Resurrection Power- Richard Sutton
Teachers
Lesson Summary
During the April 28, 2024 class titled “Resurrection Power,” the teacher examined what the resurrection of Jesus means for believers beyond the historic event. He began by contrasting the darkness of Good Friday with the triumph of Easter Sunday, then shifted focus to Ephesians 1, where Paul praises God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit, and notably describes the “surpassing greatness of His power” that is at work in believers (Eph 1:18‑19). The teacher highlighted that this power is not merely a theological concept but a living reality that Christians can access and exercise. To illustrate the point, he recounted the tragic 1937 Atascosa school explosion and the later construction of a state‑of‑the‑art school whose sprinkler system was never connected to water. This parable served to show how many Christians possess resurrection power yet fail to activate it. The lesson concluded with a call for self‑examination: Are we aware of the divine power within us, and are we willing to connect it to our daily lives? The class left the congregation motivated to seek the empowerment promised in Scripture and to live out the resurrection’s transformative energy.
Key Scriptures
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of his power towards us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of his strength, of his might, which he brought about in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at the right hand of the heavenly places.
the surpassing greatness of his power towards us who believe