The Resurrection - History Mystery and Victory Easter Day A 2020

<p style="text-align: left;" align="center">Rev Peter Taubner explores the Easter Story as History, Mystery and Victory.</p> <p style="text-align: left;" align="center">This Sermon was recorded for Easter Sunday online worship during the lock down due to the COVID19 virus Pandemic in Ipswich Australia.</p> <p style="text-align: left;" align="center">For a video version of this sermon go <span style= "text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style= "color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a style= "color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;" title= "Sermon - Resurrection - History Mystery and Victory" href= "https://youtu.be/dt_w43W-TNg" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">HERE</a></span></strong></span>.</p> <p align="center">*******************</p> <p align="center">Full text of Sermon</p> <p align="center">Message – Uniting Churches of Ipswich</p> <p align="center">Easter Day Service – April 12th</p> <p align="center">Rev Peter Taubner</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Preamble</span></p> <p><strong> </strong>Good morning. Welcome, as you have heard, to this Uniting Churches of Ipswich presentation of an Easter Day Service. I’m a little disappointed. Not that it’s Easter Day – I’m elated. But I know where I might have been, a couple of days ago, and earlier this morning. Those people listening and watching this morning, who are connected with the Rosewood congregations that I also serve, may have an inkling of what we have all missed out on this morning.</p> <p>But, that’s not to take away from what others in the room with me, may have shared in their own buildings, and particularly in this majestic place.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Message</span></p> <p>I want to to you about <strong>HISTORY, MYSTERY + VICTORY</strong>, and as we heard from Matthew 28: 1 – 10, read to us by Andrew - that first morning, that Easter dawning, was a very special time.</p> <p>On Palm Sunday, Jesus entered Jerusalem on a green carpet.</p> <p>On Good Friday that carpet turns to red with his s