Jesus chose to become a servant for a reason; our response to follow Jesus as servants in this world is connected with that exact same reason.
The new resurrection life we have in Jesus comes with a purpose and a reason; the author of Hebrews concludes the book by telling us what new resurrection life means for us.
The power of resurrection we see on Easter shows us that Jesus has conquered sin and death; the power of Jesus to raise Lazarus from the tomb shows us that resurrection extends from Jesus to all his people.
The out-of-placeness and the feeling that something is not quite right about stay-at-home Easter 2020 might actually give us a closer glimpse of what that very first Easter Sunday was like.
Bible Text: Luke 24:13-35 | Preacher: Tom VanderPloeg | Series: Reflections