 Did you know that there are some little known facts about the resurrection that many Christians, those professed Christians who say they read their Bible, that many of them do not even know about? Well, let me give you a couple of examples. The Bible tells us in John 1633, look what he says, these things I have spoken to you so that in me you may have peace in that the world you have tribulation, take courage, I have overcome the world. Now he's speaking of what he's going to do. Obviously, we know that's going to take place after his death, burial, and resurrection. Now let's think about this for a second. After his resurrection, what do we have proof of? We have proof that he can take on sin, defeat sin, and not only defeat sin, but defeat the power of sin and the penalty of sin, which is death. He destroys and defeats death. How do we know? Well, there's no one in the tomb. So he's been resurrected. What does that mean for us? And what are the facts that we can know and even rest on because of this resurrection? Now, it's vitally important that we remember what Paul said about the resurrection. In 1st Corinthians 1519, he says that if we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be pity. In other words, if our hope is in Christ, but not just in this life only, but also in the afterlife, but it doesn't negate what's happening in this life. If we just read this in context, then if there is no resurrection, then we have nothing to look forward to. We have no hope we are to be pity, but we know that there is a resurrection. So what are some facts that we don't know about the resurrection? Well, think about what Jesus came for. Jesus says in Luke 418, says, the Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed. Now, did that happen? Well, before we look at did it happen, when it happened, let's also keep in mind what he says in John 836. He says, so if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. And isn't that what Jesus said in Luke 418, the reason why he came? So you may think that this is obvious what I'm stating, but it couldn't be obvious. Here's why. One of the little known facts about the resurrection is that you have been set free. I know there's a news flash for some people and they say that I know that. Well, it couldn't be because you mean to tell me that he has defeated the grave. The tomb is empty. There's no one there. As a matter of fact, there was a scheme concocted to state how the body was stolen. We know the body wasn't stolen because he showed up and he is now ascended into heaven. And so what does that mean that by being set free? Well, that means that if he can defeat the grave, he's also stated that he will defeat the other things that are in your life. Depression, oppression, whatever it is, the things that you want to hold on to, that people tell you that you still have to deal with, he has literally made you free. All you have to do is accept, in other words, trust in that. Walk in that. If you trust that he can do that, why can't you trust that he can deliver you from any addiction? That he can't deliver you from any wrath. He can't deliver you from anger or jealousy that he can't deliver you from anything that has hurt you in the past. Why can't he deliver you from unforgiveness? Well, he can. The issue is you placing your faith in him. One of the worst things to think of is that he defeated that and you believe he defeated death, but you don't believe that he can defeat the smaller things in life. And so, yes, it sounds a little strange to say that one of the little known facts is that we have defeated or we've overcome those things. It should be obvious, but it's not obvious. We're told in 1 John 2.13, I am writing you fathers because you know him who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. And we're told also later in 1 John in chapter five that all of us who believe in what he's done, we have overcome the world. And the byproduct of that word comes from is our faith. The issue is we believe this, the greater thing, but we don't believe the lesser things. You mean to tell me he can defeat the one thing that no one has ever defeated? He defeats death. The great has no hold on him, but he can't defeat the one thing that we see people having victory in their lives every day. We see people overcoming things in their lives such as depression, anger, heartache, past abuse. We see that happening. We believe that he can overcome death in other people, but we don't believe, we believe that he can overcome death totally, but he can't overcome these things in our lives. And while for some people that might make sense in the head, and it's actually a well-known fact, no, make it a known fact in your heart. That way we won't have to say that this is a little known fact. It must not be a well-known fact because too many Christians are suffering from the facts that Jesus has literally made away for them to be set free from.