The Father planned it,
The prophets foretold it,
The disciples doubted it,
The soldiers denied it,
The empty tomb proved it,
The angels proclaimed it,
JESUS HAS RISEN!
Dustin Benge
The certainty of Heaven’s ultimate Reunion makes the parting bearable. The longer the separation, the more glorious the reunion.
Randy Alcorn
Manger empty.
Cross empty.
Tomb empty.
Throne occupied for eternity!
Dustin Benge
The angel rolled away the stone from Jesus’ tomb, not to let the living Lord out but to let the unconvinced outsiders in.
~Donald Grey Barnhouse~
When He died so did your Sin and when He rose so did our hope.
Max Lucado
On the first Easter morning . . . the smothering silence that insulates the domain of the dead from the world of the living was suddenly shattered.
~ Gilbert Bilezikian
The belief of French philosopher Voltaire. The Bible and Christianity would pass within a hundred years. He died in 1778. The movement continues.
The pronouncement of Friedrich Nietzsche in 1882. “God is dead.” The dawn of science, he believed, would be the doom of faith. Science has dawned; the movement continues.
The way a Communist dictionary defined the Bible. “It is a collection of fantastic legends without any scientific support.” Communism is diminishing; the movement continues.
Jesus never wrote a book, never held an office. He never journeyed more than two hundred miles from His hometown. Friends left Him. One betrayed Him. Those He helped forgot Him. Prior to His death, they abandoned Him. But after His death, they couldn’t resist Him. What made the difference?
His death and resurrection.
The Christian's birthright is the power of the Holy Ghost.
~Lionel Fletcher~
“If I could hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would not fear a million enemies. Yet distance makes no difference. He is praying for me.” ~
Robert M. McCheyne, (1813-1843) Scottish preacher
The duty of the believer to the church is spiritual. Our duty as a citizen under government is worldly and material. To combine the two is to miss Jesus' point completely.
The problem is never Scripture but our unwilling hearts to believe what Scripture clearly teaches.
Dustin Benge
Your future is as bright
as the promises of God!
“Because I live, you also will live”
-John 14:19
Jason Powell
God’s main concern is conforming His children to the image of Christ. And He works through the challenging circumstances of our lives to help develop that Christlikeness in us.
Randy Alcorn
I used to think I would ask Jesus so many why questions when I saw Him face to face. Now, I just want to say thank you. Nothing else matters.
"God delights to make the church his household and makes her beautiful by his presence among her."
Dustin Benge
“Content is the philosopher's stone which turns all it touches into gold; happy is he who has found it. Content is more than a kingdom, it is another word for happiness.” —
C. H. Spurgeon
What scary thing is Jesus calling you to do? Are you listening? Let's give the people we influence something to reach for!
Before Pentecost the disciples found it hard to do easy things; after Pentecost, they found it easy to do hard things.
~A. J. Gordon~
We Christians do not believe that Jesus Christ was the only one that ever rose from the dead. We believe that every deathbed is a resurrection; that from every grave the stone is rolled away.
~C.H. Spurgeon~
But those who chose to reject God during their lifetime on earth will be separated from him for eternity. This is not God’s desire, but man’s own choice. God holds every man accountable for his rejection of Christ.
~Billy Graham~
“Grace is getting another chance even though you haven’t earned it or deserve it. (You may not even want it!)”—
Fritz Ridenour
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