But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
(Acts 1:8 ESV)
Have you ever had post-holiday let down? There is this big build up for weeks, maybe even months to THAT day. It might be your birthday or Christmas or National Cheeseburger Day (I’m sure it exists). It arrives in a flurry of activity and excitement. Then it’s gone. And the next day comes. We get back into our day-to-day routines and life continues to plod on.
From a Christian standpoint, it would be easy for us to feel that way about Easter. We are reminded of the horror of Good Friday and the power of Resurrection Sunday, but then Monday comes. It would be easy to abandon the joy of the Resurrection as it fades into just another holiday. But the truth is the resurrection changed everything on that day and for everyday afterwards. So, in one sense, we come together every Sunday to be pointed back to that truth. Even for the disciples, in those days following the resurrection, this truth changed everything.
This week, we begin our new series called ‘The Gospel on the Move’ and begin unfolding the story after Easter. This Sunday we will hear Jesus’ final earthly words to the disciples in Acts 1. I’d encourage you to sit down and read through the first few chapters of Acts to see what happened after the resurrection. Also starting next week, we will be producing weekly sermon questions for you to use individually or with your community group.
