-Sensory Appeal
-John 20:19-23
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Jesus--the Word Made Flesh--appealed to the human senses of His friends that night in the upper room. He didn't try to explain the physical dynamics of cosmic power over human beings when He appeared. Nor did He provide scientific evidence to validate His appearance as both God and Man when both seemed to have died three days before.

Instead, He invited them not to spiritualize the moment but draw near to Him and to be human. He asked them to touch, listen, look and see. As they did, they realized; this was no phantom. It was true: CHRIST WAS ALIVE!

By pointing to His wounds, He reminded them of His death. He recalled for them what they would need to know from here on out, what would be the center of thier purpose every day on earth; that He had indeed been crucified for their sake, and here were the marks to prove it.

His physical execution guarantees for all of us our eternal relationship with a loving God who transcended every reality ever known. His resurrected life re-defines our lives!
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-In what ways does Christ's resurrection shape your 'spiritual outlook' and mission today with other believers,(and unbelievers), in your life? We should NEVER be ashamed of the Christ, the God-man, who died to set us free!
The hardest part in Christ's dying, was that His Father had to turn His face away, as the curtain was torn into. God cannot look on sin, and on the cross Jesus took ALL THE SINS of the entire world on his shoulders! He conquered death! He was left totally alone.
"My God, my God, why have you forsaken Me?"
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