Easter 2026

We live to Know Him and make Him known

Knowing God and pursuing a daily relationship with God is the most important thing you can do in your life

Our church exist to Know God and help you glorify Him in every area of your life

How you accomplish the vision of our church is to connect with God on a Daily basis

WE have a program called Reign Connect

It’s a program specifically designed to facilitate your daily relationship with God

If you text connect to 360 800 3606

You will watch a few short videos to tell you about our Church

And at the end you will answers some questions about yourself

That will generate a personalized encounter guide for you

It will change your life

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Word of the Year is Zeal:

Psalm 69:9 NKJV

9 Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.

We say it like this:

Zeal is when God’s passions become our own

This Month we’ll be talking about:

Zeal for the Word

John 1:1 “1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

This is Referring to Jesus that He was in the beginning with God and

He was God

He’s not just a good prophet or a good man

He is the Son of the Living God

John 3:16 NKJV

16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

God loved the World that He sent His son Jesus to take our place, to die a death we deserved and he rose again

And so we celebrate Easter or resurrection Day

A fun Fact about This Easter Date April 5th:

Scholars have essentially narrowed the timeline for Jesus’ death and resurrection to two dates

Passover Friday

14th-15th of Nisan according to the Jewish calendar

The trial happend during the Reign of Pontius pilate AD 26-36

Only two years during his reign that passover was on a Friday AD 30 and AD 33

According to the Bible Jesus would’ve been crucified at the age of 33

So you essentially have two dates April 3, 33 AD, or April 7th AD 30

And there was a visible in Jerusalem at moonrise April 3, A.D. 33 lunar eclipse 

Some scholars connect this to Peter’s quote in Acts 2:20:

“The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood…”

Most scholar believe that Jesus was crucified on April 3, 33 AD

Making Today April 5th probably the actual day in History that Jesus Rose from the GRave!

Hallelujah

God gave. We believe. We receive.

He gave His life for ours.

We celebrate the resurrection because Jesus paid the Ultimate price so we could be called Sons and Daughters of God

You’re His Kid if you choose to be

Family Heritage

If you look at your family tree, some of you may come from strong, godly heritage…

But many of us don’t have to look far to find:

Broken relationships

Addiction

Failure

Pain

But hear this:

Your past and family lineage may explain you—but it does not define you.

Through Jesus, you can be called a son or daughter of God.

That is the good news of the gospel.

Some of you maybe have asked the question Why did Jesus have to come?

OR

One of the most common questions Pastors get or maybe Christian Apologist get:

If God is good… why do bad things happen?

Why is there:

War?

Murder?

Abuse?

Loss?

Why did my parent leave? Why does my life feel like it’s falling apart?

If God is loving… why is there evil?

And if God is so good…

Why did Jesus even have to come and Die in the first place?

God’s Original Plan

When God created everything it was perfect—and He called it good.

Man had communion with God. Adam walked with Him.

We were made for:

Relationship

Purpose

Dominion

God said: “I will provide everything you need… just walk with Me.”

But God didn’t make robots.

He gave us choice

HE GAVE MAN FREE WILL

The Fall

And with that freedom…

Man chose sin.

Romans 5:17 says: By one man’s offense, death reigned.

Sin entered. Death entered.

Satan convinced Adam that even though he had a relationship with God, it still wasn’t enough

The same thought that kicked Satan out of Hell

And when Adam sinned, he handed over authority to the enemy

On that Day the earth was Broken

Satan became the god of this World

“The god of this age has blinded the minds…” — 2 Corinthians 4:4

The Property

Let me explain it like this:

Imagine the earth like a piece of property.

God is the rightful owner.

He gives it to man and says: “Take care of it. Build something with it. Walk with Me in it.”

But man makes a bad deal…

And loses it.

The Repossession

It’s like a repo situation.

You ever seen someone’s car get taken because they couldn’t pay the debt?

They thought it was theirs… They drove it… They depended on it…

But the moment the debt wasn’t paid—

It was taken.

That’s what happened in Eden.

Adam gave up something he couldn’t afford to lose…

And humanity has been living in the fallout ever since.

Why Evil Exists

1 John 5:19 says:

“The whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.”

So why do bad things happen?

Because mankind handed over what God had entrusted.

That’s why there is:

Brokenness

Sickness

Violence

Confusion

The system became broken.

The Broken House

God built a house for relationship.

But sin turned it into a wreck.

Windows shattered. Walls broken. Darkness everywhere.

And people ask:

“Why would God build a house like this?”

He didn’t.

This is what happens when what God built is mismanaged.

Man became Bankrupt

Romans 6:23 says: “The wages of sin is death.”

We owed a debt we couldn’t pay.

Not a small debt…

A life debt.

EXPLAIN:

The Two DEEDS/Open and closed scroll

The Kinsman Redeemer

In Scripture, there’s a concept called the 

Kinsman-Redeemer (Goel)

If someone lost everything…

A relative could step in and buy it back.

But they had to:

Be family

Be willing

Be able to pay

The Family Land

Picture a family farm passed down for generations.

It meant identity. Legacy. Purpose.

But one generation loses it to debt.

Now someone else owns it—and destroys what it was meant to be.

Leviticus 25:25 “25 ‘If one of your brethren becomes poor, and has sold some of his possession, and if his redeeming relative comes to redeem it, then he may redeem what his brother sold.”

Then one day…

A relative shows up and says:

“I’ll pay whatever it costs to get it back.”

Ephesians 1:7 “7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace”

Jesus Our Redeemer

Jesus is the last Adam.

He came:

In human flesh

Without sin

Carrying our debt

Bearing the name of GOD- John 8:58 “58 Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.””

The same name God gave Moses in Exodus 3

Ephesians 1:7

“In Him we have redemption through His blood…”

What Jesus Did

He didn’t just die.

He:

BOUGHT BACK OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

HE BOUGHT BACK THE DOMINION THAT GOD GAVE MAN

Broke sin’s power

Reclaimed what was stolen

Luke 4 says: He came to set captives free.

WE WERE ONCE SLAVES TO SIN

SLAVES TO OUR OLD NATURE

Romans 5:17 NKJV

17 For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)

Colossians 2:14–16 NKJV

14 having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. 15 Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it. 16 So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths,

Your debt? Canceled. Your shame? Removed. Your past? Forgiven.

Restoration

Isaiah 61:7: Instead of shame—double honor.

This is not just forgiveness.

This is restoration.

Jesus Died Rose and is Returning for HIS people

Alter Call:

Will you bow your Heads with me this morning?

Some of you walked in here today carrying things nobody else knows about.

You look fine on the outside… But inside there’s:

weight

pressure

guilt

shame

Some of you are tired…

Tired of fighting the same battles. Tired of the same patterns. Tired of feeling stuck.

And maybe you’ve asked the question:

“God, where are You?” “Why is my life like this?” “Why do I feel so far away?”

Can I tell you something?

God is not distant from you right now.

He is closer than you think.

And He’s not waiting to judge you…

He’s waiting to restore you.

You don’t have to clean yourself up first. You don’t have to fix everything first. You don’t have to figure it all out.

That’s why Jesus came.

Some of you feel like you’ve gone too far…

Like if people really knew your story— they wouldn’t even want you here.

But hear me clearly:

You are exactly who Jesus came for.

The cross was not for perfect people.

It was for:

the broken

the addicted

the ashamed

the lost

Right now…

The door is open.

Freedom is available.

Forgiveness is available.

A new life is available.

But you have to make a decision.

Not tomorrow. Not next week.

Right now.

So I’m going to ask you this…

If you know you need to get right with God… If you know you need forgiveness… If you’re tired of carrying what you’ve been carrying…

I’m going to ask you to be bold.

Moment of Decision

On the count of three…

I want you to raise your hand.

This is not about me. This is not about a church.

This is about your life.

This is about your eternity.

One… You’re not here by accident.

Two… God has been pursuing you.

Three… Lift your hand right now.

John 14:6 NKJV

6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

Romans 10:13 NKJV

13 For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

Sinners Prayer:

Father God, I give you my life

I give you my heart, I give you my all

I repent today for my past

I thank you my sins are forgiven

I believe in Jesus and that he died on the cross and rose again

I make you the Lord and Savior of my life

I love you God

In Jesus name amen

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