RESURRECTION
SUNDAY!
HE IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN INDEED!
He’s alive! Hallelujah!
Reading for
today:
Matthew 28
Mark 16:1-8
Luke 24:1-49
John 20:1-25
Easter is the most significant day in Christianity. We wouldn’t be Christians without Jesus’ Resurrection. Anyone can die – but only God Himself can raise the dead, including raising Himself from the dead! It is beyond belief, unfathomable. No wonder Yeshua’s followers didn’t get it – didn’t hear what he had repeatedly told them.... Who would?
I loved putting together puzzles as a kid – and even well into adulthood, even though I haven’t done one for while – but these passages provide us a puzzle worthy of challenge. Yes, indeed! It is a perfect example of who said what, and whose testimony for precision is most credible. It’s also a model of what is most important to mention in one’s view is not equally important in another’s.... But – the main message is there, and is undeniable. The tomb was empty. Jesus did the impossible. He rose from the dead!
Matthew 28
Mark 16:1-8
Luke 24:1-49
John 20:1-25
Easter is the most significant day in Christianity. We wouldn’t be Christians without Jesus’ Resurrection. Anyone can die – but only God Himself can raise the dead, including raising Himself from the dead! It is beyond belief, unfathomable. No wonder Yeshua’s followers didn’t get it – didn’t hear what he had repeatedly told them.... Who would?
I loved putting together puzzles as a kid – and even well into adulthood, even though I haven’t done one for while – but these passages provide us a puzzle worthy of challenge. Yes, indeed! It is a perfect example of who said what, and whose testimony for precision is most credible. It’s also a model of what is most important to mention in one’s view is not equally important in another’s.... But – the main message is there, and is undeniable. The tomb was empty. Jesus did the impossible. He rose from the dead!
The
Jews were looking for a conquering hero Messiah who would save them from the
rule of the Romans and set up a kingdom on earth. That was not the kind of King the Messiah was to be, so most
of them missed Him … and are still waiting for His arrival. But He came! Lived!
Died! Rose again! Promised He will be back – and He
will!
MAJESTY
by Lola Cain
“A King who ruled in majesty”
That’s what people wanted Him to be!
No crown of thorns or whip of shame
No cross on which to bear our blame
No nails, no spear, no agony
No death upon a criminal’s tree
No burial in a borrowed grave
…No resurrection power to save!
Thank God for His eternal plan
for justifying fallen man
Providing the atoning sacrifice
sending his Son to pay the price.
Coming incarnate to earth to die
He redeemed His created from Satan’s lie
Thank you, Sacrificial Lamb
...for overriding the will of man.
The veil was rent! God’s plan complete!
We now can worship at His feet!
We enter His presence unafraid
by the blood that Jesus shed to save!
Thank the LORD, He rose again
victory over death to win
Thank Father, Son and Holy Ghost
…the anthem sung by heavenly hosts!
“He’s risen,” we shout. “HE’S RISEN INDEED!”
The cornerstone of our Christian creed
And coming once, He’ll come again
God’s promised victory over sin
“It’s finished,” His final words on the cross
Our redemption sealed. Our salvation bought.
Now He reigns eternally
…what both God and man wanted him to be…
“A KING WHO RULES IN MAJESTY!”
MAJESTY
by Lola Cain
“A King who ruled in majesty”
That’s what people wanted Him to be!
No crown of thorns or whip of shame
No cross on which to bear our blame
No nails, no spear, no agony
No death upon a criminal’s tree
No burial in a borrowed grave
…No resurrection power to save!
Thank God for His eternal plan
for justifying fallen man
Providing the atoning sacrifice
sending his Son to pay the price.
Coming incarnate to earth to die
He redeemed His created from Satan’s lie
Thank you, Sacrificial Lamb
...for overriding the will of man.
The veil was rent! God’s plan complete!
We now can worship at His feet!
We enter His presence unafraid
by the blood that Jesus shed to save!
Thank the LORD, He rose again
victory over death to win
Thank Father, Son and Holy Ghost
…the anthem sung by heavenly hosts!
“He’s risen,” we shout. “HE’S RISEN INDEED!”
The cornerstone of our Christian creed
And coming once, He’ll come again
God’s promised victory over sin
“It’s finished,” His final words on the cross
Our redemption sealed. Our salvation bought.
Now He reigns eternally
…what both God and man wanted him to be…
“A KING WHO RULES IN MAJESTY!”
Thank You, LORD!
Love, Lola
1 Cross
+3 Nails
= 4-given (ours for the asking!)
Humor for today:
Joseph of Arimathea was questioned about why he would be willing to give his prime location gravesite to a crucified, rejected man, and Joseph replied, “It won’t be a problem. He only needs it for the weekend.”
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