Sunday’s sermon from the Community Evangelical Free Church in Soap Lake, WA. Our text for this Sunday is Matthew 27:57-66. Over the last several weeks we have been reflecting on the suffering of Jesus on the cross, and today our text records for us the result of His suffering which is death. While there have been many attempts by critics to explain away the resurrection of Jesus by dismissing His death, what we find in our text is a clear account of the fact that Jesus really did physically die. The death of Jesus is important for us to not skip over, in fact it is an essential gospel truth. Without the death of Jesus there is no forgiveness of sins, and therefore we are still slaves to sin. The encouragement for us today is to remember the grace of God extended to those who are His through the death of God who took on flesh. The death of Jesus is a reminder of the depths of God’s love for us in Christ - that He would be pleased to die for us while we were sinners. We pray this sermon blesses those who hear. If you have any questions or comments you can contact us at [email protected]