Christ is Risen! The Easter story from Matthew 28:1-10 emphasizes how zealously Jesus’ opponents tried to keep his body sealed away in the tomb. But nothing could stop God’s power to raise his Son up from death to life. In this sermon, Pastor Paige invites listeners to consider times when they’ve felt like their hopes and dreams were blocked by obstacles too big to be overcome. She then shares the good news that because God raised Jesus to new life and allowed him to burst out of the tomb, there is nothing God cannot do. We have received the gift of the forgiveness of sins and eternal life thanks to Jesus’ death and resurrection. Now nothing can come between us and the hopeful future God has planned for us. That’s the great news we have to share with one another and the world. Christ is Risen, indeed! Alleluia!