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Jesus didn’t come to help us succeed within the pre-defined rules of a world limited by death. He came to change those rules completely. By appearing alive outside his grave, he won for us a life “outside the box,” one that death can no longer limit. This week we see how life unlimited by death is life free from futility. If this life is all there is, we would be stuck trying to make a lasting impact with our own power and ability through some sort of heroic effort or innovation. But because Christ is risen, the power of Easter is flowing through our veins to produce the fruit Jesus calls us to produce. That fruit will often look different from the world’s definition of productivity. But because Christ is risen, the fruit we produce while connected to him will last forever.