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There have been some great moments in history.
These are moments that shaped the future.
June 6, 1944, the United States of America, stormed the beaches of France, in an all or nothing attack onto European soil to swing the direction of World War II into the Allies favor.
What made that event so great?
It was the victory.
Had the invasion failed … no one would talk about it today.
We’d tuck it away as something we’d rather forget.
A terrible tragedy as opposed to an amazing victory.
October 15, 1988, Los Angeles, California.
Game 1 of the World Series.
Bottom of the 9th.
Man on second.
2 outs.
Full count.
Kirk Gibson up to bat.
Barely able to walk.
You Dodgers fans know what happens.
He hits a bomb to win the game, and set the stage for a great world series.
Every child’s dream.
What if he didn’t hit a homerun?
What if he hit a nubber back up the middle to the pitcher?
Easy out at first.
What if he struck out?
Game over.
That at bat won the game for the Dodgers.
We remember it because it brought a victory.
There are great moments in history that are remembered.
But it’s not necessarily the moment, but the consequences of that moment.
It’s the consequences that give it the power.
The consequences are a victory.
Within Christianity, one of the greatest moments is the Cross of Christ.
We remember it.
We proclaim.
We memorialize it.
But plenty of people have died on Crosses.
One source says that Rome could have crucified as many as 30,000 people a year.
Lots of people were crucified.
So what makes Jesus’ crucifixion any different?
It’s the consequences of His crucifixion.
The forgiveness of sins.
And how do we know this, because of His resurrection.
The resurrection is the victory of the Cross.
The US troops secure the beaches of Normandy.
They invade the mainland.
There is a victory.
Gibson hits one out.
He trots around the bases.
There is a victory.
Christ is crucified.
He raises from the grave.
There is a victory.
So today, we ponder the victory of the Cross, and it is found in the resurrection.
The power of the resurrection.
Let’s open our Bibles to .
Read .
This picks up immediately after where we’ve been the last couple of weeks.
It’s Easter Sunday.
Women have gone to the tomb, and found out that Jesus was resurrected.
They told the disciples, but the disciples rejected the news.
They called it an idle tale.
Make believe.
Then there were the two disciples we saw last week.
One was named Cleopas, the other is unnamed.
They are returning to their home town in Emmaus.
It’s a 7 mile journey, and on the way there, Jesus appears to them.
They don’t initially recognize Him.
Jesus walks them through the Old Testament, showing that it’s really all about Him.
They have a meal together.
Their eyes are opened.
They realize they’ve spent the day with Jesus.
He vanishes.
They turn around and make that same 7 mile journey back to Jerusalem.
These 2 disciples, along with the 10 of the famous 12 disciples are in a room that is completely locked down.
The 10 disciples are hiding out because Jesus’ body is missing.
They are hiding and afraid of what the authorities are going to do.
So, out of fear, they lock the doors.
No one is coming in or going out.
All of a sudden, Jesus appears and is standing among them.
He says, “Peace to you.”
Here we learn that Jesus is Fully Alive.
As we go through these events, let’s have the right frame of mind.
This isn’t a history lesson.
This is real life.
Jesus was fully alive then.
And He remains fully alive today.
Jesus is no less alive today then He was then.
He lives today.
Jesus is fully man and fully God.
But He’s no longer restrained by His human nature.
We are seeing Jesus do things that only God can do.
One of which is He can appear in one place, disappear, and appear in another.
The last time He was seen it was in Emmaus.
Now all of a sudden He appears in Jerusalem, apparently appearing out of thin air..
In verse 37, we see the reaction of the disciples.
They react probably the same way you and I would react.
They are in a locked room.
It’s locked because they don’t want anyone coming in.
And what has happened … someone has come in.
And this someone apparently doesn’t need a door to enter either.
They are scared.
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