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There is always a risk when today’s Christians encounter stories about miracles. We tend to think they don’t apply because they don’t happen quite that way anymore or that we have done them proper honor once we have noticed God’s power in them. This miracle, though, has many applications and much to ponder. It is nothing less them a reason to say I believe in the Church.
Here are Points to Ponder for Life Group.
This is the story of what happened immediately after the risen Lord ascended into heaven. It is the record of a church in crisis. This sermon seeks to make the dynamics of the crisis more apparent to the listener. It also moves into an application to today’s Church as it seeks to live in light of Easter.
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Epilogues are awesome. They're the closing shot of the movie. They're the last page of the book. They're the story that happens after the story. Epilogues give you this burst of insight - a baseline if you will - for how the story will continue under the new conditions. Over the next two weeks, we're looking at John's epilogue to the resurrection of Jesus. This week we get a glimpse of the Christ in our boat.
As people reflect on this account of the transfiguration, Peter understandably takes a lot of hits. He’s impetuous. He’s seemingly a little over-enthusiastic about his building project. Maybe you get that. This sermon, however, seeks to critique Peter the way God does. More importantly, it aims with Matthew to leave the listener listening to Jesus, only Jesus.
Who is Easter for? We could say that Easter is for Peter. We could say that Easter is for James. Most of all, however, we could say that Easter is for all. This sermon is designed to help each person listening to think through what Easter means for them individually wherever they are at in life.
