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Rock Point Church · all sermons
Pastor Bill Bush · Apr 12, 2020
On the first Easter morning, the disciples and Mary Magdalene each struggled to recognize who Jesus truly was — not merely a problem-solver, but the Waymaker who conquered sin and death, the Miracle Worker who rose as He promised, and the Light who calls each person by name out of darkness. Just as Jesus revealed Himself to Mary by simply saying her name, He invites every person today — whether hopeless, theorizing, or believing but still hiding — to respond to His call, trust in what He did on the cross, and discover that the empty tomb is greater than any empty room they face.
Pastor Bill Bush · Apr 1, 2018
On the first Easter, Mary Magdalene's grief and fixation on a stolen body left her so emotionally and mentally arrested that she stood face-to-face with the risen Jesus and didn't recognize Him. Her problem was not Jesus' absence or lack of power — it was her perspective. In the same way, people today can be so seized by hopelessness, loss, or skepticism that they miss the greatest reality in history: Jesus conquered death, and through faith in Him, death's grip on our lives can be broken and new life can begin.