John 13-20 “Countdown to the Resurrection” 3/31/2024

The period we are going to look at in our countdown to the cross and resurrection covers from Thurs. March 31 to Sun. April 3, 33 AD.
Last Sunday we left off with the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem…
So, we will pick up the countdown on Thursday, March 31...or Nisan 14 on the Hebrew calendar.
We won't spend a lot of time on the events of Thursday, Friday, and Saturday…
Because you came today to hear a message of the resurrection…a message of joy and hope.
And the resurrection of Jesus brings great joy and hope to believers and non-believers around the world.
But we cannot have a resurrection without the cross.
And we can't talk about the hope we have in the resurrection of Jesus without talking about the hope we have in our own resurrection.
So, we are going to approach this countdown today by first talking about Redemption.
Everything Jesus did between His Triumphal Entry to His crucifixion was in preparation for our redemption.
The next thing we are going to look at is His Resurrection and the significance of it.
Then His Return to heaven…and why that is important.
And then we will, Lord willing, close by talking about our resurrection in the Rapture.
We have a lot to look at this morning, so we had better dig in.