While Christians the world over celebrate Easter each year, many of us struggle to live out the transformative power of Easter the rest of the year, especially during challenging seasons. But a close look at the Easter story reveals a powerful pattern we can emulate in order to move from death to life. By the end of this episode, you’ll learn how to name your deaths, open yourself to new possibilities, grieve your unmet expectations, let go of what was, and be empowered by God’s Spirit to move forward in the newness of life.

• What was your biggest takeaway from the teaching? 
• We all experience things that feel like a kind of death. What are 1 or 2 deaths you’ve experienced in your life? 
• How did that experience of death open your eyes to new depths and possibilities?  
• Moving from death to life can be disorienting because it means coming to terms with what was and what is. What has it looked like for you to grieve your unmet expectations? 
• Surrendering and letting go seem to be at the heart of new life in Jesus. What are some of the things you’ve had to surrender and relinquish as you’ve found new life in Jesus? 
• Describe a time when you were particularly aware of God’s Spirit empowering you with newness of life. What did that look like? 
• How will you begin living out the truths of this teaching this week?  

• The Holy Longing by Ronald Rolheiser 

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