Read: Matthew 27 & 28
Seventh of Seven Sermons in the Series: Investigating Jesus
Jesus did not play sand volleyball. He did not talk on a cell phone. He did not drive a Hummer. Jesus did not play Texas Hold-Em and gamble for entertainment. Jesus did not hang around with church people. Jesus did not raise hell. Jesus did not fill out a March madness bracket. Jesus did not drink bottled water. He did not eat pizza, ice cream, or hotdogs. Jesus did not listen to iTunes on his iPod. Jesus did not … well you fill in the blank.
A list of what Jesus did not do can go on and on. Our lives are very different from his. However, every difference carries similarities. Jesus was playful, ate the food of the day, traveled in the style of the culture, and sang songs.
Easter is the celebration that Jesus did not stay dead. This is the only thing Jesus did not do which matters. Our task is to believe, accept in faith what Jesus did not do.
To believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ is a daily event. To say faith is a one-time event and requires we never again question or even feel intimidated by the daily news in relation to life is not our claim as Christians. Weakness is our claim. Confusion is our lot. Daily reaching beyond ourselves is greatness.
Anyone can claim a breakthrough and live his or her whole life based on the “glorious past” of one event. However, the individual of faith is willing to get out of bed every morning and reframe those days’ events within the power of something beyond self. This Easter faith, in what Jesus did not do moves us just a little closer to home.
Sunday Worship
Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10
Sermon Title: “What Jesus Did Not Do”
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