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Mosaic - Erwin McManus

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🗓️ 17 April 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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For Easter Sunday, Lead Pastor Erwin McManus brings us into a powerful conversation on the life of Jesus and his desire to wrestle us free from the things that are stealing life from us.In Luke chapter 24 we learn that two women ran to Jesus' tomb after he had resurrected, searching for his body. They were met by two men that were beaming with light. The women were asked "Why are you looking for the living among the dead?" Pastor Erwin emphasizes that cemeteries are the most predictable place in the world. But Jesus was an outlier to monotonous this narrative.Many of us ask God for a lot of things while neglecting to ask for the one thing that could change everything. We ask for a house, a car, or a spouse. Meanwhile, Jesus desires to give us life from the inside-out, not just decorations for our bodies. Similar to the angels asking the two women at Jesus' tomb what they were looking for, Jesus asks us the same question.Pastor Erwin shares that Jesus is consistently working to bring us to a crossroads in our lives-choosing between life or death. Often, we think we either have to choose between life or death and then add God to the equation. But Pastor Erwin states that the words "life" and "God" are synonymous, just like the word death is synonymous with a life absent of God's presence. Death looks like jealousy, greed, and violence ruling our lives. Life is the existence God wants us to experience when we live deeply connected to Jesus.If you've been living a life that is decorated with things but absent of true life, this message will empower you to leave death behind and take Jesus at his word as he offers you abundant life.

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0:00.0	Hey guys, I want to walk you me to the Mosaic podcast.
0:11.8	I'm Pastor Erwin and I feel like I just wanted to thank you for listening.
0:15.5	In case you didn't know, I just released a new book, it's called The Genius of Jesus,
0:19.7	The Man Who Changed Everything.
0:21.3	And you can order it today at TheGeniusOfJesus.com.
0:25.0	Luke tells us in Luke chapter 24 beginning in verse 1 that it was early in the morning
0:30.3	on the first day of the week.
0:32.8	It was the third day after Jesus had been crucified and the women went to the tomb.
0:37.9	They brought anointing oil to take care of his body to give to him their last respects,
0:44.0	to express to them their love and honor.
0:48.3	We got to the tomb.
0:49.3	We were told that the tomb was empty and they were confused and the stone had been
0:53.8	ruled away and the body was gone.
0:56.0	And then it says that there were these men, they were gleaming like lightning.
1:02.2	And they engaged the women and asked them, what are they doing there?
1:06.4	And the women were terrified.
1:07.9	They bowed down and they explained, we are looking for a lord that someone has taken
1:11.7	his body.
1:12.7	We don't know where they put him.
1:14.9	And then in verses 5 and 6, these men gleaming like lightning.
1:20.7	These angelic beings looked at these women and said, why are you looking for the living
1:25.6	among the dead?
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