The Day after Good Friday
- The day after Good Friday was a day when literally not one person in the world believed Jesus was alive.
- It seems like nothing happened and there was complete silence.
- Without their master, the disciples had no more TO-Do list.
- Saturday has become a “no-way-out” moment
Our Saturday Experience
- Saturday is the day our dreams die.
- We cry out to God but there is only silence.
- We ask: what if the rest of my life is just an eternal Saturday?
- What if: there is never going to be a Sunday.
- What if - Sunday never comes?
Good News: Sunday did come (John 20:1-29)
- After Jesus’ death, all the followers were all in a loss.
- At Easter, Jesus appeared and revealed to them:
- Mary saw the Lord
- The disciples saw the Lord
- Thomas met with the risen Lord
Easter was not just a Private Gathering (Ephesians 1:15-23)
- Easter was not just a private event reserved only for Jesus and the disciples.
- Paul prayed that God will enable the church to know His power toward those who believe.
- It is the power that God exerted in Christ, and raised Him from dead on Easter
- The power shown in resurrecting Jesus at Easter is the same power that God gives to the church.
- We are challenged to live in the victory of the power of resurrection.
Easter: The Sunday that changed everything
- The gospel story did not end on a Saturday
- Life is no longer an eternal Saturday
- Jesus’ resurrection has brought us new possibilities and beginnings in life.