From the Pastor's Desk

The Easter Message

The Easter message is so simple that it can be told in a children’s book. Diana and I just purchased a book for our granddaughter that does a great job of expressing the good news - Jesus died for us so that we might have life. It’s a picture-board book.

Yet, the empty tomb was so significant, that the Apostle Peter explained that the ramifications of the death and resurrection of Jesus form the bedrock of our hope in this life and for the one that follows. He wrote an epistle.

Do we suffer trials in this life? So did Jesus. He was God’s chosen cornerstone, God’s precious Son. And yet he was marginalized and dishonored. Jesus was beaten, spat upon, slandered and reviled. His death placed him in the company of the forsaken. His crucifixion looked like the sad conclusion of an underachieving messianic want-to-be.

But then God pulled off the unimaginable. Jesus was vindicated and arose triumphant over death. Peter lived during this incredible reversal. And he wanted to be sure that those that followed him would as well. The hope he witnessed alive is the basis for the living hope that we have now. In this life, we more than likely will face trials, some may be directly related to our discipleship. But the good news of Easter is the subject for our sermons in April. God has turned everything around.

Pastor Pat