March 27, 2016 | Luke 24:1-12: Was the Resurrection Necessary? - Easter 2016

Early Resurrection Sunday we met for an (After) Sunrise service. Here is my sermon from that service taken from Luke 24:1-12.

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. ² And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, ³ but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. ⁴ While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling clothing; ⁵ and as the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living One among the dead? ⁶ He is not here, but He has risen. Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee, ⁷ saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.” ⁸ And they remembered His words, ⁹ and returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. ¹⁰ Now they were Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James; also the other women with them were telling these things to the apostles. ¹¹ But these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they would not believe them. ¹² But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he *saw the linen wrappings only; and he went away to his home, marveling at what had happened.

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For more:
March 27, 2016 | John 20:19-31 - Doubting Thomas?: Why Thomas' Faith is stronger than most on Easter Sunday - Easter 2016
April 5, 2015 | Zechariah 3:1-10 - Easter 2015
Ravi Zacharias' 12 Arguments For the Historicity of the Resurrection
5 Books on the Cross and Resurrection