04.05.26 • The Gospel is… alive in this world • Matthew 28:1-10

About this episode

This sermon emphasizes the connection between the resurrection and the cross, highlighting the truth of Jesus' self-giving love and the nature of faith as an encounter with the risen Christ.

In this sermon we remember that the resurrection cannot be understood apart from the cross, that the resurrection is not just a claim about life after death but God's declaration that Jesus' way of self-giving love is the truth of reality, and that faith begins not with certainty but with an encounter with the risen Christ. May we encounter the crucified Christ raised from the dead in these words.

Topics covered

• resurrection
• self-giving love
• faith
• encounter with Christ
• truth of reality

Keywords

• resurrection
• cross
• faith
• self-giving love
• encounter
• Jesus
• truth
• Matthew 28

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Gospel, Matthew 28:1-10

Places: this world

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