The resurrection of Jesus is something that most of us know about and all of us in this room have heard about. We know the story and all of its details, for the most part we know its theological implications and its eternal outcome. Preaching on Easter is sometimes difficult because the resurrection of Jesus is so familiar to most of us that we struggle to hear anything deeper than what we are sure we already know. This morning I don’t want to try to unlock some hidden key or unearth some unseen revelation but I do want to delve deep enough into our hearts and into the resurrection itself to see if we are truly convinced of what we know. How do we know if we have become convinced of anything? We are convinced when we are changed by our knowledge. Two years ago I became convinced that the lifestyle I was leading was not healthy or good. The truth is, I knew this for years, I was well aware of the toll that my physical inactivity, emotional stress and unhealthy eating habits were taking on my body and my relationships but it was not until I began to be changed by that knowledge that I could say I was convinced it was true. Two years later my body is healthier, my relationships are better and my stress is lighter all because I became convinced of a truth and allowed that truth to be my reason and motivation for long term sustained change. So, the question I will ask all of us today is, are we convinced of God’s love for us through Jesus’ resurrection? Is it a topic we are knowledgeable about or is it a truth we are convinced of and changed by? Day in and day out are our decisions, our desires, our emotions and our actions motivated by the reality that God loves us so fully that Jesus rose from the grave for us? This morning I want to look at a few key moments in Luke’s account of the resurrection of Jesus and then use one of Paul’s most famous and important prayers to tie it all together and to search our hearts and see if we have truly grasped the love of the resurrection in a manner in which every day, every relationship, and every hope is based on being sure of this one thing, God loves us so much that Jesus didn’t only die for our sins, He rose again with our life.