1
00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:03,600
Speaker 1: And this is Albert Moler for townhall dot Com.

2
00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:07,840
Speaker 2: This Sunday is Easter Resurrection Sunday, a great celebration day

3
00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:10,639
Speaker 2: for Christians, marking the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ

4
00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:13,240
Speaker 2: from the dead. The Christian Church bears a mandate to

5
00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:16,040
Speaker 2: proclaim the truth that God raised Jesus Christ from the dead,

6
00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:19,640
Speaker 2: and that's an indispensable truth claim of Christianity. The resurrected

7
00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:22,720
Speaker 2: Lord gave the church a sacred commission to take the Gospel,

8
00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:24,960
Speaker 2: the message of Christ's victory over sin and death to

9
00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:28,120
Speaker 2: all the world. So as the Christian Church gathers to

10
00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:31,240
Speaker 2: celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Christians look back in

11
00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:34,640
Speaker 2: thankfulness to that empty tomb and forward to the fulfillment

12
00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:37,760
Speaker 2: of Christ's purposes in us. The resurrection of Jesus Christ

13
00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,479
Speaker 2: is the promise of our resurrection from the dead and

14
00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:43,360
Speaker 2: of Christ's total victory over sin and death. The resurrection

15
00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:45,400
Speaker 2: of Jesus Christ is at the very center of the

16
00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:49,919
Speaker 2: Christian Gospel. The empty tomb is full of power. I

17
00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:52,920
Speaker 2: hope that you'll celebrate Christ's work on our behalf this weekend.

18
00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:55,560
Speaker 2: Happy Easter, Happy Resurrection.

19
00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:57,640
Speaker 1: Day to all. May the joy of the resurrection be

20
00:00:57,800 --> 00:00:58,120
Speaker 1: yours