Morning everyone!

I trust you are doing well and advancing the Kingdom of the Immortal Uncreated King wherever you go!

As we draw closer to the day that we celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord and Saviour, I wanted to take this opportunity to remind you that without the Resurrection, we have nothing!

Paul, in his first letter to the Church at Corinth, wrote the following:

1 Corinthians 15:16-20 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. 19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. 20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. (NIV)

There were those in the early church who were not only backing away from the claim of the Resurrection but also doing their best to get others to follow their lead. This denial of the Resurrection was a “non-negotiable” for the Apostle Paul.

It was amazing and even a bit unbelievable for so many to believe that a mere man could rise from the dead, yet we know that Jesus was more than a mere man. He was the Son of God who had lived a sinless (completely fulfilling the law), blameless life and had died on a cross, much like any criminal from that day would die.

Paul was saying that if you remove the Resurrection from the Gospel story, then our faith is futile, and we are still in our sins. But thank God, we are not still in our sins because we recognize and receive the message and hope of the cross, the resurrection and the empty tomb!

The Resurrection changes everything!

We now can have freedom from unbelief and broken lives and all the things that comes with that. As believers, we can take comfort in the fact that our Salvation is assured, and heaven is our future! We can have hope for tomorrow, and we can be witnesses to others around us that they, too, through the cross can have freedom as well!

Paul didn’t start the following verses with an apology, but he declared with a bold statement, as we can see here:

1 Corinthians 15:20-22 20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. (NIV)

Jesus changes everything… lets let Him!

With all of this in mind I want to personally invite you to this year’s Easter Sunday (Next Sunday, 20 April) at Gracelife! We have an incredible 4-week Easter series planned called PAID IN FULL: THE HOPE OF THE CROSS starting!

PS: Easter is a great time for inviting friends and family, and we are praying for open and softened hearts! Begin praying and asking the Lord who you can invite to bring along with you!

Bless you!

Craig Glenn