,960 I wanna close out in Luke Chapter 24, brothers and 677 00:35:09,960 --> 00:35:11,850 Sisters, are you still with me? 678 00:35:13,500 --> 00:35:17,430 They said to the women, why do you look for the living among the dead? 679 00:35:17,640 --> 00:35:19,049 He is not here. 680 00:35:19,169 --> 00:35:20,669 He has risen. 681 00:35:20,669 --> 00:35:25,500 May we celebrate the day that changed the world, the road to the resurrection. 682 00:35:25,649 --> 00:35:27,330 He is risen. 683 00:35:27,390 --> 00:35:27,870 Amen. 684 00:35:27,870 --> 00:35:28,020 Amen.