Securing the One: From Searching to Sent

In this Resurrection message, Pastor Steve walks through Mary Magdalene’s encounter with the risen Christ and reveals how belief shapes everything where we search, what we see, and how we live. 

Though Mary stood at an empty tomb with evidence of victory all around her, she misread the moment because her belief had not yet caught up to the resurrection. But everything changed when Jesus called her by name. In that moment, confusion turned to clarity, sorrow to worship, and searching to seeing. 

This message reminds us that salvation is not about finding Jesus, but responding when He reveals Himself to us. And when belief truly changes, it doesn’t stay private; it sends us. Because no one encounters the risen Christ and remains the same.