They were the priests.
They were the Pharisees.
They were the teachers of the law.
!
They were the priests of the law.
The more he exposed their hypocrisy and heartlessness and their lack of understanding.
And as the week goes on, we hear again and again how frustrated and angry they were getting with Jesus.
Mark 12, 12.
Then the chief priests, the teachers of the law, and the elders looked for a way to arrest him because they knew he had spoken the parable against them.
But they were afraid of the crowd.
So they left him and went away.
Then again in Mark 14, a little later on.
Now the Passover and the festival of unleavened bread were only two days away.
And the chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.
But not during the festival, they said, where the people may riot.
One of the problems for the religious leaders in their scheming was how to get at Jesus without making a public spectacle.
Jesus seemed to so easily gain the favor and the amazement of the people as he taught in the temple courts each day.
And there were so many of his devout followers with him at all times.
And he wasn't even staying in Jerusalem in the evenings.
He would head out of the city to different places in the evenings.
So they needed a way to get their hands on Jesus when no one was looking.
Well, finally they found a way.
When Judas, one of the twelve disciples, decided to talk with them and find out what Jesus was worth.
An arrangement was made.
Judas would hand Jesus over to them in exchange for about four months' wages worth of silver.
Well, finally came the eve of the Passover celebration.
Jesus ate the Passover meal with his disciples.
As we just reflected on, Judas slipped away during that meal.
And then afterwards, Jesus and the eleven went out to an olive grove called Gethsemane.
And it was there Judas showed up with a crowd of armed men sent by the religious leaders.
They arrested Jesus and his disciples scattered.
They took Jesus to the high priest in the night where he was questioned.
Though the questioning was not to investigate or gain understanding, the verdict had already been decided.
Rather, they were pondering and scheming about what they could accuse Jesus of
and how to secure his death in a way that didn't appear to be murder.
Early in the morning, they called a meeting of the Sanhedrin, which is the Jewish ruling council.
And it was really more of the same.
It was a sham trial with numerous false testimonies brought against Jesus.
Some that didn't even agree with each other.
Jesus was silent and didn't answer any of their charges or accusations.
Finally, when asked point blank if he was the Messiah, the Son of God, he admitted,
I am.
And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One
and coming on the clouds of heaven.
They charged him right there with blasphemy.
They condemned him as worthy of death.
And they mocked him.
And they beat him.
Then they hauled Jesus off to Pilate, the Roman governor.
And they demanded that Pilate put him to death since he claimed to be a king.
Pilate examined Jesus himself.
And he realized that the religious leaders had brought Jesus to him out of self-interest.
And not because he had committed a crime.
Pilate tried to play the crowd against the religious leaders and against the council at first.
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to demand Jesus be executed by crucifixion.
Pilate was reluctant to give in to their demands and condemn an innocent man.
But the crowd just kept shouting and shouting and shouting.
And eventually Pilate gave in and handed Jesus over to be crucified.
Jesus was mocked and beaten by the Roman soldiers.
And then he was made to carry the cross on which he would be crucified out to the place where he was to be put to death.
They stripped Jesus naked.
And then they nailed him to a wooden cross.
And hung him up to die.
A slow and agonizing death.
And even as he hung there, the leaders continued to mock him and insult him.
And insult him.
finally as we heard earlier
he breathed his last
after six long hours
on the cross
just before sunset
a member of the council
who believed in Jesus
a man named Joseph
went to Pilate
and got permission
to have Jesus' dead body
and he removed it
from the cross
wrapped it with strips of linen
and then laid it
in his own tomb
he rolled a stone
across the entrance
and the last thing
Mark mentions
that day
is how two women
who had been followers
of Jesus
saw where his body
had been laid
it was a dark
and ugly day
and as it came to a close
and the Sabbath day
began
we can only imagine
how the disciples
of Jesus felt
all those who had
believed in him
everything just
ground to a halt
for the Sabbath day
and there they were
left to sit
in such sorrow
probably having already
cried
every tear
that they could
numb
confused
aching with grief
meanwhile others
were celebrating
and rejoicing
that they had
finally rid themselves
of Jesus of Nazareth
this is what led up
to that first day
of the week
three days later
Mark tells us
that when the Sabbath
was over
Mary Magdalene
Mary the mother
of James
and Salome
bought spices
so that they
might go
to anoint
Jesus' body
Mark says
they went
after the Sabbath
was over
so these women
were followers
of Jesus
probably they would
have done this
thing with the spices
immediately after
Jesus has died
as part of his
funeral
or his burial
but Jesus died
just three hours
before the Sabbath
began
and this was
a special
Sabbath
being the Passover
the sense we get
is that Joseph
did well
to get the body
and wrap it
and get it in the tomb
before nightfall
on the day
that Jesus died
and then on the
Passover
Sabbath
it was
the law
that no Jew
could be out
doing any kind
of work
or shops
and merchants
they would have
been closed
there had just
been no time
for the usual
funeral stuff
anointing the body
with fragrant spices
was something
typically done
to honor
the one
who had passed
away
and it kind
of made more
sense
it makes more
sense when
there's going
to be a public
funeral
people may see
the body
or be near
the body
the fragrant spices
would have helped
with the smell
not unlike
what the perfumes
and stuff
that the funeral
homes
do today
yet even though
there had been
no proper
funeral
these women
still had it
in their hearts
to do something
for Jesus
and so they
bought these spices
and they made
this plan
to go and
put them
on Jesus
body
verse 2
very early
on the first
day of the week
just after sunrise
they were on
their way
to the tomb
and they asked
each other
who will roll
the stone away
from the entrance
of the tomb
we don't know
exactly why
they went
so early
was it a matter
of urgency
to do what
was fitting
for the one
that they had
loved and
followed
was it fear
of the religious
leaders
and the opponents
of Jesus
perhaps both
but there they
were at dawn
getting things
ready and making
their way to the
tomb
and Mark
gives us just
one piece
of the conversation
on the way
there
who will
roll the stone
away from
the entrance
of the tomb
if we glance
up the page
to verse 47
of the previous
chapter
the women
had seen
Joseph
put Jesus
body
into the tomb
and then
roll the stone
over the opening
and so they knew
that this could
pose a problem
and if we look
down in 16
to verse 4
the stone
was very large
it was likely
large enough
and heavy enough
that the women
simply knew
it would be
impossible
even together
to get it
rolled away
from the opening
we don't know
this for sure
but it's possible
the tomb
was even
designed
in such a way
that it would
be easy
for the stone
to roll down
with the help
of gravity
to cover the
entrance
but then hard
to get it
open
in order to
make it
difficult
for people
to get in
and disturb
the remains
of loved ones
and so that
was the conversation
as they went
at the crack
of dawn
who will
roll the stone
away
from the
entrance
of the
tomb
we can't
do it
hopefully
some guys
will be there
who can help
us with this
but then
as they draw
near to the
tomb
that concern
completely
evaporates
and they're
met with
the unexpected
they look up
and they see
that the stone
has already
been
rolled away
and then
comes an
even bigger
surprise
as they
entered
the tomb
they saw
a young
man
dressed
in a
white
robe
sitting
on the
right
side
and they
were
alarmed
now let's
think about
the stone
for a minute
that it
had been
rolled away
when they
got there
was already
cause for
concern
imagine the
questions
and the
wonderings
they may
have had
in those
moments
why is it
rolled away
have others
come to
do what
we have
come to
do
or has
something
bad
happened
have the
leaders
done
something
to
disturb
or further
dishonor
the body
of Jesus
what's going
on here
so that was
already cause
for concern
but then
I imagine
their hearts
just went
straight to
pounding
as they
enter the
tomb
and the
first thing
they see
is this
young man
dressed in
white
we know
from the
other gospel
accounts
that this
young man
was an
angel
one of
two
actually
and we
know from
the other
gospels
as well
that their
clothes
gleamed
like lightning
and that
these women
really were
frightened
alarmed
maybe doesn't
quite capture
it in our
English rendering
here
they fell
to the
ground
in front
of them
we read
in another
gospel
Mark's
description
of this
angel
as a
young
man
seems to
highlight
the form
and perhaps
the face
he looked
like a
young man
Matthew
and Luke's
descriptions
highlight the
brightness
and the
radiance
of the
angel's
clothing
which was
utterly
spectacular
the women
see this
young man
and they
just hit
the deck
in panic
and then
the angel
speaks to
them
verse 6
don't be
alarmed
he said
you are
looking for
Jesus
the Nazarene
who was
crucified
he has
risen
he is
not here
see
the place
where they
laid him
but go
tell his
disciples
and Peter
he is
going ahead
of you
into
Galilee
there you
will see
him
just as
he
told you
try to
imagine
yourself
in that
moment
there with
the women
as this
is happening
I
imagine
myself
being
utterly
speechless
don't
be
alarmed
like
are you
kidding
my heart
is pounding
I have
no idea
what's
going on
right now
who are
you
why are
your clothes
shining so
brightly
where's
Jesus
body
what on
earth is
happening
you are
looking for
Jesus
the Nazarene
who was
crucified
whoever this
guy is
he knows
why I'm
here
yes
we are
looking for
Jesus
the Nazarene
the one
who was
crucified
but then
come the
most shocking
words of
all
he is
risen
he is
not here
see
the place
where they
laid him
what do
you mean
he is
risen
I mean
those words
he is
risen
they feel
really familiar
to us
as Christians
today
because we
love to
talk about
the resurrection
and we
do
but those
words probably
didn't click
immediately
for the
women
back
then
rising
isn't
something
that
usually
happened
with
dead
people
just like
today
in fact
the word
mark uses
here is
quite
generic
risen
is a
good
translation
because
it's not
quite as
specific
as our
English
word
resurrected
this word
to rise
I mean
that was
the same
word
they used
to describe
people rising
from sleep
in the
morning
to hear
something
of what
they
may be
heard
we could
even
translate
this
in language
that we're
more familiar
with
the angel
basically
says to
them
he's
gotten
up
he's
not
here
it's the
same
word
that Jesus
used
when he
healed
some
different
people
that
couldn't
walk
get up
pick up
your mat
and go
home
and the
point here
is that
these
women
were
probably
quite
perplexed
at first
to hear
this
like
what do
you
mean
he's
gotten
up
that's
impossible
we saw
his body
laid
right there
and the
angel
just tries
to
you know
drive
the point
home
well
no
look
there
that's
where
you saw
him
his body
put
it's
not
there
anymore
and the
angel
goes on
verse 7
go
tell his
disciples
and Peter
he's
going ahead
of you
into
Galilee
there
you will
see him
just as
he told
you
so by
this
point
I mean
at least
to us
as we
read
this
it's
becoming
obvious
that
yeah
risen
meant
resurrection
Jesus
must
be
alive
he's
now
going
somewhere
he's
headed
up
north
to
Galilee
right
now
they're
in
Jerusalem
not
only
is
Jesus
on
the
move
but
tell
Peter
and
the
other
disciples
that
they
will
see
him
there
I
wonder
how
long
it
took
in
that
moment
for
them
to
just
understand
what
the
angel
was
saying
how
long
before
they
realized
that
Jesus
was
actually
alive
again
as in
resurrected
from
the
dead
the
next
thing
we
hear
from
Mark
is
the
immediate
response
of
the
women
to
all
of
this
trembling
and
bewildered
the
women
went
out
and
fled
from
the
tomb
they
said
nothing
to
anyone
because
they
were
afraid
so
this
really
tells us
a lot
about
what
the
women
were
thinking
and
feeling
they
were
physically
shaking
trembling
they
were
bewildered
this
was
utterly
confusing
think
about
this
there
was
the
unbelievable
grief
and anguish
of heart
that they
brought
with them
to the
tomb
after
witnessing
Jesus
death
then
there
was
the
shock
and
surprise
of
finding
the
tomb
not
as
they
expected
and
seeing
this
angel
there
and
the
adrenaline
you can
imagine
just
flowing
in their
bodies
their
hearts
pounding
the
fear
but
the
message
of
the
angel
is
cause
for
joy
it's
that
Jesus
is
no
longer
dead
that
he's
alive
again
all
of
this
at
once
and
so
no
wonder
they
were
deeply
confused
and
bewildered
Mark
ends
his
account
of
what
happened
at
the
tomb
with
how
they
said
nothing
to
anyone
because
they
were
afraid
so
with
Mark
we
get
sort
of
the
immediate
first
reaction
the
first
response
to
that
moment
that
they
discovered
Jesus
had
risen
from
the
dead
even
the
word
that
that's
used
to
describe
what
the
women
did
they
fled
it's
a word
that
usually
means
to
run
away
from
perceived
danger
or to
run
to
a
place
of
safety
this
was
the
first
response
of the
women
the
immediate
response
in that
moment
when they
discovered
that
Jesus
had
come
back
to
life
from
the
dead
and
their
response
was
raw
and
visceral
we're
not
even
sure
by
the
end
of
verse
eight
if
they
fully
believed
the
words
of
the
angel
we're
kind
of
left
by
Mark
wondering
about
how
the
story
would
continue
when
came
that
moment
in
the
story
where
each
of
them
sort
of
figured
it
out
how
did
they
all
come
to
realize
that
Jesus
really
had
come
back
to
life
from
the
dead
and
this
is
the
wonderful
thing
about
having
four
different
accounts
in
the
Bible
of
the
story
of
Jesus
the
gospels
the
other
ones
sort
of
fill
in
some
of
those
details
each
one
has
a
different
perspective
and a
little
different
emphasis
and
we
can
look
at
Matthew
and
Luke
and
John
and
we
can
read
about
some
of
those
face
to
face
encounters
with
the
women
and
Jesus
with
Mary
Magdalene
and
Jesus
with
Peter
and
the
disciples
and
Jesus
it's
a
wonderful
story
of
what
really
happened
2000
years
ago
one
thing
that
we
haven't
talked
about
yet
is
why
the
angels
you
ever
thought
about
that
why
the
angel
what's
the
significance
of
the
angel
who
spoke
at
the
tomb
I
mean
for
some
of
us
this
might
seem
obvious
but
others
of
us
just
sort
of
get
caught
up
in
the
excitement
of
it
what
are
the
angels
what
purpose
do
they
serve
I
don't
want
to
linger
too
long
on
this
but
the
Bible
tells
us
that
angels
at
least
the
ones
that
haven't
rebelled
against
God
are
the
servants
of
God
they
do
whatever
God
tells
them
to
do
and
one
of
the
key
ways
they
serve
God
is
as
messengers
in
fact
the
Greek
word
for
angel
also
means
messenger
and
so
thinking
along
those
lines
what
do
we
notice
about
when
angels
appear
to
people
often
throughout
the
Bible
they
come
to
bring
a
message
and
who's
the
author
of
that
message
well
it's
God
the
angels
don't
just
show
up
to
offer
their
own
two
senses
sort
of
these
other
created
beings
oh
yeah
that's
interesting
well
this
is
what's
happening
I
know
no
they
bring
the
very
words
of
God
their
message
is
God's
message
and
there
are
certain
moments
in
history
where
God
wanted
it
to
be
absolutely
clear
what
was
happening
he
didn't
want
it
to
be
left
up
to
human
interpretation
of
the
circumstances
and
so
we
see
the
angel
appear
to
Zachariah
at
the
temple
we
see
the
angel
appear
to
Mary
and
to
Joseph
and
to
the
shepherds
at
Jesus
birth
all
of
these
critical
moments
in
the
story
and
then
we
see
the
angel
appear
to
these
women
the
day
they
discover
an
empty
tomb
God
wanted
it
to
be
absolutely
!
in the
midst
of this
emotionally
confusing
time
that
yes
Jesus
his
son
really
had
come
back
to
life
from
the
dead
he
is
risen
is not
just
the
declaration
of
the
angel
it's
the
declaration
of
God
the
angel
is
just
the
messenger
and
so
as
these
women
ran
there
was
lots
to
think
about
this
is
just
some
of
what
took
place
early
in
the
morning
three
days
after
Jesus
died
on
the
first
day
of
the
week
now
why
does
this
all
matter
maybe
you're
sitting
here
wondering
so
what
that
happened
long
ago
so
what
this
is a
hard
question
to
answer
because
answering
it's
kind
of
like
opening
the
valve
on
a
fire
hydrant
the
resurrection
of
Jesus
matters
so
much
there
is
so
much
that's
affected
by
it
and
related
to
it
and
accomplished
through
it
that
it's
difficult
to
even
know
where
to
start
I
feel
like
even
beginning
to
open
that
valve
on
this
question
runs
the
risk
of
us
just
getting
blasted
in the
face
and
knocked
over
it
runs
the
risk
of
overwhelming
us
all
so
much
that
suddenly
we're
left
bewildered
wondering
at the
end
of
this
sermon
what
am
I
supposed
to
even
think
there's
so
much
there
but
we
have
to
try
to
grab
onto
something
don't
we
perhaps
a
start
to
why
it
matters
can
be
found
in
the
words
of
the
apostle
Paul
in
his
letter
to
the
Corinthians
chapter
15
verse
12
Paul
says
but if
it is
preached
that
Christ
has
been
raised
from
the
dead
how
can
some
of
you
say
there
is
no
resurrection
of
the
dead
if
there's
no
resurrection
of
the
dead
then
not
even
Christ
has
been
raised
and
if
Christ
has
not
been
raised
our
preaching
is
useless
and
so
is
your
faith
more
than
that
we
are
then
found
to
God
for
we
have
testified
about
God
that
he
raised
Christ
from
the
dead
but
he
did
not
raise
him
if
in
fact
the
dead
are
not
raised
for
if
the
dead
are
not
raised
then
Christ
has
not
been
raised
either
and
if
Christ
has
not
been
raised
your
faith
is
futile
you
are
still
in
your
sins
then
those
also
who
have
fallen
asleep
in
Christ
are
lost
if
only
for
this
life
we
have
hope
in
Christ
we
are
of
all
people
most
to be
pitied
now
there's
a lot
there
in
simple
terms
Paul
is
saying
that
Jesus
resurrection
from
the
dead
matters
a lot
it
matters
everything
and
he
sort
of
takes
us
through
this
thought
experiment
doesn't
he
I
mean
if
Christ
hasn't
been
raised
from
the
dead
he
has
but
let's
just
consider
what
would
be
true
if
he
hadn't
if
Christ
hasn't
been
raised
from
the
dead
your
faith
in
him
is
useless
if
Christ
hasn't
been
raised
from
the
dead
your
faith
is
futile
good
for
nothing
pointless
if
Christ
hasn't
been
raised
from
the
dead
then
you
are
still
in
your
sins
wow
that
means
your
guilt
remains
it
means
that
Jesus
death
on
the
cross
if
he
wasn't
raised
from
the
dead
it
didn't
work
it
didn't
accomplish
what
was
needed
if
Jesus
didn't
rise
from
the
dead
then
everyone
who
has
died
believing
in
him
is
lost
says
Paul
why
are
they
lost
because
if
Jesus
wasn't
raised
from
the
dead
then
why
should
we
expect
to
be
raised
from
the
dead
either
why
should
we
expect
eternal
life
if
death
won
in
the
end
over
Jesus
then
it
will
win
over
us
when
we
die
Paul
says
if
all we
get
from
Jesus
is
a
better
standing
with
God
during
this
life
and
then
we
die
then
we
are
of
all
people
most
to
be
pitied
in
that
case
he
goes
on
in
this
passage
we
might
as
well
do
the
best
we
can
to
just
live
for
the
now
let
us
eat
and
drink
for
tomorrow
we
die
let's
get
the
pleasures
we
can
out
of
life
so
that
Jesus
rose
from
the
dead
matters
everything
alongside
what
his
death
accomplished
his
resurrection
is
the very
cornerstone
of our
faith
remove
that
stone
and
the
whole
thing
crumbles
there's
nothing
left
that's
the
apostle
Paul's
answer
to the
question
of
why
it
matters
it
matters
everything
that
Jesus
rose
from
the
dead
is
the
cornerstone
of
our
faith
so
that's
the
first
reason
why
it
matters
let's
jump
back
to
Mark's
gospel
I
kind
of
went
over
to
Paul
in
his
letter
to
the
Corinthians
for a
bit
there
but
let's
go back
to
Mark's
gospel
for a
second
and see
the
answer
to
why
it
matters
from
Mark's
perspective
what's
the
main
point
that
Mark
has
been
laboring
to show
us
as he
tells
us
the
story
of
Jesus
he
gives
it to
us
right out
of the
gate
in
verse
one
of
his
gospel
the
beginning
of
the
good
news
about
Jesus
the
Messiah
the
Son
of
God
that's
what
Mark
is
laboring
to
show
us
as
he
tells
the
story
of
Jesus
it's
that
this
is
who
Jesus
is
if
the
story
of
Jesus
simply
ends
with
his
execution
and
death
on
a
cross
would
you
believe
that
Jesus
really
was
the
Messiah
or
the
Son
of
God
I
mean
where's
the
reign
of
this
king
if
the
end
of
his
story
is
just
that
he
was
rejected
and
died
what
about
all
the
promises
that
were
made
through
the
prophets
in
the
Old
Testament
times
about
how
the
Messiah
would
do
all
kinds
of
wonderful
things
even
bring
peace
to
all
the
nations
of
the
earth
and
the
government
will
be
on
his
shoulders
all
these
things
that
we're
so
familiar
with
Mark
has been
laboring
to show
us
that
he
is
the
Messiah
he
is
the
son
of
God
but
if
his
story
ends
with
just
death
then
it
calls
everything
into
question
everything
he said
how
can
we
trust
Jesus
about
all
he
has
said
that
he
will
do
in
the
future
if
Jesus
isn't
alive
anymore
to do
it
and so
the
resurrection
of
Jesus
matters
because
it's
the
ultimate
confirmation
from
God
that
the
kingdom
really
has
come
near
that
Jesus
really
has
come
to
ransom
us
he
really
is
the
doctor
who
can
provide
a
cure
for
the
sickness
of
sin
he
really
is
the
shepherd
king
spoken
of
centuries
beforehand
through
the
prophets
there
really
is
a
new
covenant
a
new
deal
with
God
which
Christ
has
successfully
brokered
there
really
is
forgiveness
to be
found
from
God
the
resurrection
is
the
ultimate
sign
and
testimony
from
God
that
it's
all
true
and
because
of
the
fact
that
only
God
can
raise
the
dead
back
to
life
we
know
that
it's
God
approving
and saying
yes
this is
real
this is
my son
this is
the king
I have
chosen
okay
so the
resurrection
of Jesus
matters
because it's
the very
cornerstone
of our
faith
it matters
because it's
the proof
the sign
and the
confirmation
from God
that it's
all
true
and
quickly
one more
reason
why it
matters
we have
to have
three
right
there's
always
going to
be
three
in the
sermon
there's
of course
lots of
reasons
why it
matters
but at
the risk
of drinking
too much
from the
fire hydrant
just one
more reason
the
resurrection
matters
because it
shows that
there really
is a
power
greater
than
death
and there
really is
a remedy
for us
to that
problem
of death
if you're
young like
me
maybe you're
not thinking
about your
own death
or maybe
someone you
know
has recently
passed
someone you
love dearly
and we
just know
that there
is nothing
we can do
to undo
that
it's the
great enemy
of everyone
death
I spent
the better
part of
a week
two weeks
ago
in Ecclesiastes
at a
preacher's
workshop
and
what does
Solomon lament
in the book
of Ecclesiastes
Solomon laments
that everything
under the sun
is fleeting
and nothing
lasts
why
because death
eventually
comes to us
all
and it
snatches
everything
away
from us
and Solomon
talks in that
book about
how it
doesn't matter
whether you
are wise
or foolish
rich or
poor
strong or
weak
righteous
or wicked
death
comes to
all
no matter
how hard
we try
to cling
to the
life
that God
has given
us under
the sun
death
will pry
it out
out of
our
hands
and leave
us as
cold
corpses
buried
in the
local
cemetery
but a
thousand
years
after
Solomon
comes
the
Messiah
the very
son of
God
and after
being killed
God
raises him
back
to life
from the
dead
he gives
Jesus
victory
over
our
greatest
enemy
not
temporarily
but
permanently
this
changes
everything
this
changes
how we
look at
death
now
as I
read
and listen
to
Jesus
promising
to
raise
me
from
the
dead
promising
to
give
me
eternal
life
I
know
that
he
can
deliver
because
he
came
out
of
that
tomb
and so
the
resurrection
of
Jesus
matters
a lot
it's
a
demonstration
of
how
God
can
do
what
Jesus
promised
to
all
who
believe
in
his
name
it's
evidence
that
God
really
is
stronger
than
our
greatest
enemy
and so
this
isn't
just
good
news
this
is
great
news
in
Jesus
we
have
found
the
cure
to
the
greatest
problem
known
to
man
we
have
found
in
Jesus
immortality
let's
bring
this
to
a
close
we
look
back
to
see
how
and
why
Jesus
came
to
die
on
a
cross
how
he
was
buried
then
we
saw
again
through
the
eyes
of
Mark
what
happened
on
the
first
day
of
the
week
early
in
the
morning
three
days
later
we
heard
God's
own
declaration
he
is
risen
and
finally
we
talked
about
why
it
matters
it
matters
because
it's
the
very
cornerstone
of
our
faith
without
which
we
are
guilty
lost
and
simply
wasting
our
time
his
resurrection
matters
because
it's
the
proof
that
he
really
is
the
Messiah
and
the
son
of
God
and
that
everything
he
said
was
true
and
it
matters
because
in it
we
see
that
God
really
does
have
the
power
over
death
and
that
he
can
truly
give
us
the
resurrection
Jesus
promised
and
so
today
really
is
a
good
day
to
celebrate
we
must
celebrate
we
must
rejoice
the
kingdom
has
come
near
our
sins
really
have
been
forgiven
life
forever
with
Jesus
really
does
await
all
of
us
who
belong
to
Christ
because
by
the
power
of
God
2,000
years
ago
God
raised
Jesus
from
the
dead
let's
pray
father
in heaven
we
give
you
praise
we
give
you
honor
and
glory
you
can
do
the
impossible
your
power
is
like
nothing
that we
see
here
on
earth
and
your
grace
too
your
love
and
kindness
towards
us
that
you
would
even
want
to
welcome
us
sinners
into
an
everlasting
life
relationship
with
you
it
blows
our
minds
what
can
we
say
but
thank
you
and
we
praise
you
we
love
you
to
your
name
be
the
glory
amen