The Grave Couldn’t Hold Him

good morning everybody good morning welcome welcome happy easter he is risen indeed amen and amen will you guys stand with us and sing and just lift up the name of jesus this morning [Music] god we are so thankful that we get to just come and celebrate this morning together god that we um we can gather in your name god we remember last easter and how um it was a different picture but god we are here together to celebrate you to celebrate the empty cross in the empty grave god the this stone that rolled away god we lift your name up above everything this morning the name of jesus that conquered death through death and rose in victory and god we all get to stand and share in your victory so god we are triumphant this morning with your praises and god we sing to you because you deserve all the glory and the honor and the praise in your name jesus we pray [Music] amen in my sorrow and dead in my sin lost without hope with no place to begin your love made a way to let mercy come in when death was arrested and my life began hallelujah ash was redeemed this was redeemed only beauty remains and my orphaned heart was given a name my morning grew quiet my feet rose to dance when death was arrested and my life began singing grace oh your grace so free washes over me you have made me new now life begins with you [Music] it's yours last love pouring down on us you have made us new now life he gets with you [Music] no more my shame was ransom me faithfully he canceled my dead and he called me his friend when death was arrested and my life begins you know you're great [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] us [Music] [Applause] [Music] receive your display on a criminal's crossed darkness rejoiced as though heaven had lost whom but in jesus rose with [Music] that's when death was arrested and my life began your [Music] with you [Music] [Applause] [Music] you have made [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] when death was arrested and my life began when death was arrested and my life began is when death was arrested in my life [Music] why she's over me you have made me new now life begins with [Music] begins with [Music] [Music] [Music] the mercy of our god the cross that leaves no question of the measure of hazard [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] the guilty [Music] is [Music] is [Music] today [Music] to honor this love [Music] him forever [Music] [Music] him forever he is [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] free [Music] [Applause] [Music] forever [Music] do [Music] there was a moment when the lights went out when death had claimed it's victory [Music] the king of love had given up his life the darkest day of history their own cross they made for sinners for every curse is bloody toned one final breath and it was finished but not the end we could have known for the earth began to shake and the veil was torn what sacrifice was made [Music] oh king jesus [Music] oh king jesus [Music] oh savior of the world [Music] there was a moment there was a moment when the sky lit up a flash of light breaking through [Music] when all was lost he crossed eternity the king of life was on the moon we're in a dark hole tomb where our lord was laid one miraculous breath [Music] and we're forever tasted [Music] all [Music] [Music] [Music] the world [Music] before the king kings [Music] [Music] we cry [Music] me [Music] oh [Music] jesus [Music] [Music] [Music] save your everywhere oh we prayed lift your name cause you're a worthy god you were the god [Music] amazing grace how sweet the sound saved the rich like me i once was lost but now foul was blind but now i see hallelujah [Music] christ has risen from the great hallelujah christ has risen from the grave the prodigal is welcomed home the sinner now was saying for the god who died came back to life and everything has changed hallelujah is risen from the great hallelujah christ has risen from the grave single death oh death where is your sting oh fear where is your power the mighty king kings has dissolved you [Music] delivered [Music] christ is hallelujah from the grave hallelujah christ is [Music] christ is [Music] heaven's sweet embrace i see your scars and your open arms the beauty of your face through tears and joy i lift my voice and neverlasting hallelujah christ is risen from the great hallelujah christ is risen [Music] the mighty king of kings has disarmed you delivered in a redeemed eternal life is ours oh praise his name forever hallelujah christ has risen from the grave hallelujah christ has risen from the grave [Music] hallelujah christ has risen from the grace [Music] i see your scars your open arms the beauty of your face and through tears and joy i lift my voice in everlasting praise hallelujah christ is risen from the grave hallelujah christ is rising from the grave that is our song god that you are risen and that we are free oh god we are so thankful for you for all that you've done for all that we get to celebrate today god the the holy ground we get to stand on and just declare you king and victor over all lord jesus just fill our hearts this morning god just continue to pour into us lord your spirit is here god we know we know what that feels like to to have you working through us and in this place and god we're just so thankful that we can sing and declare these beautiful truths because of what you've done so god just continue to work this morning work through our pastor god let him uh deliver the message that you have put in his heart and god that you will speak through him lord we pray all of this in the precious name of jesus amen [Music] good morning everyone good morning welcome to calvary chapel we're so glad that you are here on this beautiful day so thankful that we could open up the doors and see all our beautiful faces thank you so much for the worship it was really a blessing to be able to worship there there are some seats inside here if anybody wants to sit down here but uh just real quick the only announcement i really have is uh we've sent off some easter baskets in fact suzelle sent a video of the baskets being handed out to the kids 120 bags actually got sent over there so that they packed them all we're asking if anyone wants to support those bags it's ten dollars per child per bag just to pay for the cost of shipping it and the items over there but it's it's just always great to see the smiles on the kids faces uh when we're able to do those types of things so it's just one small thing that we're doing here in calvary chapel brentwood to touch the lives of those kids in san michelle haiti and we're excited to be a part of that that trip in october but if you want to support any of those bags just grab a card there's a child's name on there we don't have the individual faces this year but if you would take that card and then pray for that child pray for that child's future pray for that child's education the health we would really really appreciate it they need our prayers more than anything else so that's it in the way of announcements but uh here we are he is risen right amen he is risen you know it's funny when i think about as we get and approach easter you know even that saying he is risen right he is alive he is right he's risen right now he hasn't he hasn't risen he is risen right it's a current experience that we have with our lord jesus christ he is alive and well and he is seated at the right hand of god and that's what we come here this morning to do is remember the empty tomb and rejoice in that amen so if you have a bible or if you need a bible raise a hand one will be handed to you we're going to look at the account of his risen in matthew's gospel the 28th chapter we're going to read the entire chapter and just be reminded of why we are believers and why we are christians and the victory that christ has given to us last week we shared a palm sunday message as jesus entered in to jerusalem victoriously claiming to be the messiah and uh certainly good good friday we celebrated the fact that jesus died on a cross excuse me for for all of our sins but today is the celebration that jesus has risen and if anything else when i think about the disciples when i think about these three days that they had to live through how difficult that must have been excuse me how difficult those three days must have been for them to especially the 11 or 12 disciples that walked with jesus for three years to witness his crucifixion to witness his death and to think all hope has been lost but guys this morning all hope has been restored amen all hope is restored in jesus christ and here's the thing jesus told them right he told them time and time again they didn't understand it they couldn't equate to it it didn't make sense when jesus says you know the son of man is going to be crucified they're going to kill him and they're going to be in a tomb but in three days he's going to rise again it didn't make sense to them it makes sense to us right so we look back at the things but put yourself in those three days and think about what must have been going through the hearts and minds of those who love jesus so much and those that serve jesus and today that we would remember we serve a risen god he is alive and that is a great opportunity to celebrate before we read the account let's go to the lord in prayer and once again ask him to bless this day and bless our time father how grateful we are for a sunday like this to come together as believers to worship you as our god as our savior as our king and as our master we submit ourselves to you god and your authority the authority that's been given to you lord jesus over this earth that authority that passes on to your children those who believe those who have surrendered their lives to you and have committed our lives to christ god we pray that that authority would flow through us that the boldness of god and the boldness of the scriptures would come forth from us lord there's a world out there that's living in in discouragement in depression anxiety lord the world that we're living in today is is filled with pressure and uncertainty and so god we pray that the one thing that we are certain of is that we are saved that we have given our lives to you i pray for anyone here this morning who has not committed their lives to you god if they're still questioning am i saved am i not saved god may they put their faith and trust in you and you alone no one else can save them but you lord jesus so i pray that if today is the day for their salvation god that you would pour out your love upon them and and bring them into your kingdom and into your family and for all of us lord have been walking with you remind us once again of the empty tomb that sits in jerusalem to this day to remind us that our god reigns and our savior lives so bless this time bless this day we pray in the mighty name of jesus and everyone said amen amen yes resurrection sunday is about celebrating the empty tomb and whenever again i think about the empty tomb when i think about this time and this message and everything that happens to jesus i i immediately am taken back to my one of my five trips to jerusalem in a place that's called the garden tomb that has an empty tomb in this amazingly beautiful place in fact i have a picture of it and hopefully it'll come up and it you're able to walk into that tomb and you're able to stand in there now i have to stand in there like this it's not a very big place but i call it god bumps when you're standing in that place whether that is actually jesus's tomb or not no one really knows but to really experience that place and to experience the truth that jesus needed a tomb for three days like say for two nights and on the third day he rose again it's a reminder that there is a tomb in jerusalem today that is empty hallelujah praise god that that tomb praise god that death did not win that we have life in jesus and i know life can be tough and i know there's a lot of stress whether it's financial whether it's relationship whether it's just dealing with the political climate and the world that we live in with the pandemic there's a lot of that stuff but none of any of it's going to really matter when we get to heaven right we're not going to be sitting around the table witnessing the glory of our god talking about remember that year the pandemic we aren't going to care about that let's remember what god has done in us during this year let's remember what god is be reminded what god could yet do this coming year all right again think of the the the three days the the palm sunday and then the whole week and then jesus dying and then jesus rising again it's like the emotion that must have experienced in the hearts of those believers is the same emotion that we experience today the struggles that we face but we're looking on the other side of the risen savior so we have hope and that hope should be something that we encourage one another with see we need to remember that in hopeless times god is our hope maybe today you need the hope of god in your heart we need to remember be reminded that in helpless times when we feel helpless to do anything god can be there to help us in the seasons that we're in maybe you need god to help you this morning how about the life that god wants for you the life that god has planned for you are you fulfilling that purpose that god saved you for may this be a day and may this be a year where we commit ourselves afresh and anew to god and say god i want you to work in me and i pray that you would work through me to touch the lives of another let's have that heart jesus has done so much for us has he not may we please god use us in some way even if it's a small way help us to share the love of jesus with someone else to me that's what sunday the resurrection sunday speaks of is the power of our god you know i remember teaching this this one of these messages once and it god does the impossible god is the god of the impossible when the world says it's impossible when someone tells you you can't do it when someone says there's no way that's going to happen i have a hard time with finality in those terms because i serve a god that can say i'm the final authority how many of us have been told that'll never happen in your life or how many times if someone said no you'll never be able to accomplish that and then all of a sudden with god's help we accomplish it because he can accomplish the impossible when i think about little david coming up against big goliath did he have faith in himself no he had faith in his god this small kid with a slingshot and a nine-foot giant and takes him out why because god was with him we need god in our lives amen we need god to be at work in our lives as the israelites came up to the red sea with the enemy coming behind them to part the red seas for us god part the red seas do you believe in that kind of god today i don't think he stopped doing miracles he's still doing miracles today so let's encourage each other with the miracles that god is doing in our lives i'm thankful over the last several weeks we've been seeing god do amazing thing and things in people's lives in our church on this property you know us being able to minister and to touch other people's lives that's what it's all about and so this morning we're going to be reminded of the faith that we have to have to believe that god can do the impossible corey ten boone says it this way faith sees the invisible believes the unbelievable and receives the impossible oh i love that i'm going to say it again faith sees the invisible believes the unbelievable and receives the impossible i ask you is that your kind of faith this morning is your faith believing in the unbelievable seeing the invisible or is it embracing the impossible because that's faith that we have in our god he's not done my friends he's got much more work to do in us and through us and we're excited to see what he's going to do god bless you jesus said this in mark's gospel the 9th chapter verses 31 and 32 it says the son of man is being betrayed in the hands of men and they will kill him and after he is killed he will rise the third day notice verse 32 but they did not understand this thing and were afraid to ask him jesus plainly told them what was going to happen i believe to this to this day god continues to reveal to us in small ways how he wants to work in our lives we have to be paying attention we have to be listening he told it plain as day to those disciples and they still missed it what's actually interesting to me is the pharisees and the scribes are the ones that noticed what jesus said more than the disciples after he was resurrected they said wait a minute we remember this guy saying he was going to rise on the third day we need to cover this up they remembered the disciples did not i've entitled today's message the grave couldn't hold him and when i want to think about the grave didn't hold him there's nothing that can hold god back there's nothing that can keep god from doing anything do you believe that this morning i don't know if you've ever heard it and i was going to play it but i played it many many times but sm lockridge was a a black preacher that shared a message that one of the lines in his message was that the grave couldn't hold him death couldn't keep him and it was just it's just a powerful little mess i i actually encourage you to look it up s m lockridge his name was shadrach meshach lockridge which i think is interesting but it's such a powerful message and i've actually listened to the entire message and man when he starts that rant at the end of his message you can tell the holy spirit you've heard it you can tell the holy spirit comes over him because that is not sm lockwood speaking that is god speaking i can't think as fast as that guy spoke and it was very powerful and so that's what easter's about the grave can't hold them the grave won't hold us amen though you may die you shall live will you live after death here this morning yes yes that's the hope and the belief that we have not because we're good people not because we dress up nice on easter but because our faith is in jesus christ amen amen let's look at it matthew's gospel the 28th chapter of the first verse says now after the sabbath as the first day of the week began to dawn mary magdalene and the other mary came to see the tomb and behold there was a great earthquake for an angel of the lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone from the door and sat on it his countenance was like lightning and his clothing as white as snow and the guard shook for fear of him and became like dead men but the angel answered and said to the women do not be afraid for i know that you seek jesus who was crucified he is not here for he is risen and he as he said come see the place where the lord lay and go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead and indeed he is going before you into galilee there you will see him behold i have told you so give me your attention these women love jesus their savior so much they go to anoint his body in the grave it was an act of devotion it was an act of love but what i see every time i read the stories as i'm thinking about what jesus has done for us what these women went to see was not what they were going to see they were going to see what a dead jesus we need to have our focus fixed on the truth that our savior lives that and he ever intercedes on our behalf in heaven and that he is at work building his kingdom right god wishes that none should perish but all should come to faith right so god is in heaven waiting for those that are still going to receive christ as savior so we as believers need to have our focus fixed on what god wants to accomplish see sometimes i think we limit our abilities i should say that differently we limit god's abilities by our own abilities god can't do that through me because of this god won't do that through me because i don't have this education or i don't have these gifts or skills that's why he gives us the holy spirit amen the holy spirit empowers us and enables us to do things outside of our ability that's why the bible talks about the gifts of the holy spirit have been given to men let's ask god to let those gifts manifest in our life so that we can do the things that god wants to accomplish apart from our abilities i think of these women and their heartbreak as they were coming to the tomb to again anoint the body of jesus a very good thing to do but they were going for the wrong reason they should have known i've said it every i think every easter the disciples should have set up camp just outside the tomb and waited for their savior to come out he said he was going to rise on the third day and i believe it and we might be critical about them but what about us what about us when we doubt what about us when we don't believe that god could do something crazy now listen the disciples had witnessed jesus raised people from the dead did he not lazarus is a good one different children he rose from the he rose from the dead but could jesus actually raise himself from the dead well it didn't make sense to them but god can do anything god is aware of our limitations and under is aware of our our shortcomings he what i love about this story is jesus never is never critical towards the disciples afterwards he never looks at him says you should have been here how many times do i have to tell you anybody ever say that to their kids how many times do i tell you don't do that right i i can hear my mother in my head right now how many times do i have to tell you not to do that but jesus doesn't treat them that way jesus comes him with such love and compassion why he understands the limitations that we have he understands the limitations that we have later in this story we're going to see that that some of them even doubted after they were told that jesus was alive it doesn't make sense but their focus needed to be adjusted their focus needed to be needed to be redirected notice at the end of verse 1 it said to see the tomb it doesn't say they were going to see jesus alive they're going to see the tomb they're going to see a dead jesus verse 4 and the guard shook with fear that even the guards were fearful of what was going on because of this angel but i love that in verse 5 the angels address the women and tell them not to be afraid the angel encourages those who have a heart for god and god will encourage us as we're doing the things he wants us to do even if you're going in the wrong direction i'm a firm believer that god can work with something that's moving a lot easier than something that's not he can redirect our path as long as we're moving these women were going to anoint the body of jesus and so god used this use these women to encourage us and he tells them verse 7 go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead again these women were going to anoint a dead jesus what must have been going through the mind and hearts of these women what totally changed their mourning wouldn't you agree totally change the destination of the day and what joy must have filled their hearts but they only had heard about it they hadn't actually seen the risen lord yet so they had to believe the angel this is where faith kicks in my friends because it's real easy for the enemy to steal our trust in god because of circumstances right doubting thomas says unless i put my hand in his wounds i'm not going to believe no where's our faith where's our faith in believing that god will do something miraculous this story this time of year reminds us of the things that we can believe in a god who can do the impossible have you ever gone to do something for the lord and him change the outcome you know you kind of planned out the steps you said okay i'm going to do this and then i'm going to do this and this is going to happen and then god totally changed the plan don't you love god's plan a lot better than yours it always turns out better when god does his will done when he accomplishes his purposes so let's be sensitive that when we're doing something for the lord that we're being sensitive to allow him to direct our paths again refocusing our our our focus redirecting our focus excuse me i think for a lot of us god needs to change what we're looking at again he knows what you're going through and he knows what maybe you're struggling with he might know the stresses that you're experiencing in your life but where are you looking my all-time favorite verse many of you know it hebrews 12 2 says looking unto jesus the author and finisher of our faith and for me that's been my life verse because it constantly reminds me that when i get stressed or when i get anxious i just gotta look at jesus it keeps me from fighting the battles the lord wants to fight for me lord i'm looking to you i'm looking to you to tell me what to do and i'm looking to you to tell me what not to do is that something that you do in your life let's not get so biblically literate that we forget to check in with jesus listen there's a lot of good things we can do as believers but we need to take our direction we need to take that authority from jesus and let him guide our path that's what he did for these women he readjusted their focus now look with me at verse eight so so then what so they went out quickly from the tomb with fear for certain and great joy and ran to bring his disciples words so as they're going they're still a bit confused and as they went to tell his disciples behold jesus met them saying rejoice so they came and held him by the feet and worshiped him then jesus said to them do not be afraid go and tell my brethren to go to galilee and there they will see me what's so fascinating to me about this portion of the story is the girls were already going to tell their disciples but jesus found it important to take a moment and and meet them on the way he knows what's going on in their hearts he knows that they're a bit fearful they probably was a little bit of uncertainty i mean we know in some of the other gospels when the girls came back to tell them some of the disciples were like oh these women right so jesus had to show up and reaffirm what that was told to them and what i love he says you know in the new king james bible it says that jesus says rejoice which i certainly believe they did rejoice when jesus spoke to them but in the original language this is basically just a hello actually we sang it in some of the songs that the word the lyrics said all hail jesus our king that's what this word rejoices all hell he's just he's greeting them on the way he's it's just a common greeting in the time but you got to believe that the translators of the new king james got it right because they certainly would be rejoicing to see their lord wouldn't you agree with that anyone that's ever lost a loved one or lost something that they love dearly certainly has that time in their hearts where like if i could just say hello to them one more time if i could just be with them one more time these girls these disciples certainly were heartbroken that their savior was crucified and how they all must go oh lord just one more time and now they're experiencing it we have to be people that are rejoicing in our time and our commitment to christ rejoice in that because notice what rejoicing does and the rest of that verse says so they came and held him by the feet and worshiped him my friends jesus deserves to be worshipped amen when we come on sundays and sing songs sing them to the lord sing them to god we're not singing them for each other right so when lift your voice to the lord don't worry about what the person next to you is hearing let god hear it let the rejoicing and the worship in our heart be that thing that we're saying god i'm so thankful for you because it helps us deal with the issues in our life when we worship god i've said it so many times for my own life that when i've got something going on in my mind that's consuming me i just need to spend time listening to worship music listen to christian music that reminds me of the goodness of god and i don't know if you've noticed it in your bible but many times when people would bow down either to angels or other christians they would say don't worship me i'm only a man jesus does not say that why because he's god and he deserves to be and jesus loves to be worshipped jesus loves it when we get on our hands and knees before him and say lord i'm just worshiping you and listen let's not worship him only when we need something from them right let's worship him all the time all the time see these girls attitudes need to be it needed to be adjusted they were still a bit fearful that's why jesus said don't be afraid i mean they were looking at jesus this wasn't a ghost it was christ and he tells him go tell my brethren and it's the first time jesus uses that term my brethren he calls them brothers again it shows the affection of jesus for his believers and i wrote this in my notes you know he doesn't look at these girls and say why didn't you know i was coming back how many again how many times have i told you he doesn't treat them that way he doesn't treat us that way when you come to the lord he comes to you with compassion he comes to you certainly with conviction if there's things in your life that need to be convicted but he comes with you from a place of love that's the beauty of it god never treats us the way we treat ourselves or the way we treat others he treats us with love don't be afraid and maybe someone this morning needs to hear that maybe jesus needs to tell you don't be afraid maybe there's an uncertain future you have in your life don't be afraid god will be with you all the time and that's what he's going to say next he's always with us he's always available to us the last thing i want to show you in verse 11 we read the rest of the chapter it says now while they were going behold some of the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priest all the things that had happened when they had assembled with the elders and consulted together they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers saying tell them his disciples came at night and stole him away while we slept and if it comes to the governor's ears we will appease him and make you secure because no guard would live if they let their their prisoner free verse 15. so they took the money and did as they were instructed and this saying is commonly reported among the jews until this day the world is always trying to excuse what happened to christ there is more evidence for jesus's resurrection there there are for people's life more evidence and proof that jesus existed that he was crucified and then he rose on the third day guys we believe in something that is historical fact and truth and spiritually power because he's a risen god but the world does not like that verse 16. then the 11 disciples went away into galilee to the mountain which jesus had appointed for them so the girls obviously told them that jesus was back verse 17. when they saw him here it is again they worshipped him but some doubt it and jesus came and spoke to them saying all authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth go therefore and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit teaching them to observe all things that i have commanded you and lo i am with you always even to the end of the age amen they worshipped him again but every time i read this account in the gospel and some doubt it my heart drops it's like oh there's they witnessed jesus life the power that he had they witnessed him die on a cross they knew that he was buried in a tomb and now they're seeing him risen again and their minds are blown in such a fashion they can't make sense of it have you ever been in that way in your relationship with god that you can't make sense of it right we even have a saying if you can't explain it then god must have done it and it's like i'm i'm heartbroken that that part of the verse is there that some doubt it's like come on he's right there but at the same time i'm encouraged by it because there's times in my life that i doubt you guys don't doubt right you've never doubted the power of god you've never doubted the lord do something in your life no this shows us the humanness of this experience that they were having it didn't make sense they saw and witnessed jesus be crucified they witnessed his last breath and now he's standing in front of them the heart probably wants it to be true but the mind is not making sense of it but guys again jesus turns and says don't worry about your doubt what i want you to focus in now that i'm alive is that i'm going to be with you to the end of the age and i want you to tell somebody else about me as believers we celebrate the empty tomb as believers we are thankful that our sins are forgiven and that we're going to be in heaven because of what jesus has done but jesus at the end of this entire thing says the fun thing i want to leave you with is let other people know tell your neighbors tell your enemies go and make disciples this word go in the original language it means this it means when you go that you as you are going in other words as you are living your life as you are in your workplace as you are in your school as you are doing whatever it is god calls you to do share the good news of jesus christ do you know how to explain to someone the gospel do you know what the gospel is i've said it several times this morning the gospel is god's love for man who sent jesus to live a perfect life to die an innocent death and to rise on the third day and for those who put their faith and trust in that in jesus the gospel their lives are eternally secure that is the gospel it's not complicated the gospel isn't how many verses that you've memorized the gospel is simply that jesus came lived a life died and rose again and gives life to those who believe in him it's simple i think sometimes we want to complicate it i am so grateful that the gospel was not hard to receive because i needed to receive it in the mind at the time of my life where it was very simple god wants our focus to be on him he wants our attitudes to be that of worship but he also wants us to save souls so that they too can go to heaven are you thankful this morning that you're going to go to heaven then why wouldn't you want that even for your worst enemy someone just said it to me this week isn't it going to be interesting when we get to heaven and we look around and go you're here and they're going to look at us and go you're here right but that's the grace of god the grace of god saves everybody who puts their faith in let's pray that our worst enemy gets saved by jesus right let's let heaven be filled with people that love the lord because god wants us to live the life that he died for us for whatever that may be be if you're a dad be the best dad you can be if you're a mom be the best loving mother if you're a child be a good kid to your parents we're all all of us who are putting our faith and trust in jesus are are christians and it's our job to encourage others it's such a blessing in my life and i'm sure it's in yours when you receive a card from someone you love that basically says thank you so much for being you thank you for treating me the way god wants me to be treated there's nothing more encouraging than that so let's be those believers that are showing other people the love of god and the hope that he's given to us because the tomb in jerusalem is empty amen amen let's pray father how grateful and thankful we are that you are not in that tomb in jerusalem that all hope was not lost the day you died but lord all hope was restored the day you rose and because of that victory over death we too who follow you know and are confident that when we leave this earth whether by death or by resurrection and rapture god that we will be with you help us god remember that every day and help us to share that with those who need to hear the gospel one more time prepare their hearts and prepare our hearts that we might lead them to a life that is eternal in you god we thank you for this easter morning we thank you for this beautiful day we ask god that you would bless all of our plans this afternoon we pray that you would keep the kids safe as they hunt for eggs and lord we are just so so grateful that you love us so much that you paid the greatest price that we would all live forever continue to pour your grace upon us we love you we praise you and we thank you and it's in jesus name we pray amen amen guys let's all stand one more time closing one final song hope you have a blessed [Music] lay day us how high the mountain i could not climb in desperation i turned to heaven and spoke your name into the night then through the darkness your lovingkindness tore through the shadows of my soul the work is finished the end is written jesus christ might live [Music] who could imagine [Music] such powerless grace the god of ages stepped [Music] the cross has spoken i am forgiven the king of kings called me his own beautiful savior i'm yours forever jesus christ [Music] you have broken every jesus [Music] came christ morning that sealed the promise your buried body began to the breathe [Music] [Music] out of the silence [Music] oh jesus [Music] set me free [Music] jesus christ [Music] [Applause] [Music] jesus christ [Music] [Applause] [Music] jesus [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] amen hey god bless you guys i hope you'll stay around for the uh the egg hunt it's even fun if you're an adult [Music] i hope to see you next sunday love y'all have a great easter [Music] you

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