1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,000 and then let us go to God in prayer. Gracious Heavenly Father, we come to you this morning 2 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:15,080 simply saying thank you for getting up. Thank you for not coming down from the cross and 3 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:22,080 thank you for the fulfillment of the prophecy. Thank you Lord with all power, mercy, love 4 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:29,160 and grace we wave. I ask you Lord that I need your help this morning to continue to call 5 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:36,160 upon you but move me behind the cross. I know there's room behind the cross for you to hide 6 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:43,800 me and shield me but protect me Lord so only your word can come forth. On this day, sunrise 7 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:51,840 service Easter Sunday morning, Lord we are just grateful for the love you gave us then 8 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:58,840 and now and forever. With all power we thank you for your forgiveness. With all mercy we 9 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:10,360 thank you for your graciousness but with the love of Jesus Christ we bring forth your word 10 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:19,200 in the name of Jesus our Father. Amen. Usher you may be seated and we thank you for your 11 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:26,200 service this morning. Mr. Gordon couldn't have done it without you this week from the 12 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:31,200 palms to the counting and everything else. Thank you for being the man who helped me 13 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:38,200 get the cross, nail it back together and everything else. We thank you Dr. Finney for being here 14 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:44,280 this morning, Ms. Marietta and the Mass Choir and everyone who is present. For Wren Lloyd 15 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:51,280 and the breakfast crew who is preparing us a breakfast this morning and anyone and everyone 16 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:58,360 who has come forth to praise the Lord I thank you for your presence this morning. Amen. 17 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:06,800 Can't do it without you. Can't do it without you. This sermon this morning is simply titled 18 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:13,800 Thanks Jesus. But if it had a subtitle I'd simply say it's All Shook Up. That's right 19 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:23,400 I said All Shook Up. I know if you were an Elvis fan way back when there's a song called 20 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:30,400 All Shook Up but it's not that kind of shape up. But I want you to begin with me to imagine 21 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:36,520 the conversation that the two Marys were having on the way to the tomb. For you see it was 22 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:41,520 early in the morning and they needed to check the tomb before anything happened and they 23 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:47,520 were going along the way and we are going there with them. As they journeyed through 24 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:54,520 and prepared to get to the tomb all of a sudden there was an earthquake and they were all 25 00:02:54,520 --> 00:03:01,520 shook up. The ground was moving with great force it moved from side to side it really 26 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:08,520 caught them off balance and they were all shook up. Out of nowhere they saw an angel 27 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:17,600 rolling the stone back and the earth was shaking from side to side and then the earth was shaking 28 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:24,600 from side to side and then a brilliant payment of respect. Can you imagine their conversation? 29 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:41,440 Can you imagine them being worthless in all of this? But remember I said they were all 30 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:48,440 shook up. They didn't know what they saw they didn't know what they were experiencing they 31 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:57,000 saw this angel. Verse 4 simply says they were shaken not just the Marys but the guards that 32 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:05,800 were guarding the tomb were shaken. It even implies that they were shaken so much they 33 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:12,800 were stunned and they looked like dead men. Dead on their feet. For you see they were 34 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:24,920 speechless and they were unable to say thank you Lord for getting up. Thank you Lord for 35 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:32,520 making us believe what was right in front of our eyes. They didn't have an opportunity 36 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:39,520 to say thank you for the rain. Thank you for the blue sky. Because for you see they were 37 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:52,320 all shook up. They were just standing there they were like in awe and they were all shook 38 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:59,320 up. Yes that's right the guards were shook up both of the Marys were shook up the earth 39 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:06,320 was shook up the ground was shook up and on this sunrise service some of us are shook 40 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:19,040 up. We can be honest some of us this is not our hour. When the alarm went off we got shook 41 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:26,040 up. What is this? It's raining this is great sleeping weather what? Is it that early? You 42 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:38,640 see we were all shook up. Many of us began to shake up the alarm clock. Give me one more 43 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:45,440 snooze. They hit it one more snooze. Maybe I'm not hungry they said they're going to 44 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:52,440 feed us at the church. I'll shake this clock up. Early in the morning the stone was rolled 45 00:05:55,960 --> 00:06:02,960 again and everyone who experienced it and the world that was present whether they were 46 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:09,960 counted for or not the Pharisee, Pilate, his wife, Romans, the Caesar all experienced at 47 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:16,960 that moment what it's like to be on a ship. Can you imagine an earthquake the magnitude 48 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:23,960 combined with the devastation of maybe tsunami in the 21st century and the rattling of the 49 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:40,960 world because the living station was no longer in the sea. He rose with all power and the 50 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:47,960 world was shook up. I'm not just saying any kind of shake up this morning. I'm saying 51 00:06:47,960 --> 00:07:04,960 Jesus rose and as 21st century Christians we ought to shake up the world with that great 52 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:13,560 news. I'm not just saying any kind of shake up this morning. I'm saying Jesus rose and 53 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:20,560 we ought to shake up the world with that great news. Jesus got up. The stone turned away. 54 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:34,160 The gods were in shock. Mary times two was sitting there saying what and the angel simply 55 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:41,160 said to her, why are you making this? As the gospel message goes forward the angel does 56 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:56,800 speak to the women. If you look with me in verses five and six of that passage it simply 57 00:07:56,800 --> 00:08:03,800 says the angel said to the women do not be afraid for I know you are looking for Jesus 58 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:14,520 who was crucified but he is not here. He has risen and come and see the place where he 59 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:21,520 lay. It didn't say come and see the place where he lay down. It didn't say come and 60 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:33,280 see the place where he lay. It said come and see the place where he lay. So the point here 61 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:40,280 is that the angel was informing the women that Jesus had gone from the place that they 62 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:52,480 had laid him. He had left already. He had already gotten out. And this is not like a 63 00:08:54,480 --> 00:09:00,480 discovery when you find your missing keys after a 20 minute search around the house. 64 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:06,800 It is bigger than that. This is bigger than leaving your pew on the Bible. I mean your 65 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:11,000 Bible on the pew and when you come back Miss Patterson is already straightened up and you 66 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:17,160 are looking around the church saying who has my Bible. This is bigger than putting your 67 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:22,960 favorite food in the refrigerator and coming back and trying to figure out who in the world 68 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:29,960 has made it. It is not one of those kind of discoveries on moments. It is bigger than 69 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:36,960 that. And God is telling us this day. Just say thank you. Thank you Jesus for giving 70 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:47,160 us. Thank you Jesus for fulfilling the prophecy. Thank you Jesus for doing exactly what you 71 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:53,680 said. In other words even though we are shook up and our foundation has been moved from 72 00:09:53,680 --> 00:10:00,680 side to side we have to be able to say unto God thank you Lord. Thank you Lord. Thank 73 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:11,880 you Lord. After they were shook up and they kind of got themselves on firm ground and 74 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:18,880 the angels spoke to the women he gave them instructions. And I want to say to the women 75 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:27,920 isn't it interesting that the angels spoke to the women. This is nothing against the 76 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:36,520 brothers in the crowd but women can tell the message quick, fast and in a hurry. All they 77 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:42,920 need is just a few instructions and they can get it out. Even back in the day when there 78 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:49,920 was no cell phone they were equipped to share the message. For you see the angel came to 79 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:59,160 the two women and gave them these two instructions. First recognize that Jesus has already been 80 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:06,160 risen. Don't get confused I know you are shook up but I need you to go tell the truth. Tell 81 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:14,960 them that Jesus is not here for two minutes so don't even waste your time coming here. 82 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:23,000 You can check out the spot where he was laying but he is gone so first of all tell him that 83 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:30,000 Jesus is not here. Second off make sure you tell them that Jesus is going ahead of us 84 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:37,000 to Galilee and you will have an opportunity to see him there. That is good news for 21st 85 00:11:39,680 --> 00:11:44,680 century Christians because it implies and lets us know Jesus is already in the forefront. 86 00:11:44,680 --> 00:11:50,160 He has already handled our situation. He has rose from the dead. He knows what is going 87 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:57,160 on. He is gone before us and he is going to meet us there. Men Jesus has a plan and an 88 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:07,360 option for you. He wants you to meet him on the road to Galilee. He wants you to see him 89 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:16,120 as he comes into your presence but Jesus through the angel gave the women the job that moment 90 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:21,920 to go and tell. It doesn't mean that you don't have a purpose. It doesn't mean that God is 91 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:28,920 not using you intrinsically through empowerment and many other things but at that moment the 92 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:35,920 women will give an instruction even though they were all together. God this is an honest confession. It is not personal. I don't know how women are wired. I don't know how men are wired. God did that but there are times when down there will look at me and think 93 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:05,920 she has made 15 calls in 32 minutes and I need her to get off the phone and she just 94 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:16,080 says one more. I just have to share that with one more person. Love us for the job that 95 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:23,080 God has put in us. Don't play a hate. It is all good. We all have a purpose in the kingdom. 96 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:35,600 But he told them at that moment to spread the word. He figured the women could get it 97 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:40,240 out quicker than the men did and when the men got it out they got it out like men get 98 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:45,040 it out. They went to the cave or they went to their home. They processed the difference 99 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:52,040 but when he spoke to them they saw it too. Yes realize that the guards were still silent. 100 00:13:55,240 --> 00:14:01,640 It doesn't say in that passage whether they ever got over being shook up. It doesn't 101 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:08,640 even say that they spoke any words at that point. But none of us need to forget that 102 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:15,640 even when you shook up the Lord can speak to you. Even when your life is in a challenging 103 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:27,280 state Jesus can still whisper on you from an angel's ear. Maybe you don't know for 104 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:35,320 sure what your angel is but live long enough. Have enough conversations right next to the 105 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:42,320 tomb and you'll know what your angel's voice sounds like. My angel's voice is my grandmother 106 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:51,880 when Jesus wants to really get my attention. He sends that voice in the green room. At 107 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:58,880 first I used to be shook up when it happened but then I got aware of what it was. So just 108 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:16,120 as the women became aware of Jesus' actions through the angel it's okay to be shook up 109 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:23,120 but it's not okay to turn our ears away. That's right. He's speaking to each and every one 110 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:34,240 of us all along the way. Go hear him. Hear him. Ask upon him. Step out on faith because 111 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:42,840 if you read Psalm 118 it says Jesus is good and his steadfast love endures forever. It 112 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:49,840 doesn't say his steadfast love only endures if you're not shook up because the character 113 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:57,840 of Jesus makes us proclaim you are my God and I assault you. Oh give thanks for he is good 114 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:08,600 for he is good and his mercy endures forever. When Miss Sinning read the passage and we 115 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:15,600 got to the point of the other additional verses and it says the Lord is my strength and my 116 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:27,400 might and he became my salvation and then we jump over to verse 21 and it says I thank 117 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:33,040 you for you have answered me and you have become my salvation. It doesn't look like 118 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:40,040 they're still shook up because they're saying in that passage in spite of it all I'm a 119 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:48,040 thank you. In spite of it all I don't have to ignore that Jesus might have been given 120 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:56,320 a death sentence on the cross for the sins of humanity and though he accepted he rose, 121 00:16:56,320 --> 00:17:03,320 though Jesus was rejected as the king just as the builder rejects a stone and they look 122 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:12,600 at the plans and say well maybe that rock won't forhear he still rose. In spite of all 123 00:17:13,360 --> 00:17:20,360 that he says I am still the servant, I am still the king, I am the most high God and 124 00:17:20,360 --> 00:17:27,360 because we love, because we love the most high God even when we're shook up keep your 125 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:40,240 feet still. So on this sunrise, each suspended minute turn to your neighbor and say to your 126 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:47,240 neighbor neighbor all neighbor you may be shook up but God rose up. Turn to your neighbor 127 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:05,800 and say neighbor even say it out to the neighbor that's not sitting here just say it to the 128 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:12,800 neighbor that's all around you Lord I thank you that even though I'm shook up Jesus got 129 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:21,760 up he rose from the dead. So I say to you this morning rise as we sing our hymn of invitation 130 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:28,760 on page 314 in the garden. If there's anyone that doesn't know Jesus as their personal 131 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:45,760 savior or fear they need to recommit today is a great day. The doors of the church are open.