Just a few days ago I spoke with someone who was brand new to Christianity. I mean, completely brand new. They’d heard of Jesus, but that’s about it.
On Easter, we expect many guests to be in the services, and I do not want to assume that everyone understands what I’m saying, or what we’re doing as a church. Nor do I want to talk down to people, or dumb the message down too far. It’s a fine balance, but today is for everyone—for people brand new and for people who have grown up in it.
Jesus is for everyone.
Jesus is for you! He died on the cross to take your sin and give you His righteousness. Today is a celebration of the day that He rose from the dead. Christians started gathering every Sunday after His resurrection to worship God and remember that world-changing event, so we are excited to gather today to be a part of something that goes back almost 2,000 years! In fact, it goes back about 6,000 years, as we will see in the sermon.
I wrote out my sermon notes in a booklet form so you could take this home and continue the study for yourself. We are not trying to trick anyone into anything. I want you to have a well-founded faith. Don’t take my word for it—test the Scriptures and you will see that they all point to Jesus.
If He really did rise from the dead, it changes everything.
If He really did rise from the dead, it demands a decision:
Yes, I believe. Or no, I reject.
The booklet you can get at the end of today is called The Substitute, and I’ll talk about Jesus taking our place so that we could be free from sin and death. This could be a life-changing day for you.
Thank you for being here. Happy Resurrection Day!
-Pastor Ryan