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Redemption Church Tempe · Redemption Church

Easter 2026

April 8, 2026·32 min·2 clips
Jake argues the resurrection means Jesus chose to live inside his followers rather than just appear in a room with them—that's how present he wanted to be.
The scene starts scared. In Luke 24, the disciples are talking when Jesus stands among them, speaks peace, and answers their panic with hands, feet, and broiled fish. He is not a spirit. The sermon stays close to that room, where fear can make even resurrection presence feel dangerous. Then it turns the question toward the people listening. What fear did they bring into Easter: failure, the future, rejection, death, or ending up alone? The sermon names those fears plainly. It treats them as real, not embarrassing, while still saying they can blind the heart to Easter's truth. Jesus answers fear with himself. His death means failures are nailed to the cross, and his resurrection means death does not get the final word. The gospel becomes the lens. God sees believers through the finished work of Jesus, not through their worst moments or anxious self-judgments. Future dread gets faced too. Because Jesus is called the firstborn from the dead, his resurrection is held out as the promise of new life for those who trust him. Creation will be restored. The sermon stays in the room with people who have faith, mixed fear, or mostly fear, and asks for joy again. The closing prayer asks Jesus to make his presence tangible through friends, Scripture, sermon, songs, and the Spirit's leading. Fear is not brushed aside. It is met by the risen Christ, present with frightened people and able to lead them toward faith and joy.

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A warm Easter sermon that treats fear as the main rival to resurrection hope.

Luke 24 is framed as a direct meeting with fear: the risen Jesus stands among startled disciples, shows his hands and feet, eats broiled fish, and opens their minds to the Scriptures.

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If fear has been running your Easter, this one speaks straight to it.

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