Sunday People

June 21st - Rev. Deacon Chris

Last Sunday we heard about the difference between “Saturday people” and “Sunday people”. The lives of Jesus’ followers on the Saturday before the Resurrection, were very different with how they lived following the Resurrection.

Without the Resurrection, we may understand Christ to have done a heroic act on the cross. We may even see it as the ultimate act of love in the universe. But there is no power in that thinking or knowledge.

“He Is Risen” is a one-word sentence in the original. This one brief word announced the greatest miracle ever realized on earth. It is the door to understanding Jesus Christ. It is the gateway to move from the mundane existence of a Saturday person to the abundant life of a Sunday person.

The Resurrection of Jesus is the only truth that matters, and it makes all the difference to our lives. When we live like Sunday people, we live as authentic followers of Christ. This then makes all the difference to those that the Lord Jesus brings us in contact with.

Sunday people live in the historical, intellectual, and emotional reality of the resurrection. Alongside the empty tomb and the witness of God’s Word, it is Sunday people who form the greatest argument for the Resurrection with the way we live.
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Sunday people are arguments the world can understand and desperately needs.
 
Reflection Questions:

1. What are some traits or behaviors of Saturday people?
2. Which of these traits/behaviors are profoundly present in your life?
3. What are some traits or behaviors of Sunday people?
4. Which of these traits/behaviors are profoundly present in your life?
5. Which day are you living in?