MORE THAN A HOLIDAY

PREPARING FOR EASTER

For those of us that believe in Jesus Christ as our Savior and are doing our best to follow Him, Easter Sunday is so much more than a “Religious” holiday – it is Resurrection Day! Easter weekend is the commemoration of the Death and Resurrection of Christ, but I sense that the significance and the “Awe” of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ gets lost in the bigness of our Easter celebrations. After all, the fact that Jesus Christ came back to life, after dying a gruesome death on the cross, is the most unique and amazing thing we could ever imagine. 

Paul says it this way in 1 Corinthians 15:14, “And if Christ has not been raised, then all our preaching is useless, and your faith is useless.” In other words, the resurrection of Christ is the foundation of everything else we believe in about our Faith and Christ. And because Jesus did come back to life on that Sunday morning, we have every reason to get excited and celebrate the validity of our faith. We are so grateful for what Jesus did for us. 

Because of that, we are taking the time to prepare ourselves for Easter Sunday with  21 Days of Gratitude. For everyone that signs up, starting March 31 – April 20, you will receive a daily text with a Scripture and short video devotional from one of our very own amazing Abundant Life people. Each verse will help us to focus on the blessings and power of being Grateful, especially for the Resurrection of Christ. You can sign up through next Sunday, March 30th by using the QR code in the Newsletter or by texting Gratitude21 to 94000.

Because of the Death & Resurrection of Jesus we have so much to be thankful for: Our Salvation, Our Freedom, Our Victory, Our Hope for this life, Our Hope for Eternity after this life, and so much more. Let’s celebrate the Joy of the Resurrection with an Attitude of Gratitude.

-Pastor Vern