Most of you have heard, or at least heard about, the sermon called, It’s Friday, but Sunday’s Coming. Tony Campolo shares part of this message originally given by his preaching mentor. The original sermon went something like this...

“It’s Friday. Jesus has been arrested in the garden where he is praying. But Sunday’s coming. “It’s Friday. The disciples have all abandoned their master. Peter denies that he knows the Lord. But Sunday’s coming. “It’s Friday. Jesus is beaten, mocked and ridiculed by the Roman soldiers. But Sunday’s coming.”

And on it goes: “It’s Friday. Jesus is in the tomb. Heaven is silent. Satan is laughing because he thinks he’s won. But Sunday’s coming.” For some of you, it’s been Friday for a long time. You’ve had some struggles that have drained you. You’ve lost some battles. You’ve experienced disappointment and pain. Remember, though, it’s only Friday. Sunday’s coming.

The angel said to the women on Easter morning: “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’” Then they remembered his words. (Luke 24:5-8)

You may feel like you have been stuck on Friday for a long time. It may seem like forever to you. Life has been one storm after another. But I want you to remember that while it may be Friday today, it may have felt like Friday forever – but Sunday’s coming.

God is at work behind the scenes. It may seem like Friday, when the smell of death is in the air, but Sunday’s coming.

Easter says that death and the enemy do not have the final word. God has the final say. Jesus is alive. Turn to Christ and you discover he is your refuge in the storm, he is the one who resurrects a dead marriage, he is the one who gives you strength to endure, he is the one who gives you peace and calms your fears. It may be Friday but Sunday’s coming.

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