Resurrection Life: Living in the Risen Christ

Easter is more than a day—it is a season. For fifty days, the Church lingers at the empty tomb, not simply to remember what happened, but to discover what it means. Because if Christ is truly risen, then resurrection is not only something we celebrate—it is something we are called to live.

This year, our Easter season sermon series is titled “Resurrection Life: Living in the Risen Christ.” Each Sunday, we will follow the Gospel readings from the church calendar and encounter the risen Jesus in the same ways his first disciples did: in fear, in doubt, in confusion, in fellowship, and ultimately in mission.

On Easter Sunday, we begin with the announcement that changes everything: “Do not be afraid.” The resurrection meets us in our fear and transforms it into joy. But the story does not end there.

In the weeks that follow, we see Jesus come to his disciples behind locked doors and speak peace into their anxiety. We walk with two disciples on the road to Emmaus, where Christ is made known in the opening of Scripture and the breaking of the bread. We hear his voice as the Good Shepherd, calling us by name and leading us into abundant life. We are invited to trust him as the way, the truth, and the life—not just for eternity, but for today.

As the season continues, we are reminded that we are not left alone. The risen Christ remains with us through the presence of the Holy Spirit, guiding, shaping, and forming us into a people who reflect his love. And before the season concludes, we hear Jesus pray for us—that we may be one, that we may be kept in God’s name, and that we may be sent into the world.

This is the journey of Easter: from resurrection proclamation to resurrection formation.

Each week, we will gather not only to hear the good news, but to be shaped by it—through worship, through Scripture, and through the Lord’s Table. Together, we will learn what it means to live as people who no longer belong to fear, but to life.

Because Christ is risen.

And that changes everything.

Blessings,

Pastor Michael