Easter Is Personal

This sermon on John 20:1–18 shows that the first Easter began, not with celebration, but with darkness, grief, and confusion. Mary Magdalene comes to the tomb heartbroken, the disciples run there bewildered, and no one is expecting resurrection. As we see Mary and the disciples' interaction with this world shifting event, the heart of the message comes into focus: Easter is not just that Jesus rose, but that the risen Jesus personally knows you, loves you, and calls you into new life with him.