EASTER LESSON, 3/31/24
PERSONALIZING THE DEATH & RESURRECTION OF JESUS
Galatians 2:20; Philippians 2:10-11
I know it took place 2,000 years ago, but the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus should be just as personal to us as it was to Christ’s chosen disciples who witnessed both. And, yet, my concern is that Easter no longer has a personal impact on followers of Christ as it once did.
Growing up I remember Easter as a day of jubilant celebration. Christians and non-Christians alike put on their Sunday best and filled the church building. Deacons had to get out the folding chairs and place them in the back of the sanctuary and in the isles to ensure that the overflow crowd had places to sit. Most often the first song to be led as worship began was, Up From The Grave He Arose, as everybody belted out the lyrics at the top of their lungs (remember, I was raised in an acapella church). The preacher would step into the pulpit and shout out “He is Risen!”, while the congregation answer in unison, “He is risen, indeed.” I really miss those days.
If you haven’t been in worship for a long time, why not make this Easter the day to come back to God’s house to worship the One who died and rose from the dead so that we can have eternal life. You are truly missed, and we’d love to see you back again.
Come join us Sunday for Easter Breakfast at 8:30 and Praise and Worship at 10:00. We will see the importance of making the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ personal as we strive to live like Him in our daily lives.
GALATIANS 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
PHILIPPIANS 3:10-11
I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
11 and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.
