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Mark 16 and John chapter 20.

And the title of my message is,

what the resurrection of Jesus means to you.

If you've ever lost a loved one,

unexpectedly you know how it feels.

There's shock, there's disbelief, sometimes followed with denial, even anger, a deep sadness that sets in. You realize that that person that was so

much a part of your life is no longer there. You can't have a conversation with them. You can't hear from them again.

Your world as you know it suddenly changes overnight. I bring that up because that's exactly

how the disciples felt 2,000 years ago when Jesus Christ, their Savior, their Lord, their master was murdered in cold blood before their very

eyes. They watched it happen and they watched the Roman soldier take his spear and thrust it

into Jesus and out came blood and water indicating a complete heart failure.

Clearly, he was gone and they never got to say goodbye.

He was taken from them.

So in their minds, the dream was over.

And also in their minds, I might add,

it appeared that Jesus had failed in this mission.

This is indicated in a conversation he had after his

resurrection with two disciples on the road to Amas as recorded in Luke's gospel. They did not

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