Matthew 28:1-6 "The King's Resurrection"

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Please turn in your Bibles to Matthew 28. Today, we are enter our final series for the Gospel of Matthew… which I am titling “The King’s Resurrection.” This is only a two-part series as we finish the Gospel of Matthew.

Today, we will look at verses 1-6, and next week verses 7-20… a short chapter.

Over the last several weeks we have looked at Jesus’ final week prior to the cross.

His final week of ministry in Jerusalem…

The Last Supper…

The Garden of Gethsemane…

The Trials, Passion, & Cross…

His Death & Burial.

A Roman Guard was set, and the tomb was sealed as best as the chief priests and Pharisees knew how… which failed… and leads us to today as we look at the King’s Resurrection...

Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection are two bookends… they are central events… key foundations to the Christian faith.

One scholar stated, “The resurrection was not only the supreme validation of [Jesus’] deity; it also validated the Scriptures, which foretold His coming and resurrection. Moreover, it authenticated Christ’s claims that He would be raised on the third day. In fact, apart from Christ’s bodily resurrection, we have no Savior, no salvation, and no hope of eternal life. As the apostle Paul said, our faith would be “useless” and the life-giving power of the gospel would be altogether eliminated.”

And, so today, we are going to look at this most central topic of our faith. The sermon title for today is, “He is Risen.”

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Matthew 28:1 “Now after the Sabbath [Saturday], as the first day of the week [Sunday] began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.”

In Verse 1, we see that this is a Sunday morning, and Mary of Magdala and the other Mary come to see the tomb.

Mark 16:1-2 provides additional detail, “Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene [whom Jesus cast out seven demons], Mary the mother of James [or Joses, also called “James the Less”], and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. 2 Very early in the morning [John records it was still dark], on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.”

So, these women came to see the tomb, and to anoint the body of Jesus. Jews did not embalm, so spices were used to neutralize the smell of decay… and as a expression of love and devotion.

These were faithful women. They were followers of Jesus, and when the majority of the males Disciples had scattered… these women were present at the cross, the burial, and at the tomb the following day.

Following Jesus was not just a once a week event for them…

Daily they were seeking the Lord…

They were flexible to follow Him at personal peril…

They followed Him when it emotionally tore them apart (like at the cross)…

They followed him when He was not physically present (as His body was in the grave)…

And they followed Him in the early hours of the morning.

And, this challenges me… do we follow the Lord like these faithful women?

Are we following Him daily… at personal risk… when life is hard… when He doesn’t seem present… are we seeking Him early in the morning?

These women did. They were steadfast. There is much to be learned from these faithful women.

We also see from this verse the foundation for why we worship on Sunday, and not on Saturday or Sabbath.

The first day of the week/ Sunday was Resurrection day…

And, the first day, appears to be the day the disciples assembled for worship… Act 20:7 “Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread… ”

From Acts to Revelation, Sabbath is only mentioned in the context of Jewish evangelism… and after Paul declared, “From now on I will go to the Gentiles…” (Acts 18:6) … Sabbath is no longer mentioned.

But, there is freedom… it’s not sin to gather Saturday… or Wednesday… or Sunday…

To the Romans Paul declared, Rom 14:5 “One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind.”

Now whether Paul had feast days or Sabbath days in mind is difficult to say, but certainly Christian liberty or freedom IS in mind here.

Paul declared to the Colossians… Col 2:16-17 “So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths, 17 which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.”

OT legal rules regarding food, drink, feasts, and Sabbaths… were a prophetic shadow or “type”… an anticipation of things to come… things fulfilled in Christ.

The essence of Sabbath is not a day of the week, but rest… and only Jesus is our Sabbath rest as thoroughly explained in Hebrew 4.

Well, this is a great segue to the next topic… Jewish Feasts.

Jewish Feasts you say? Yes… Jewish Feasts. Well, Pastor Marc, what do Jewish Feast have to do with Jesus’ Resurrection… isn’t that the topic today?

It sure is… and all of these events (crucifixion, burial, resurrection) were simultaneous to three Jewish Feasts… all shadows of things to come, but the substance… or reality… is of Christ.

Three Spring Feasts were fulfilled at this time of Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection: The Feast of Passover, The Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the Feast of Firstfruits.

What the OT foreshadowed, Christ fulfilled.

Lev 23 speaks about the 7 Feasts of the Lord… which is a fascinating study, because in these feasts, God laid out His prophetic plan … the shadow… for mankind.

Lev 23:5-6 reads, “On the fourteenth day of the first month at twilight is the LORD’s Passover. 6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD; seven days you must eat unleavened bread.”

And, then the following verses speak about the Feast of Firstfruits and that this feast is celebrated “on the day after the Sabbath” (V11 of Lev 23) placing the Feast of Firstfruits on the first Sunday after the Passover.

So, back to back these three feasts are celebrated…

Jesus was sacrificed on the cross during Passover…

… was buried during the Feast of Unleavened Bread and…

… Jesus rose again the first Sunday after Passover… during the Feast of Firstfruits.

Passover is the feast that commemorated God’s passing over every house in Egypt that painted the blood of a lamb on their doorposts and lintel.

Exo 12:13-14 “Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. 14 ‘So this day shall be to you a memorial; and you shall keep it as a feast to the LORD throughout your generations."

Jesus’ shed blood on the cross… was for the remission (or forgiveness) of our sins.

The lamb’s blood in Exodus pointed forward to what Jesus would do on the cross.

As the first Passover in Egypt marked the release from Egyptian bondage for the Jews. So, does the Jesus’ death on the cross mark the release from the bondage of sin for all mankind.

In type, Passover represents what is said in 1 Cor 5:7, “For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.”

At the crucifixion, Jesus fulfilled the feast of Passover.

The day after Passover is the Feast of Unleavened Bread which commemorated the Israelites quickly fleeing from Egypt with no time to let their dough rise.

Leaven or yeast… which allows dough to rise through fermentation… is a picture of sin in the Bible.

Fermentation by def. is “the chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria, yeasts, or other microorganisms.” And, sin breaks down the soul.

Thus, part of this feast is the cleansing of leaven from the home… a picture of cleansing the home of sin.

Exo 12:15 “Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day you shall remove leaven from your houses. For whoever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that person shall be cut off from Israel.”

There was to be no sin in the camp. God took this very seriously.

In type, the Feast of Unleavened Bread pointed to and was fulfilled in Jesus’ sinless life.

1 Pet 1:18-19 “...you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.”

No imperfections. No sin.

2 Cor 5:21 “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”

The Great Exchange.

Heb 4:15 “For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.”

During the Feast of Unleavened Bread is when Jesus was buried, and one scholar said, “Jesus’ body was in the grave during the first days of this feast, like a kernel of wheat planted and waiting to burst forth as the bread of life.”

Lastly, the Feast of First Fruits… where a sheaf of barley was waved before the LORD… a male lamb without blemish was offered as a burnt offering… and grain offerings were presented as well.

This was all done in thanksgiving to the LORD. The first harvest was viewed as a promise of the larger harvest to come.

This feast fell on the Sunday following Passover… the same day Jesus rose from the grave.

Thus, this feast was fulfilled on Resurrection Day… the first harvest of many to come.

1 Cor 15:20-22 confirms this, “But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.”

Three feasts fell the same time our Lord did, and in His death, burial, and resurrection He fulfilled these feasts.

There is a depth to scripture that should blow your mind. The OT and NT… written by 40 men inspired by the Holy Spirit… over a span of 1500 years… and in perfect harmony… intertwined…

Augustine said it well, “The new is in the old concealed; the old is in the new revealed.”

Alright… 1 verse down… let’s look at VSS 2-4…

Matthew 28:2-4 “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. [Mark tells us the women were wondering “Who will roll away the stone?”… it was an angel. Luke tells us two angels] 3 His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. 4 And the guards shook for fear of him, and became like dead men.”

This event is only recorded in Matthew… an event significant for his Matthew’s Jewish audience…

… because in V11 the Sanhedrin bribed these same guards to lie and say, ‘His disciples came at night and stole Him away while we slept.’

In V15 we read, “… this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.”

So, Matthew is addressing a common rumor in Jewish circles… and setting the record straight.

The countenance or sight of the angels were like lightning… like flashes of lightning… and clothing as white as snow.

And, then the one angel just sits on the stone… he rolls away the large millstone and just chills… no big deal. I love it.

The Roman guards were paralyzed “like dead men” in their overwhelming fear and and panic.

These were elite Roman guards… like Navy Seals… and they no doubt were highly trained and saw much in their time of service…

But not like this… the angels descended… and the ground shook… their appearance was brilliant… and their strength was on display as the stone was rolled back…

Even the toughest of men melt before even the angelic.

And, before the Lord it is written Rom 14:11 “As I live, says the LORD, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God.”

And, it’s much better to bow on this side of heaven.

Matthew 28:5-6 “But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus [when you seek Jesus, you need not fear Him] who was crucified. 6 He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.”

So often when angels encounter mankind they assure them NOT to be afraid. The soldiers were afraid, but to these women… the angels reassure them not to fear.

And, I love this detail… to these faithful women… the angels announce THE FACT of the Resurrection.

The angels don’t go to the High Priest… they announce the Resurrection to these faithful women who sought Jesus…

Many times in scripture Jesus predicted He would die and three days later rise again (Matt 16:21, 17:23, 20:19)… the words in red… Matt 27:63 … even the chief priests and Pharisees remembered Jesus said, “After three days I will rise.”

So, before we discuss the resurrection… let’s answer… ‘Where did Jesus go and what did Jesus do for these three days between His death and resurrection?’

A significant event!

First, let’s look at where Jesus went.

In Luke 23:43, Jesus assured the thief on the cross, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”

Jesus’ body was in the tomb, but His Spirit went to Paradise.

Paradise can be synonomous with heaven… the 3rd heaven… not the sky or galaxy (the first two heavens), but the dwelling place of God…

As is 2 Cor 12:4… Paul was “caught up into Paradise...” a heavenly scene.

Or, Rev 2:7 where a promise is extended to the faithful to eat from the tree of life in the midst of the Paradise of God.

Since the beginning of time, there has always been a separation… after death… the righteous go to Paradise, and wicked to hell.

In Luke 16, one of the most vivid accounts of this separation is the Rich Man and Lazarus.

The rich man was in torments in Hades… conscious torment in flame… and aware that there was a great gulf… a separation between him and Lazarus.

Lazarus was is a place of comfort… a place of Paradise… in Abraham’s bosom.

And, whether OT or NT… this separation has always been determined by faith or rejection of Messiah.

In the OT, righteousness… being saved came by faith as they looked forward to the coming Messiah. Heb 11 is full of OT saints listed as righteous by faith.

In the NT, righteousness… also came by faith… looking back to Messiah who came and who will come again.

Now, the Bible uses many terms for where the righteous and wicked are separated… Sheol, Hades, Paradise, Abraham’s Bosom, Heaven, Hell, the Lake of Fire, and so forth…

But, to simplify it… some of these terms represent a TEMPORARY HOLDING PLACE for the dead… and other terms represent a PERMANENT DWELLING PLACE.

The Lake of Fire (Rev 20) for the wicked… and New Heaven (Rev 21) for the righteous… are the Permanent Dwelling Places… eternal… and ushered in After the Millennial Reign of Christ… and after the Great White Throne Judgment.

Sheol (Hebrew)… Hades (in Greek)… which mean “the place of the dead” and Abraham’s Bosom… are commonly thought of as the Temporary Holding Place… (and we will talk more about this in a moment).

Terms like Paradise and Hell are more generic… and could apply either to the temporary or permanent.

So, Jesus said, “… today you will be with Me in Paradise.” Where did He go?

1 Pet 3:18-19 gives us a picture of where Jesus went… “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, 19 by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison, 20 who formerly were disobedient…”

So, after death… Jesus went, not only, to Paradise, but also He preached to the spirits in prison.

Sounds a lot like the description of Abraham’s Bosom in Luke 16… paradise on one side… prison on the other.

And, according Matt 12:38-40 the location of where Jesus went is the heart of the earth, “Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.” 39 But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”

So, as Jesus’ body was in the grave… His spirit spent three days and three nights in the heart… or the center… of the earth.

Additionally, Eph 4:8-9 tell us, “When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men.” 9 (Now this, “He ascended”—what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?"

Now, there are three views on this verse...

The first… Christ descended into the grave during burial, and rose again victorious over sin to redeem us held captive in sin.

Second... in the incarnation, Jesus descended from heaven to earth, as is reflected in John 3:13 (which is probably the correct view).

The third view is in the three days between Jesus’ death and resurrection, Jesus descended to the abode of the dead.

After all, Ps 16:10 states “For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.” This is a Psalm of David, that Peter elucidates in Acts 2:31 confirming David applied Ps 16:10 to Messiah, “he [David], foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption.”

These are great verses supporting Jesus’ soul went to Sheol or Hades (which are the same place), and His body remained in the tomb or grave, but was not corrupted… it did not decay BECAUSE He rose again… the resurrection.

And, if this third view is accurate, this gives us an idea WHAT Jesus was doing for three days…

TWO OBJECTIVES: 1 Pet 3 stated, Jesus “preached to the spirits in prison”, and Eph 4 stated, “He led captivity captive” fulfilling Ps 68:18.

First objective, Jesus descended to the heart of the earth and preached to the spirits in prison. And, there are 3 views on this group.

The first view is Jesus preached to fallen angels… 1 Pet 3:20 stated they “formerly were disobedient,”…

This may point to Jude 6 which states, “And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day...”

The following verse in Jude tells us these fallen angels gave “themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh” which likely point to Gen 6:4 where “the sons of God [a Jewish idiom for angels] came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them.”

So, the message Jesus would have preached to them would be one of judgment.

The second view is Jesus preached to OT unbelievers:

This group would be people who died prior to the cross, and were in the same place as the Rich man… across the gulf from Abraham’s bosom… in torment… in prison.

This is a group who did not believe in the promise of the coming Messiah… and the preaching to them would be one of condemnation.

The third view is Jesus preached to OT believers:

There are many OT saints who believed and it was accounted to them for righteousness. Check out Heb 11… it’s full of them.

Jesus said, “today you will be with me in Paradise,” so it’s plausible He preached a message of confirmation to these saints.

Jesus could have preached to any of these three groups, or perhaps… maybe… He preached to each of these three groups… one message per day for each group… during the three days and three nights He was in the heart of the earth.

The other objective of Jesus going to the heart of the earth, possibly… was to “lead captivity captive” meaning to lead the spirits of those from Abraham’s bosom out… and then to heaven with Him.

And, this may account for why, after the resurrection, Matt 27:52-53 accounts for OT saints coming out of their graves and appearing to many in Jerusalem.

So, for three days and three nights Jesus was in the heart of the earth… and hopefully now you have a better idea where He went and what He was doing.

Now, back in Matthew 28:6… “He is not here, for He is risen!”

We have one final topic to discuss which is the Resurrection… and I know you are taking in A LOT of information today…

I imagine today feels like Bible College or a Theology class…

But, I haven’t seen any heads explode yet, so we are going to cover one final topic… and then conclude.

This final topic is the resurrection, and it’s a big topic… and central to our faith.

Where Jesus went for three days… that’s interesting… but the Resurrection… stands as the foremost miracle throughout all ages…

… for it proves all Jesus said is true, and gives us hope for our future resurrection… all will die, but we who place our faith in Christ will rise again in glory.

By def. “resurrection” means “a standing up again; a rising from the dead.” The bodily resurrection of Jesus… and our future bodily resurrection is in view here.

The word ‘resurrection’ appears 41x in the New Testament and has foundations in the OT…

Abraham when tested to sacrifice Isaac… believed God’s promise to bless all the nations through his seed… so even if He sacrificed Isaac, Heb 11:19 tells us Abraham was willing to sacrifice Isaac by faith, “...concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead.”

Certainly… a type… for Christ.

Again… Ps 16:10 points to resurrection, “For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.”

Now… I’m going to give you five reasons why the resurrection is paramount to our faith…why it’s a non-negotiable truth that you should understand and be grounded in as one who professes faith in Jesus Christ.

First, as mentioned, the resurrection is fundamental to our faith.

In a prayer of salvation, Paul incorporated resurrection as a core belief for salvation… Rom 10:9 “...if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”

This is not two steps, but one core belief that Jesus Christ is Lord and that He is not a dead martyr, but a living Savior… raised from the dead… alive and making intercession for us today.

Also proving the Father accepted and was satisfied by the Son’s sacrifice for sin.

Paul also emphasized the importance of the Resurrection in 1 Cor 15:13-19, “But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. 14 And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. 15 Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up—if in fact the dead do not rise. 16 For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. 17 And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! 18 Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.”

Without Jesus’ resurrection, the Christian faith is meaningless… empty.

If Jesus never rose from the grave, this would indicate the Father did not accept His sacrifice on the cross…

… and His prophecies that He would rise three days later were false…

… and our sins would NOT be forgiven…

… and OUR eternal hope for resurrection is hopeless…

Therefore, without resurrection, Christians would be the most pitiable… the most to be pitied… miserable.

But in the next verse, Paul wrote, 1 Cor 15:20 “But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.”

Death was NOT the end… Jesus rose and is alive… and we can therefore rest in our Salvation and hope to live again.

We are not the most to be pitied.

A second reason the Resurrection is paramount to our faith is because our justification stands upon the resurrection.

When you are first saved by faith in Jesus, you are Justified… it’s a legal term indicating your record has been erased…

Remember it this way… Justified… “just as if” sin never happened.

Justification is under the umbrella of Salvation. Salvation is the big picture, and justification is part.

Salvation is three fold…

God saved us by justifying us in the past…

Is presently saving us through sanctification… conforming us into the image of His Son.

And, will save us by glorifying us in the future.

Past, present, and future.

Rom 4:25 states Jesus “… was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification.”

Justification hinges upon Jesus’ resurrection.

And, the next verse… a great promise… Rom 5:1… “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ…”

Isn’t that a marvelous promise? Christianity has the best thing going… peace with God… you can’t buy it… you can’t earn it… it’s free… paid in full by a Jewish Messiah 2000 years ago and all you have to do is receive it!

It’s important to believe that Jesus rose from the dead… that He is alive… that He was resurrected because a dead Savior cannot save.

This is reflected in Heb 7:25 “Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.”

Jesus is alive… today… saving… justifying.

A third reason the Resurrection is paramount to our faith is because it fulfills prophecy.

Luke 24:6-7 the angel said, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6 He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, 7 saying, ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’ ”

Numerous times, Jesus prophetically predicted His death and resurrection three days later.

Not only that, but OT scripture also predicted the death and resurrection of Messiah.

Once again… Ps 16:10 “For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.”

Messiah would enter the abode of the dead, but He would not remain there. As Acts 2:24 states of Jesus, “… whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.”

Death could not hold Jesus. He died and three days later He rose again fulfilling prophecy.

A fourth reason the Resurrection is paramount to our faith is because it separates and elevates Christianity above all other religions.

One scholar said, “Jesus’ resurrection from the dead was the crowning achievement that forever separates Him from any other religious leader who has ever been or will ever live. No other religious figure in history has ever prophesied His own death and resurrection—and then accomplished it.”

Confucius, Buddha, Mohammed…all dead. Joseph Smith… dead. Elvis is dead. And, Grant is in his tomb. But, in Jerusalem…there’s an empty tomb.

Only Jesus claimed He would die and rise again… the most bold prediction from any faith leader ever. If the resurrection was false, there would be no reason to trust anything else Jesus said.

The fifth and final reason, and one of my favorites… that the Resurrection is paramount to our faith is because a key belief in Christianity is that as we exit time… as we die, we enter eternity. As we are absent from the body, we are present with the Lord (2 Cor 5:8).

The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ guarantees this hope.

2 Cor 4:14 “He who raise up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus.”

John 14:19 “Because I live, you will live also.”

John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her [Martha], “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. 26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”

Do YOU believe this?

We hope for eternity in heaven… and this hope rests upon Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. It’s that important.

Let me read 1 Cor 15:20 to you again… “But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.”

Jesus’ claims and promises that He can save us and grant us eternal life are to be trusted because He Himself conquered the grave.

And, not only did He promise these things, but He gave us the Holy Spirit as a guarantee…

Rom 8:11 “But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.”

That’s a promise for spiritual resurrection life NOW & physical resurrection life ETERNALLY.

Hallelujah. Let’s Pray!

Today was deep. Sunday worship. Fulfilled feasts. 3 days in the heart of the earth. Resurrection.

Go home and take a nap… dream about Paradise.

If you need prayer for anything, come let us pray for you.

Go in peace this week.