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Jesus voluntarily gave up His freedoms in order to win forgiveness and life for sinners. He was ‘imprisoned’ to the Will of God through a willing obedience. At the end of His life He was captured by Roman soldiers, mocked, beaten and crucified. After He breathed His last on the Friday afternoon, His body was incarcerated in a sealed and guarded tomb until the Sunday morning. Then He broke free of the chains of death and rose back to life. Demonstrating a power that could even escape the grave, Jesus resurrection life is now marked by an unrestrained freedom to go and do as He chooses. That first Sunday evening Jesus’ friends had gathered in a room and locked all the doors for fear that they could be treated as the master had been. But a locked door was no hindrance to Jesus. He appeared in the room - a real physical presence - showed them His wounds and brought them a message of peace. A similar thing happened in another locked room a week later. On the day of Pentecost t