The Third Sunday of Easter April 14, 2024 1 John 1:5-2:2 Resurrection Reality — We Have a Meaningful Message to Share!   5This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. 7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light,…

The Second Sunday of Easter April 7, 2024 John 20:19-31 Resurrection Reality — The Living Lord Gives Proof and Peace!   19On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 20After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. 21Again Jesus said, “Peace…

Easter Sunday March 31, 2024 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 Without the Resurrection— Faith is Futile!     Dear fellow worshipers of our living Lord and Savior,   He is risen!  He is risen indeed!   What if it’s not true?  What if the women and the apostles were all lying?  What if somebody did steal Jesus’ body and put it somewhere where no one would ever be able to find it?  What if the accounts of Jesus’ physical resurrection that we…

Palm Sunday March 24, 2024 Hebrews 12:1-3 Rethinking Religion— Rethinking Real Strength!   1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.  2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat…