Big Idea Of This Series: This four-week series considers what is happening in the resurrection of Jesus and why it matters for us today. Focusing on four encounters with Jesus after his resurrection, “What Is Easter?” will help us see the personal implications for resurrection life.
Responsibility is tough.
Luke 24:44-53 NLT Then he said, “When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms must be fulfilled.”Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.And he said, “Yes, it was written long ago that the Messiah would suffer and die and rise from the dead on the third day.It was also written that this message would be proclaimed in the authority of his name to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem: ‘There is forgiveness of sins for all who repent.’You are witnesses of all these things.“And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven.”Then Jesus led them to Bethany, and lifting his hands to heaven, he blessed them.While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up to heaven.So they worshiped him and then returned to Jerusalem filled with great joy.And they spent all of their time in the Temple, praising God.
What is Easter? Easter is Responsibility.
We are responsible for telling others about the Resurrection.
A witness simply tells others what they have experienced.
Acts of the Apostles 1:6-11 NLT So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, “Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?”He replied, “The Father alone has the authority to set those dates and times, and they are not for you to know.But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”After saying this, he was taken up into a cloud while they were watching, and they could no longer see him.As they strained to see him rising into heaven, two white-robed men suddenly stood among them.“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why are you standing here staring into heaven? Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but someday he will return from heaven in the same way you saw him go!”
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