Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Easter Sunday


The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am foremost.
(1Timothy 1:15)

Last week our church celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ at MBKS building for the first time.

Easter is more than just a religious holiday. It is the celebration of God's supreme grace & mercy in the redemption of us, men, who are wretched sinners, deserving of hell fire.

And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard...
(Colossians 1:21-23)

Through what theologians called the GREAT EXCHANGE - where on Calvary cross, Jesus took our sins and suffered the full wrath of God's punishment on our behalf, that God might impute to us His righteousness...

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
(2 Corinthians 5:21)

(Bro Allen sharing his awesome testimony to the glory of God)

Today, as blood bought children of God, we have peace with God, and we can cry to Him, God Almighty, ABBA FATHER!

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
(Hebrews 4:15-16)

(Rev. Mark Geppert, guest speaker)

Today, by the power of the Holy Spirit, we are commissioned to proclaim this GOOD NEWS to a dying world that is without hope through the preaching of the death, burial & resurrection of Jesus Christ...testifying to every tribe, tongue & nation of repentance towards God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
(1 Peter 1:3-5)

Is Jesus Christ your Lord & Saviour?

Bible says: "In a favourable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you." Behold, now is the favourable time; behold, now is the day of salvation! Do not harden your heart by the deceitfulness of sin anymore! Repent & believe!

Bible also says: God commands all people everywhere to repent, because He has fixed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by a Man whom He has appointed; and of this He has given assurance to all by raising Him from the dead.

And Jesus is RISEN! He who is blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To Him be honour and eternal dominion. Amen.

Hallelujah!