The nice thing about preparing a sermon for Easter is that I don’t have to come up with a theme.  The hard thing about preparing a sermon for Easter is trying to figure out how to talk about that theme in a way that will catch people’s attention.  Some of you have heard dozens, if not more, Easter sermons.  You’ve heard a sermon from every resurrection chapter and you’ve probably even heard one from Job 19:25!  It’s okay to hear some things twice because the resurrection of Jesus really is that big of a deal.  I will quote Warren Wiersbe here because he says it so well, “If you remove the resurrection, Christianity is destroyed.  The resurrection of Jesus Christ affirms to us that He is indeed the Son of God, just as He claimed to be (Rom. 1:4).  It also proves that His sacrifice for sin has been accepted and that the work of salvation is completed (Rom. 4:24-25).  Those who trust Him can walk in newness of life because He is alive and imparts His power to them (Rom. 6:4; Gal. 2:20).  Our Lord’s resurrection also declares to us that He is the Judge who will come one day and judge the world (Acts 17:30,31).”  I think most of those who read this blog would not dispute the historical reality of the resurrection of Christ but, what we might miss is how much the resurrection means for our daily walk in the world.  It is that subject that I hope to address on Sunday morning as we consider this question, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?”