The sermon is moving in three directions and, I think, in a progression of ideas.
It seems to me that the most remarkable aspect of Easter in terms of its influence on our lives and our thinking is it puts into the back of our minds something we can never forget. Resurrection reminds us that the irreversible is reversed. That's something we understand when we are told the Easter story for the first time and that is the subliminal message that stays with us. It's in the back of our minds.
What we get to observe as we live our lives and as we pay attention to what is happening to the people we know is the impossible becomes possible. We observe that right before our eyes. People who are defeated by death or any of the various forces that come after us are able to overcome. We can see that right before our very eyes.
Easter, however, becomes real to us when we experience resurrection in the depths of our heart. Easter becomes real when it actually happens. Jesus said, in the last chapter of Matthew, " I will be with you to the end of time." Easter is a reminder that the Risen Christ is with us; that the truth Jesus brought is in our lives in a very real way. Christianity is not a set of beliefs and it isn't a moral theory. Christianity is a way of looking and an experience that becomes a lifestyle.
I trust Easter will become a part of your life and you will experience it in the depths of your heart.
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I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
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