What is the Meaning of Easter and Why Does it Matter?

Read a book about the resurrection this Easter. I was asked to preach one Easter Sunday. Usually, I enjoyed preaching, but I was busy, weary, and not looking forward to it. Shockingly, talking about Easter felt boring. I had preached about the cross many times before. I definitely believed in the truth of the resurrection, but I had assumed it rather than exploring it. I began studying the resurrection seriously for the first time. What I discovered unsettled me. In Acts, every recorded sermon c