Easter Sunday Empty John 20:1-18 The Signs Are All Around Us—The Tomb Is Empty

John 20:1-18 - Read the Story

This is the most unusual Easter Sunday we’ve ever experienced… A bittersweet day, for sure.

The Resurrection is the foundation of our faithWhat happens when we doubt this? What happens when we wonder?

You are not alone if you do…

A little confession—I’m tired. We all are. This hasn’t been fun. And yet, we still feel a stirring inside us…. Because…

THE SIGNS ARE ALL AROUND US—THE TOMB IS EMPTY

Amanda Held Opelt “Hope persists after expectations have been devastated.” 

THE SIGNS ARE ALL AROUND US—THE TOMB IS EMPTY

Mary showed up with spices to prepare Jesus’ body… But the new reality that confronted her was quite simply:

The Tomb Was Empty

You might be wondering: “Where’s my signs?”The news… our reality… all of it is overwhelming

But the signs are there…

Resurrection in the time of Coronavirus…. The Signs

THE SIGNS ARE ALL AROUND US—THE TOMB IS EMPTY

sermon extras & further reading

FOR FURTHER READING: Bread And Wine: Readings for Lent & Easter Collected by Plough Publishing House

The Unvarnished Jesus: A Lenten Journey Brian Zahnd

Preparing For Easter: Fifty Devotional Readings C.S. Lewis

A Way Other Than Our Own Walter Brueggeman

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