JESUS Fulfilled Prophecy of No Decay | Jesus's Body Haven't Seen Corruption | The Tomb is Empty | Jesus Christ Rose from the Dead | He Conquered the Grave | We Serve a Living God | Don't Be a Hollow Christian Like a Chocolate Bunny - Christians in Name Only | Be Solid Followers of Christ | The Resurrection Power of Holy Spirit Lives in Us | God Saved Us to Change Us | Jesus First Descended Into the Lower Parts of the Earth to Set the Captives Free | Abraham's Bosom | Wages of Sin is Death - Jesus Couldn't Be Held Down | In His Presence is Fulness of Joy | Mary Magdalene Went to the Tomb Early at the Beginning of the Week ‐ Sunday | Jesus Delivered Her from 7 Demons | She was Very Grateful & Loved Jesus Deeply | She Made Time for Jesus | Make Time for Important Things | Heavy Stone of 3-4 Thousand Pounds Was Rolled Away | Roman Seal was on It - if Broken the Penalty of Death Would Be Given for Defying Roman Law | Guards Responsible for the Grave Became Like Dead | Angel Like Lighting Appeared and Removed the Stone | Heaven is in Control | The Stone Wasn't Rolled Away for Jesus but for the Disciples to See | Mary Sent to Tell Peter & John - the Disciple Jesus Loved | John Outran Peter to the Tomb - a Human Insight | Peter May Felt Heavy for Denying Jesus Earlier | John was More Reserved & Didn't Go in the Tomb Just Looked Inside | Peter Rushed Inside the Tomb | Empty Linen Cloths Lying There | The Face Cloth Was Folded & Lying Separately There | Like Jewish Tradition to Fold Napkin if You Don't Like the Hospitality of the Place | John Saw It & Believed | He Didn't Know Yet the Scripture that Jesus Must Rise from Dead | Living Christ Does Everything for Me | Salvation Work is Done | Receive Jesus into Your Life - Make Your Choice | Jesus Christ Conquered the Grave Giving Us Eternal Life | This World Offers Only Emptyness | We Are Created to Know God | Nothing Can Separate Us from the Love of Christ | Jesus Fulfilled the Prophecy | The Early Church was Filled with Holy Spirit & Had Great Boldness | This World Needs to See You Are Different | We Have True Joy Peace & Love | Let Your Light So Shine Before Men That People See it & Give Glory to God | Where the Spirit of the Lord is There is Freedom | Do You Have Eternal Life? | Choose This Day Who You Will Serve | Rejoice! | Wages of Sin is Death | Gift of God Is Eternal Life | Christ Died for the Sin of the World | You'll Know You Have Eternal Life | Are You Sealed with the Promise of Holy Spirit | Today is the Day of Salvation | No One is Good Enough to Get to Heaven on Their Own | Ask for Forgiveness | God is Quick to Forgive & Slow Anger | Saved by Grace Through Faith |

Sermon Summary: Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ and its transformative power in believers' lives. Pastor Joe emphasizes that Christians don't serve a dead God but a living God who conquered death and the grave. Pastor Joe focuses on John's account of the resurrection, highlighting how Mary Magdalene discovered the empty tomb and how John became the first to believe based on the evidence he saw. The sermon challenges listeners to move beyond an intellectual understanding of Easter to a personal, life-changing faith in the risen Christ. The message emphasizes that believers possess the same resurrection power (dunamis) of the Holy Spirit that raised Christ from the dead, enabling them to live victoriously rather than as "hollow" Christians. Pastor Joe calls for a response of genuine faith, reminding the congregation that salvation comes not through works but through grace by faith in Jesus Christ alone, and that the empty tomb is the source of true fulfillment in life.

Key Points:

- The tomb is empty because Jesus Christ conquered death and rose from the dead on the third day
- Mary Magdalene made time for Jesus, demonstrating that we make time for what's important to us
- The stone was rolled away not to let Jesus out, but to let the disciples in to see the empty tomb
- John believed in the resurrection based on the evidence before fully understanding the scriptures
- Believers have the dunamis (resurrection) power of the Holy Spirit living inside them
- True fulfillment comes not from obtaining worldly things but from believing in the empty tomb
- Death could not hold Jesus because He never sinned, and the wages of sin is death
- Christians should be children of light, visibly different from the world around them
- Salvation requires repentance, belief in Christ's death and resurrection, and receiving Him as Lord
- Making time for God and seeking His kingdom first should be a priority for every believer

Scripture Reference:

- John 20:1-8 (primary focus)
- Psalm 16 (responsive reading, prophecy of resurrection)
- 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 (Paul's summary of the gospel)
- Matthew's account of the angel rolling away the stone
- References to over 500 eyewitnesses of the resurrected Christ

John 20:1-9 | Psalm 16 | Matthew 28:2-4 | 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 | Matthew 5:16 |