Welcome to our service today. It is great to have you here and we would love to invite you to stay after the service and join us for morning tea.
On Easter Sunday, all around the world, Christians will proclaim “Christ is risen!” and the response will be “He is risen indeed!” We join centuries of Christians in marking this day as the day that changed everything. We celebrate the amazing truth that although Jesus was dead, He’s now alive forevermore. Jesus Christ rose victorious over death. He is risen!
It’s interesting to notice how John, the gospel writer, anchors the event of the resurrection to a day, a time, and a witness. On a particular day in history, early in the morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene saw that the stone had been moved away from Jesus’ tomb. John wants to be clear. The resurrection of Jesus happened here on earth, in our time, for the benefit of each one of us whom God created and loves. Because Jesus is risen, life for us is forever anchored in good news.
Christ’s resurrection gloriously demonstrates that God’s sovereign love has the last word. As a powerful hymn puts it, “No power of hell, no human plan, can ever pluck me from his hand.” We now live in the joyful assurance that because Christ lives, we too will live for all eternity.
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!
Blessings, Sandra
Beckenham Baptist Church 