But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. – Luke 24:1-6 ESV
Why do you seek the living among the dead?
How do you know if the path you’re on is true, or just feels true?
Why do you seek the living among the dead?
We are looking for life in things that can’t give it.
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- Looking for life in happiness.
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Looking for life in success.
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“Life’s basic decision is rarely, if ever, whether to believe in God or not, but whether to worship or compete with him.” -Eugene Peterson
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Looking for life in control.
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Looking for life in distractions.
All of us, like sheep, have strayed away.
We have left God’s paths to follow our own.
Yet the Lord laid on him
the sins of us all. – Isaiah 53:6 NLT
For the wages of sin is death… – Romans 6:23a (ESV)
Why do you seek the living among the dead?
Look deep in my heart, God,
And find out everything I am thinking.
Don’t let me follow evil ways,
but lead me in the way
that time has proven true. – Psalm 139:23-24 CEV
The Way of Jesus
Why do you seek the living among the dead?
His resurrection is not just an event to remember—it’s a new reality to live in.