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The Battle Won | Easter 2026
No one on earth is undefeated.
Every person has faced losses they couldn't reverse — in relationships, in parenting, in their own character, against sin and death itself. The longer we believe we can change our lives through sheer willpower, the more we miss what Easter is actually about.
In this Easter Sunday message, Pastor Connor Guerzini walks through John 20, Romans 8, and Philippians 1 to make the case that Christ has won the battle you lost. Through Mary Magdalene's encounter at the empty tomb, we see what it looks like to move from defeat to resurrection victory — not because of anything we've done, but because of what Christ has done for us.
The only people who enter the kingdom of God are graceful losers. Those who admit they've lost the battle to sin. And yet — sin hasn't won the war.
If you've been carrying the weight of your failures, your circumstances, or the feeling that you'll never be enough, this message is for you.
Scriptures: John 20:1-17 | Romans 8:35-39 | 1 Corinthians 15:54-58 | Philippians 1:21
By Upstate Community ChurchThe Battle Won | Easter 2026
No one on earth is undefeated.
Every person has faced losses they couldn't reverse — in relationships, in parenting, in their own character, against sin and death itself. The longer we believe we can change our lives through sheer willpower, the more we miss what Easter is actually about.
In this Easter Sunday message, Pastor Connor Guerzini walks through John 20, Romans 8, and Philippians 1 to make the case that Christ has won the battle you lost. Through Mary Magdalene's encounter at the empty tomb, we see what it looks like to move from defeat to resurrection victory — not because of anything we've done, but because of what Christ has done for us.
The only people who enter the kingdom of God are graceful losers. Those who admit they've lost the battle to sin. And yet — sin hasn't won the war.
If you've been carrying the weight of your failures, your circumstances, or the feeling that you'll never be enough, this message is for you.
Scriptures: John 20:1-17 | Romans 8:35-39 | 1 Corinthians 15:54-58 | Philippians 1:21