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Intro
What did you expect to find @ worship here this morning?
Amazing music that moves you
flamboyant/unorthodox pastor
entertainment
hoping to find something significant
something deeper
answers to Q’s
answers to prayer
something to stop the pain
something to hold on to — that gives you hope?
If we are honest, the song by U2 usually rings true:
“We still haven’t found what we’re looking for.”
In Luke’s account of the resurrection the women are headed to the tomb
read Luke 24:1
They brought spices
the spices were for masking the smell of a decaying body
They were looking for a dead guy
They weren’t expecting the impossible to happen (that would be crazy)
When they arrived they saw the stone rolled away
No body
They didn’t find what they were looking for!
They actually found something Greater!
Read Luke 24:2-6a
They were looking for a dead man
They actually found that death is no longer the final say!
You see they were looking for the wrong thing
they were looking for the wrong thing — they were looking for human not divine
What they did find changed everything!!!
For all the disciples and followers — everything changed
So much so, that this moment changed the way they lived the rest of their lives!
Transition: Because of Christ risen & living, they [read acts 2:42-47]
Transformed Living Then
They devoted themselves to fellowship
met together everyday!
had all things in common — The resurrection gave to them unity
they worshiped together — learned and grew deeper in the risen Lord!
They devoted themselves to prayer
Christ risen opens the door to communication with the Father
They devoted themselves to the breaking of bread
more than just having meals together
they broke bread as Jesus taught — had Holy Communion w/one another
Everyday they met together — had joy — praised God for doing the impossible
IT CHANGED THEIR LIVES FOREVER!
PAUSE
Transformed Living NOW
Have you found what you’re looking for?
Are you looking for the right thing?
CHRIST IS RISEN!
This changes everything!
The impossible has been done for you!
Each one of us is no longer bound by sin to death & decay
Without the resurrection of Christ —
the life we have has no hope
no future
everything then becomes meaningless
But He did rise
This means that life is meaningful
We are given new life
A new life radically transformed into a new way of living each day!
We celebrate today the Resurrection of Jesus Christ!
We celebrate and experience a transformational change of living from this moment!
PAUSE
Are we living each day transformed like the first disciples?
Are we living as though Christ is risen and alive or do we live as though he stayed dead.
Do we live devoted to fellowship?
I’m not talking about 1hr Sunday morning or a few times a year
Are we really devoting to fellowship with everyone around us
Walk in to church discussing God’s work in your life
meeting someone in the street and proclaiming Christ
meeting together everyday to enjoy the fellowship of what has happened
Are we devoted to prayer?
not the “I’ll pray for you” or “prayers” comments we give people
really praying (all types of prayer)
pouring ourselves to God in prayer
This communication has been opened by the resurrection!
What about breaking of bread?
We will be joining together to partake in the Lord’s Supper in just a bit
Do we hold the bread and ponder that which Christ has done?
Do we hold the cup and contemplate the shed blood that Christ poured?
Do we become overwhelmed by the fact that God loved us so much to do the impossible?
Think about the supper for a minute?
Christ loved me (you) so much that he sacrificed himself for us
He commands us/calls us to love as he loved us
As I hold the bread in my hand — I am commanded to love like Jesus
To sacrifice like him
To the point of dying for (give out names)
Am I willing to do that?
100% honest right now:
I do not fear death
I really don’t — because Christ is risen and alive — I don’t fear death
I know because He is Risen — so will I be — raised into eternity with Him
PAUSE
So when you partake in communion today —
think about what we are called to — what Christ has done for you
soak in the love that has been displayed through Christ
Transition: Family — Christ is alive — He is right here right now!
Conclusion
Christ wants you to live in the resurrection
To have new life in him
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