But! (Easter)

The simple word "but" in Luke's Gospel powerfully conveys the Easter message. It highlights how Easter disrupts our expectation that death always wins, revealing that Christ's resurrection means death is not the end of our story. The sermon contrasts the disciples' initial disbelief with the historical evidence and eyewitness accounts of Jesus rising from the dead. Ultimately, it emphasizes that our faith is grounded in Jesus's trustworthy Word, which connects the reality of the resurrection to our present lives and the promise of a new creation already begun.