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Today’s baptisms are a beautiful symbol of the “aftermath” of Easter – of lives changed by the death and resurrection of Jesus, and of the Full Life that he offers us. In this new series, we’ll look at the aftermath of the Resurrection, and how Jesus’ disciples worked out the implications of that resurrection. They did so with “worship and doubt” – then Jesus gave them their marching orders.

The amazing truth about the first Easter is that nobody believed. The disciples were hiding in fear and sorrow, and even the women who went to Jesus’ tomb that Sunday morning went with burial spices – because they expected him to be dead, and to stay dead. Then, when the women told the disciples the incredible news that Jesus had risen, the disciples “decided it was nonsense.” But as Jesus was dying on the cross that previous Friday, one person believed in him before anyone else: “the thief on the cross,” Dismas.

‍The heroes of storybooks have a certain look: swagger, accolades, and applause. But what about when life looks different–when it hurts, or we struggle? What does a ‘hero of faith’ look like then? And how does a growing faith answer pain? This week we look at the unlikely heroes of Hebrews 11; they may just be the group you relate to most.