RESURRECTION IMPACT

RESURRECTION IMPACT

Matthew 28:1-10

INTRODUCTION:

ILL: SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS

A Sunday School teacher asked her class on the Sunday before Easter if they knew what happened on Easter and why it was so important. One little girl spoke up saying: "Easter is when the whole family gets together, and you eat turkey and sing about the pilgrims and all that." "No, that’s not it," said the teacher.

"I know what Easter is," a second student responded. "Easter is when you get a tree and decorate it and give gifts to everybody and sing lots of songs." "Nope, that’s not it either," replied the teacher.

Finally a third student spoke up, "Easter is when Jesus was killed, and put in a tomb and left for three days." "Ah, thank goodness somebody knows" the teacher thought to herself. But then the student went on: "Then everybody gathers at the tomb and waits to see if Jesus comes out, and if he sees his shadow he has to go back inside and we have six more weeks of winter."

Contributor: Andrew Chan at sermoncentral.com

Unfortunately they didn’t know the story…but most of you do.

The question is not if you know what happened, but how has the resurrection of Jesus Christ changed your life?!

How does the resurrection impact and transformed your life today? Do we really get it?

In Matthew 28:1-10 we see how the resurrection impacted their lives that day and transformed therm for the rest of their lives….READ TEXT.

RESURRECTION IMPACT ON THE DISCIPLES

The little band of fearful followers were transformed into a force that in turn transformed the world! What provided that impact on their lives, it wasn’t the Crucifixion, but the resurrection!

Women

Peter & John

Ran to see for themselves

Believed. (John)

Preached

Served

Died for Christ

Disciple’s

Preached

Served

Died for Christ

Risked everything

RESURRECTION IMPACT SIGNS

Believe

Joy (v.8)

Worship (v.9)

Go & Tell (v.10)

A crucified Jesus changes nothing, but a resurrected Jesus changes everything!

CONCLUSION

“The events of the resurrection cannot be reduced to a creed or philosophy. We are not asked to believe the doctrine of the resurrection. We are asked to meet this person raised from the dead. In faith, we move from belief in a doctrine to the knowledge of a person. Ultimate truth is a person. We met Him. He is alive.” (Bruce Larson)