In this message, Pastor Eric continues his Easter series reflecting on resurrection and inviting us to look beyond "can I really believe that happened?" Instead, he invites us look for truth in what happens when the resurrected Jesus appears--namely, this week, when he appears to Peter. Peter, the one who had denied knowing Jesus, who had abandoned him in his greatest hour of need. What happens when the resurrected Jesus appears to Peter, to one overwhelmed with grief and shame?
Through this story, what are we being invited to pay attention to? And, importantly, how are those who, like Peter, have hearts to recognize and receive resurrection themselves raised up to new life? How is the world transformed? How is history itself broken open in new ways?
This is what resurrection is about, and what these stories invite us to ponder--and give ourselves to.
