The second in a series on living life in the Spirit - as individuals and as a church.  The first, foundational thing is to know God's love, be transformed by it, in awe of it, and so filled with it that it reflects back with God and our neighbor.  At the end of Acts 2, the disciples are filled with awe at all God has done.  We still are.  It's the beginning of everything.

The day before our country celebrated the anniversary of our independence, our elder Ross Kronenbitter preached about freedom.  "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free" (Gal. 5:1).

Jesus is alive!  He is risen from the dead.  Death and Sin are defeated.  He has risen from the dead.  This morning we looked at Mary Magdalene's experience at the tomb.  Twice she was asked, "Why are you crying?"  John 20:1-18.

John 20:19-31

Rumors are swirling about the tomb being empty and Jesus having been seen.  Some of the disciples have probably already seen him.  Still, they go hide in a locked room from angry people who killed Jesus.  Later, evan after they've all seen him, Thomas doubts.  Jesus comes through every barrier of fear and doubt and shows himself to them, breaths on them and sends them out.  And they worship him.