02 Apr Rise: Easter
Pastor Pete Hartwig
Sermon Notes
Easter Sermon 2018
READ: Matthew
SLIDE: Resurrection Sunday
He has risen! Risen indeed!
Christmas – Easter
Not church goers!
May not know the story! Find ourselves?
SLIDE: Jesus Christ
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus = God Saves (God delivers)
Christ = King / Messiah. MAGI!
FOREVER and EVER Chorus
OT prophets. David’s throne
SLIDE: Herod, Pilate, Religious Leaders
Herod Ruthless power
Pontius Pilate Whatever way the wind blows (Spineless)
Religious Leaders. Hated each other.
SLIDE: Passover
Huge population
Jewish Feast
The deliverance of Israel (God and Moses)
Passover = Celebrating The Blood of the Lamb
Friday March 30 Saturday April 7
Triumphal entry Hosanna (save us!).
Riding a donkey (peace)
All the city was stirred
Herod, Pilate, Religious leaders
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
KILL HIM!
Innocent
SLIDE: The Cross. Excruciating
Trial + the cross = crufiction
SLIDE: Hebrews 12:2 SHAME
Peter denied him. Cursed him. Looked at each other.
Judas sold him out for $
Triumphal Entery! Hero to Zero in one day.
Lost to Barabbas – a complete hoodlum and criminal
Jesus = a political pawn: Herod and Pontius Pilate became friends
3 groups of religious leaders come together to kill him!
SHAME: naked. It said something about you!
Perverseness to the torture.
King of the Jews. 3 languages.
You saved others. Save yourself.
The cross is his throne and Thorns his crown
My God My God why?
SLIDE: 2 Corinthians 5:21 (he became sin)
God turned away as well!
Total unit was not stretched to its limit
SLIDE: Matthew 16:21. Jesus predicted this
This was the plan. Don’t be freaked out.
SLIDE: Jesus is Dead.
TELL ROME THEY HAVE WON.
Tell Pontius Pilate and Herod (common killing)
Tell satan that sin wins.
Tell brutality it has won
Tell torture and perversion it wins.
Tell the power brokers. Power wins
Tell Judas the silver was a good idea
Tell peter cursing Jesus a timely choice
SLIDE: Matthew 28:1. Two Mary’s
at the bench!
Mary of Migdall (other mary)
Who are they?
Mary of Migdall
(other Mary)
Mary and Mary on a bench.
Came to look at the tomb. (spices)
SLIDE: Matthew 28:5-6 “Just as he said”
Do you Remember?
SLIDE: Matthew 28:8-9
He is not here!
Just as he said!
Roman soldiers
SLIDE: FACES. FEAR and JOY!! Emoji
Marketing problem!! Pilate and Herod.
No fireworks!
2 women court of law
SLIDE: Matthew 28:8-9
Clasped his FEET! Nail prints
If he can do the raised to life thing. He can do anything.
When he said he could cleanse me from sin. He can.
When he said he could transform my life.
SLIDE: Romans 5:8
Still sinning!
Christ died for us!
IN MY PLACE!
3756 Miles My Son
PRAYER!
Accept Christ!
Accept Christ Tear OFF