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Resurrection life was never meant to be kept private, but it is our mission that it gets shared far and wide. Jesus sends out His followers with a promise of His presence and the authority of His victory. Pail reminds us that faith comes by hearing, and hearing through the Words of Jesus. This means that God’s mission continues every time His people speak good news into the world. The “new mission” of the resurrected Jesus is clear: to go, to speak, and to love so that all may know the hope and life found in Jesus.  

Resurrection life was never meant to be kept private, but it is our mission that it gets shared far and wide. Jesus sends out His followers with a promise of His presence and the authority of His victory. Pail reminds us that faith comes by hearing, and hearing through the Words of Jesus. This means that God’s mission continues every time His people speak good news into the world. The “new mission” of the resurrected Jesus is clear: to go, to speak, and to love so that all may know the hope and life found in Jesus.  

Life in this world can often leave us feeling tired and afraid. We look at our lives, and the world we live in, and it can start to feel helpless or hopeless that change is possible. Today we celebrate that the resurrection of Jesus declares that nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ. The same Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead now lives in us, empowering us to face opposition, fear, and weakness with confidence. Isaiah reminds us that God upholds His people with a righteous right hand, and Paul reminds us that we are more than conquerors through Him who loves us. The resurrection gives us not only new life, but also new strength & divine power for every struggle we may face.  

Life in this world can often leave us feeling tired and afraid. We look at our lives, and the world we live in, and it can start to feel helpless or hopeless that change is possible. Today we celebrate that the resurrection of Jesus declares that nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ. The same Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead now lives in us, empowering us to face opposition, fear, and weakness with confidence. Isaiah reminds us that God upholds His people with a righteous right hand, and Paul reminds us that we are more than conquerors through Him who loves us. The resurrection gives us not only new life, but also new strength & divine power for every struggle we may face.  

Through the death and resurrection of Jesus, God doesn’t just improve the old version of us but He creates something entirely new. In baptism, our old self is buried with Jesus, and we rise to walk in newness of life. This is way more than just behavioral change; it's a life transformation as God gives us a new Spirit, just as He promised through Ezekiel. The “new me” isn’t a self-made project but a Spirit-born identity grounded in grace as we don’t live for sin, but for our Savior who makes all things new.