Heaven’s Homily

“It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.” —Batman

On Easter Sunday, we are of who Jesus is.

“Who is Jesus? He is the hinge of history. He is the hope for the oppressed. He is the inspiration of the dying. He is the King of kings, the Lord of lords. He is the greatest teacher who ever lived, the greatest mind that ever thought. He sparked the greatest movement ever spread. He offered the greatest gift ever given. He alone mastered life. He alone conquered death. He alone overcame sin. He alone grows more present with each passing year. He is the Son of God, the Savior of the world, the victorious risen king.” —John Ortberg

 How do we worship Jesus, and live out the way of Jesus in the middle of our darkest day?

Mark 16:1 NLT
Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went out and purchased burial spices so they could anoint Jesus’ body. 

John 20:1 NLT
While it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb…

Mark 16:2-6a NLT
Very early on Sunday morning, just at sunrise, they went to the tomb. On the way they were asking each other, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” But as they arrived, they looked up and saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled aside. When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a white robe sitting on the right side. The women were shocked, but the angel said, “Don’t be alarmed.

Heaven’s 4-Part Homily—

1. “Don’t be .”

Psalm 23:4 ESV
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil. for you are with me.”

Mark 16:6b NLT
You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified.

2. “You are   for Jesus.”

“Humankind is quite naturally unfulfilled when we try to suck infinity out of finite things.”—Christopher West

“You have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they rest in You.”—Augustine of Hippo

Mark 16:7 NLT
He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead! 

3. “He has !

We don’t have to until the end of the age to into the kingdom of God.

Mark 16:17 NLT

Now go and tell his disciples, including Peter, that Jesus is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you before he died.

4. “Just as He you.”

Philippians 3:10-11 NIV
“I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.”

Answer Key: reminded, really, alarmed, looking, risen, wait, enter, told