Jesus Loves Meme 5 – What if I told you

What if I told you.

What if I told you there was something wrong?

What if I told you there was essential information that would change everything?

What if I told you Jesus changes everything?

Jesus really went to the cross for us. Everything He did on the cross was for us. He really did rise again.

What if I told you this story is not finished?

He is risen! He is risen indeed! Welcome everyone to Redemption Church. Happy Easter! Happy Resurrection Sunday

Greetings to everyone in the room, and to all those that are experiencing the Word of God over the internet.

We have been in the middle of an unusual sermon series, Jesus Loves Meme

Jesus Loves Meme

 

Early on we thought we wouldn’t carry the series over to Easter Sunday. Churches usually do the more traditional resurrection sermon on Easter.

But then it hit us… There is a perfect meme for Easter.

Easter Bunny

No not that one. No Easter rabbit memes.

What if I told you…?

It’s a screen grab of the actor Laurence Fishburne from the 1999 film, “The Matrix.”

The screen grab comes from the memorable scene in the movie where the Fishburne character, Morpheus, informs the protagonist, Neo, along with the audience, that there is something wrong in the world and that there is a knowledge that changes everything.

What if I told you… standing up as soon as the airplane stops won’t help you get off sooner?

What if I told you… I don’t care is not a restaurant?

What if I told you… you read the first line wrong?

What if I told you I was cowboy Curtis?

So I tried to make this meme for Sunday service…

What if I told you that the church isn’t a building?

What if I told you that with God all things are possible?

What if I told you the Bible wasn’t originally written in the King James Version?

What if I told you, you could celebrate the resurrection even when it isn’t Easter?

 

The Resurrection of Jesus is an absolute “What if I told you” moment.

We forget this as we become familiar with the story.

How familiar are you with the story?

* Jesus was beaten on the back with a Cat of 9 tails whip.

* Jesus was taken from his disciples at the Garden of Gethsemane.

* Jesus was taken before what Roman leader? Pontius Pilate.

* What happened to Jesus’ hands & feet? Nailed to a cross.

* What did the Roman soldiers put on Jesus’ head? Crown of Thorns.

* What happened 3 days after Jesus died on the cross? He rose!