Easter

The Curse is Broken! (1 Corinthians 15:12-28)

On Easter Sunday, the church celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. The ancient curse of sin and death is forever defeated. Listen in today to learn why this is both a trusted and verifiable act of history, and what it means for our weary world.

Video referred to in the sermon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4vvN5DGe50

Tangible Evidence (John 20:19-31)

While the claim of the resurrection of Jesus is a supernatural and miraculous claim, there is tangible evidence for it - both for the fearful disciples hidden in a locked room on the evening of the first Easter, for doubting Thomas, and for modern people like us. Listen in today as we listen to the evidence, as we believe what Thomas saw with his eyes and touched with his hands, and receive from God His greatest gift - the gift of life itself.

Books mentioned in the sermon:

  • Jesus and the Eyewitnesses (by Richard Bauckham)

  • The Resurrection of the Son of God (by N.T. Wright)

  • When Skeptics Ask (by Norman Geisler & Ronald Brooks)

  • I Don’t Have Enough Faith To Be An Atheist (by Frank Turek & Norman Geisler)

  • A Ready Defense (by Josh McDowell)

  • Hope in Times of Fear (by Timothy Keller)

  • Basic Christianity (by John Stott)

  • Living the Resurrection (by Eugene Peterson)

True Spirituality: Surprise and the Cross (John 12:19-26)

Surprises are some of the best parts of the human experience. But what is it that causes the greatest surprise of all (the resurrection of Jesus Christ) to lose its luster over time for so many? Listen in to today's special Easter sermon that seeks to answer the question, how do we rediscover the wonder of the surprise of the resurrection of Jesus? May "Christ is Risen!" surprise anew throughout all the days of our life.

Video reference - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmNZGr9Udx8

Artwork reference - https://mikefrost.net/greatest-easter-painting-time/