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The Message of Easter is kept more in the background of the holiday than that of Christmas. After all, this is not the joyous welcoming of a baby with the giving of gifts, this is the brutal death of a young man, stripped of any gifts and dignity. For the Easter story to work as a joyous occasion you have to accept two stories - the death of Jesus - a negative event - and then the resurrection of Jesus - which requires faith. Without faith, the events speak of failure, with faith, they speak of triumph. Here the drama, purpose and events of Easter interplay around these two stories - and bring out the joy.
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James Boice's fresh, relevant meditations on Easter will revive your excitement for Jesus' victorious resurrection. He presents the resurrection as a fact of history and focuses us on the real reason for our celebration.
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Jews had prayed for him, hoped for him, and looked for him for generations. But now the one who said he was the Messiah was dead--killed by the very ones who had for so long anticipated his coming. For his disciples, three years of following Christ seemed to end in despair. And then they found the empty tomb. The Messiah was alive Every year, James Boice wanted to get across to his congregation, in a fresh and relevant way, the impact of the discovery of that empty tomb. He made it his goal to surprise and excite his hearers every time they heard it. His sermons on this topic form the basis of this book--one that will revive your own excitement for the significance of Jesus's victorious resurrection from the dead. The Christ of the Empty Tomb presents the resurrection as a nonnegotiable fact of history--ably refuting arguments against it, explaining apparent discrepancies, and focusing your thoughts on the real reason for the Easter celebration: our justification and deliverance.
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You have to hunt for the message of Easter. After all, this is not the joyous welcoming of a baby with the giving of gifts; this is the brutal death of a young man, stripped of any gifts and dignity. Yet, Jews had prayed for him, hoped for him, looked for him and lived for him for generations. But now the one who said he was Messiah was dead, killed by the very ones who had for so long anticipated his coming. How could this have happened? His disciples had spent 3 years following him. and here they were in despair - but then they found the empty tomb. James Boice, one of the church's master communicators, explains the drama, purpose and events surrounding Easter so that it can become an occasion of spiritual joy.