Easter
Pastor Dave brought Easter's explosive message home with the piercing question from Luke 24: "Why do you seek the living among the dead?" These grieving women came to Jesus' tomb expecting to find a lifeless body, but discovered empty grave clothes and angels declaring victory over death itself. Dave's passionate delivery reminded us that we often search for life, purpose, and healing in all the wrong places—looking for the living among dead things. His raw honesty about men needing to step up spiritually while celebrating how women consistently lead the way in faith created powerful conviction. The altar call erupted as people streamed forward, crossing from spiritual death to eternal life, with Dave using a dramatic rope illustration showing how our brief earthly existence pales against eternity's endless hope. Lives were genuinely transformed as Northwest Indiana witnessed the resurrection power that turns misfits into children of the King. Don't leave today unchanged—Jesus didn't rise from the dead so you could stay spiritually dead.
Luke 24:1 Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. 2 But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. 3 Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. 5 Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6 He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, 7 saying, ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’ ”
8 And they remembered His words. 9 Then they returned from the tomb and told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles. 11 And their words seemed to them like idle tales, and they did not believe them. 12 But Peter arose and ran to the tomb; and stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying by themselves; and he departed, marveling to himself at what had happened.