Magnitude of the Resurrection

C. Hayden 3-26-18

This Sunday we celebrate and remember the most pinnacle event regarding the faith of every believer in Christ,

Resurrection Day, or as we have come to know so well, Easter Sunday! The time of our Lord’s great triumph over

hell and death. Of course we can’t separate Resurrection Day from Good Friday as we could never experience our

Resurrection until Jesus first

experiences the cross and His death thereof.

Through the cross and resurrection

of our Lord we are given opportunity to

receive great rewards if we would

just repent of our sin and give our hearts to

King Jesus in our decision to live for

Him. Revelation 22:11-13 says this, “He who

is unjust, let him be unjust still; he

who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is

righteous, let him be righteous still;

he who is holy, let him be holy still. And

behold, I am coming quickly, and

my

reward

is with Me, to give to everyone

according to his work. I am the

Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and

the End, the First and the Last.” Well let’s list some of those rewards that come from Christ’s death and

resurrection for those who believe.

1.

Eternal life (Live forever!),

2.

Fellowship with God and all the saints and angels,

3.

No more death or sorrow,

4.

An eternity of love, joy and peace,

5.

Total healing, no more sickness,

6.

No more poverty (We are joint-heirs w/Christ),

7.

Heaven as our home,

8.

We will be like Christ (No fallen or sinful nature),

9.

No more darkness or loneliness or depression,

10.

No more bills and no more taxes (That is good news)

11.

We will be forever living in God’s glory (Forever Light)

12.

We will always be with Christ forever in His presence.

This is but a few of the benefits (and does not even go into the benefits we can enjoy now) of being a follower of

the Lord Jesus Christ. He paid the price of the cross and was resurrected by the same power given to us through

the Holy Spirit so that all who dare to believe in His name will receive the benefit of being an adopted son or

daughter of God. No matter what you may be going through in this life, no matter what troubles you have and are

experiencing now, and no matter what trials may be on the horizon, the cross and subsequent resurrection of our

Lord has the FINAL WORD!! Hallelujah!! Now that is worth remembering and celebrating!!! Come worship with us

this Easter Sunday—Resurrection Day. All are welcome.

Be blessed even more and have a wonderful week!!

Pastor Chris