Today as we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, we will look to the timelessly amazing paradox of the empty tomb. We know it’s glorious!!! We know it’s life-giving!!! But there’s more there we can say.
In part 1 of our Easter Sunday Sermon, we will start with the Last Supper section of Luke and as we lead into Good Friday and start thinking about why something so horrific is in fact good. In fact, Good Friday is so good that we can rejoice about what His death and spilt blood means for us.
The Resurrection of Jesus brings hope, spiritual life in the present, and the promise of eternal life in perfection. The resurrection account shows us how the disciples went from lost and hopeless to stewards of the Good News.
Asking God for things can be tricky. He knows the desires of our heart, he knows what we need, he is the omnipotent God of creation, and yet, we are taught that we lack things either because we do not ask for them or because we are asking with wrong motivations. This week we dig into how and why we ask for things in prayer.
Chapter two ends with the bleak observation that all people, regardless of their wealth, status, accomplishments, or wisdom will pass from this life. While this notion causes hardship for Solomon, it helps to reveal what is important for us as we live this life.