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INTRODUCTION Today we are celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ His resurrection is central to our faith and to our resurrection Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:14 , “…if Christ has not been raised,...your faith also is vain.” It’s of no purpose Your faith would be meaningless But Jesus did rise!…

Intro: When I was younger, I often found myself in trouble when I would press on or provoke people just to see if I could get a reaction from them. Reactions tell you a lot about where a persons mind is, what they are willing to do, and how far things go before falling apart. I acknowledge that being…

This question must be asked. Are You Awake to the Power of Christ’s resurrection, or have you been lulled to sleep by the lullabies that our modern culture is singing in your ear? The songs started ever so softly, in the background, but as we drift into spiritual slumber, they get closer to our ears…

Christ took your place, so that you might take His. He took our place: Barabbas Luke 23:13-25 Simon a Cyrenian Luke 23:26-31 The thief on the cross Luke 23:32-43 The Centurion Luke 23:44-47 The whole crowd Luke 23:48 Joseph of Arimathea (vv. 50-53), Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James and…

1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. 2 And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. 3 And they said among themselves,…

(S1) Mary Magdalene the first to experience the resurrection—Outside the empty tomb the risen Christ stood before FULLY ALIVE! Were her tear-soaked eyes playing tricks on her? The first April fool’s? “Teacher,” she calls him, yet we know he was to her so much more; the one who saved her. Jesus the one…

All Saints We’re a week out from Halloween - or ‘All Halo’s Eve’ and ‘All Saints Day’. Like most of the strange Christian things that people do the traditions are often forgotten. All Souls - or All Halo’s reminds us of teh promise - or the problem of death for all of us. And we scare each other with…

Happy Ressurection Sunday... Did Jesus rise from the dead? if so what does that mean for us today? How should the resurrection change every aspect of our life? What should our focus be? In this message we tack these questions.

Saving Ourselves Heading into unknown territory is difficult and scary. We often try to prepare ourselves for the journey and take things with us which remind us of home. I know my children take their stuffed animals everywhere we go so they are comforted. Myself, I might take my phone with me to make…

Some were teaching that there is no resurrection of the dead. Why is the resurrection important? In this world there is so much suffering. Sickness. Cancers. Aging. Vision Problems. Hearing problems. Weakness. Pain. Sorry. Conflicts. Wars. We need hope. We long for something beyond this suffering. That…

What a great day to be here with you today! This is the day we celebrate the day Jesus made all things new. Today we celebrate not a dead Savior, but a Risen, Reigning, King who has given us life. We celebrate His victory over death and because of that, our victory too. Jesus made many claims during…

Introduction Harry Houdini was an escape artist. They tried all kinds of ways to keep Harry Houdini locked up. They would bury him in a coffin, but he would get out. They would sew him up in canvas bags and throw him in the river, but he would come out. He was placed in many different gadgets, but nothing…

Resurrection Day 2022 This morning we’ve gathered to celebrate that Jesus has risen from the dead. I’ve titled the message, Jesus did what He said He would do. Maybe this is your very first Easter Sunday going to church or watching a church service. But for most of us, this is one of several. For me,…

Do you know who Christ truly is and what God has done for you through Him? Do you know who Christ truly is and what God has done FOR YOU through Him? ++Christ took your place, so that you might take His ( Luke 23-24 ). ++Christ rose from death to life, so you might have life from death.( Luke 24:1-12…

Have you had an opportunity to look outside lately? We are beginning to see signs of spring. Trees beginning to bud out, flowers starting to bloom, birds beginning to return, spring peepers beginning to croak, it foretells of a time of renewal. All of the earth is beginning to be resurrected. The word…

Easter Sunday

Because of the length of this morning’s Scripture text, I am going to read the text as I come to it. As we learned last week, there were some in the Corinthians church who were denying the resurrection of believers, some even denying the resurrection of Christ. In the opening verses of this chapter,…

Greeting Prayer Scripture Opening - Goal - Considering the Gospel Anew - ( Once more; again. In a new and different way, form, or manner, another time, afresh) Reconsider the gospel - not salvation grace, faith, Jesus, God’s glory - but the structure and focus of the message. [Be gentle] Problem with…

On Resurrection Sunday, Christians around the world join together to celebrate the most significant day in history - the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The resurrection of Jesus is one of the foundations of our faith, and it’s essential for us to understand why it matters so deeply. Through his death and resurrection, Jesus conquered sin and death thereby providing us with salvation. Learn more with the message He IS Risen!

Robert Ripley was an unusual man who lived an unbelievable life of adventure. For thirty-five years he explored the uncanny and witnessed the amazing. He began as a cartoonist at a young age and became a world traveler who visited over 200 countries, seeing places few people had heard of and documented…

Today we are picking up our study in 1 Corinthians 15 . Paul opened this chapter reminding the believers in Corinth of the true gospel. He needed to remind them of the true gospel because there were some who claimed to be spiritual, that were denying the resurrection of the dead. As I mentioned back…

After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to view the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, because an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and approached the tomb. He rolled back the stone and was sitting on it. His appearance was like lightning,…

The Symbol of the Cross Long before the cross was a symbol of Christianity it was a symbol for another group: the almighty power of Rome! Rome was the superpower of the day in the time of Jesus . And the cross was their favourite form of law enforcement for foreigners. It said to all who would challenge…

I Corinthians 15:20-58 Last week we started chapter 15 of 1st Corinthians and we made it part way through our chapter, where The Apostle Paul was writing about the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, as sort of the first premise of his argument, and now he continues on and begins talking about our resurrection…

Intro Merry Christmas season of giving … gifts the gift of praise and worship gifts they are looking forward to also… mine do!! Gruss family tree gifts wrapped underneath it gifts the kids give us and each other Who among us does not like a touching gift? Some may have had a gift that they were so fixated…