The Reality of Easter

“The truth shall set you free” is one of the most well-known and oft-repeated sayings of Jesus. John’s gospel records it, and countless people have said it in a variety of contexts over the last 2,000 years. However, it’s important to ask: if the truth sets you free, what does a lie do for you? If the truth sets you free and someone chooses to lie to you, they are obviously trying to keep you bound. This is what happens in Matthew 28:11-15. Within the first 24 hours after Jesus’s death, people were already meeting to fabricate a story to cover up the truth. Why would they do that? Because the truth — especially the truth about the life, death and resurrection of Jesus — will set you free. This week, we are exploring what really happened on that first Easter in a message called “The Reality of Easter.”