Jenn Edwards - April 5, 2026
Passion week - Resurrection Sunday - He is Risen
What happened in the gap between Good Friday and Easter Sunday? We journey through three interconnected perspectives: the guards who witnessed the impossible, Jesus who descended to proclaim victory over death itself, and the disciples who transformed from terrified followers hiding in locked rooms to unstoppable witnesses willing to die for what they saw. The message challenges us to recognize that the resurrection is not merely historical evidence to be filed away, but a present-day reality demanding a personal response. We discover that Jesus descended to the realm of the dead not as a victim, but as a conqueror, proclaiming the gospel and seizing the keys of death from evil's grasp. This wasn't the end of a story but the explosive beginning of humanity's reunion with God. The resurrection invites us to engage both our hearts and minds, to examine the evidence honestly, and to recognize that nothing in all creation can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. This is the greatest love story ever told, and it demands we share it with the same passion that drove those first disciples into the streets of Jerusalem.
