I wanted to take a moment to send you this letter of thanks for joining us for Easter Sunday here at (NAME OF CHURCH)!
While these are very challenging days to be living, I have no doubt whatsoever that we can come through in victory. The reason I know that is because of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ over 2,000 years ago!
The Resurrection was validation of the message of hope Jesus shared with the people He came into contact with while on earth. The people He spoke life into were those who were often looked down upon by the religious crowd.
I would not hesitate to say that most, if not all of us are familiar with the song “Amazing Grace,” which has been an integral part of Christian worship for years.
While there are many attempts to define “Grace,” one definition that often speaks to my heart is God's “unmerited favor.” In other words, we have done nothing to earn it, but the Father extended this Grace to humanity in the person and life of His only Son, Jesus Christ.
In the time of the Romans, the Cross was regarded as the cruelest way to die. The Cross was reserved for the most hardened of criminals.
One of the most beloved scriptures in the Bible is the following:
John 3:16 (NKJV) 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.
One of the worst lies of the enemy is that God is a “taker” and not a giver. This lie had its beginning in the Garden of Eden as Satan did his best to deceive Adam and Eve with the idea. And, of course, we know he succeeded in that and plunged humanity into sinfulness in need of a Savior.
We are looking forward to celebrating the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Easter Sunday, 2021!
While the past year has been challenging in so many ways, we must never forget that over 2,000 years ago Jesus rose from the grave! No tomb could hold our sinless redeemer who had come to take the guilt of sin to the cross just as if He was the one who was the sinner!
The cross was the cruelest of deaths in that day and was reserved only for the most hardened criminals. As we know, Jesus was not at all anything like that, and as a matter of fact, the main thing He was “guilty” of was loving and forgiving sinners!
Grace and peace to you as we embark on a journey of reflection, meditation, worship, and service over the course of the next several weeks.
The Lenten season differs in many ways from the Advent season: we don’t have a hanging of the greens, we don’t sing carols, and instead of anticipating the birth of the Christ child, we prepare ourselves for His death and resurrection.
