"Those who gather for worship on Easter Sunday follow in the footsteps of Peter. They have heard the rumor that Jesus is alive and come to hear again for themselves: “What if it is true? What if death is real, but not final?" " - Craig R. Koester "The resurrection completes the inauguration of God's kingdom. . . . It is the decisive event demonstrating that God's kingdom really has been launched on earth as it is in heaven." -
N.T. Wright
"Christ has recommended rising early in the morning, by His rising from the grave very early." -Jonathan Edwards.
Christ's blood is the great sovereign remedy for sin-sick souls. -John Owen
The seeking of the kingdom of God is the chief business of the Christian life -Jonathan Edwards
"The resurrection is not a myth. It is a historical fact, and more than that, it is a present reality. Christ is alive and present with us, working in and through us by his Spirit." - John Stott
"Easter is a time to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and to remember that because He lives, we can face tomorrow with hope and confidence." - Tony Evans
"Joseph of Arimathea's appearance is a clear reminder to us of God's providence at work at all times and in all places. God prepared Joseph for this moment. Joseph was fearful and secretive, but God used him for good, just as He does us." —Alistair Begg
"If Jesus Christ is alive, then the resurrection is supremely relevant. Here is a friendship like no other. Here is forgiveness that can be found in no other. Here is a future that is all wrapped up in the fact that He is alive." —Alistair Begg
"Easter is not primarily about new hats, new clothes, or even new life. It's about a new way of living. It's about living in the light of the resurrection, with the hope and the joy that it brings." - Fred Craddock
"We should listen as much to the voice of God in the ministry of His word by the preacher as if the Lord should speak out of the clouds to us." -Jeremiah Burroughs.
Five minutes after you die you'll know how you should have lived. -Leonard Ravenhill - The only Christian you want to listen to is the one who gives you more of a hunger for God. -A.W. Tozer
"Preaching on Easter Sunday is a unique opportunity to proclaim the Gospel in all its fullness. Don't hold back. Preach the resurrection with boldness and conviction." - Haddon Robinson
“Believers, what should you fear, or why complain? Look back to where the Lord found you dead in sin, helpless and hopeless, and insensible of your danger! Look forward to what he has provided for you—a crown of life, and a kingdom that cannot be shaken.” ~John Newton
Christ is much more powerful to save than Adam was to destroy. John Calvin
Happy indeed is that church whose members not only desire to reach heaven themselves but desire also to take others with them! -J.C. Ryle - Ignorance is the mother of error according to the Word of God. -C.H. Spurgeon
“God could not be just if he pardoned sin without atonement; but the greatness of the love is seen in the fact that it moved the Father to give his Son to an ignominious death, that he might pardon sinners and yet be just.” —Spurgeon
"The symbol of Christianity is not the dead figure of a crucifix. It is the figure of Jesus triumphant, out from an empty tomb, with the cross broken beneath His feet." —Alistair Begg
"God is a generational God, and we are generational people. Our natural and spiritual legacy is dependent on how effective we are in passing on the entrustment we have received from the previous generation." - Robert Fergusson
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