Following our own path or hoping in worldly things will always fail, but when our faith is in Jesus’ resurrection, we no longer fear being good enough to face God’s judgment. Our sins are forgiven and Jesus’ righteousness is imputed to us. When we encounter and believe in the risen Christ, we experience the joy of transformed lives and eternal hope.

United with Christ, we share His resurrection—freed from sin, walking in newness of life and filled with His power. So don’t let sin rule but offer ourselves as instruments of righteousness.

For His own purpose, God showed us who Jesus was—He proved and declared Jesus to be both Savior and Master. God sent Jesus to die on the cross so we could be made right with Him. And God raised Jesus from the dead to break the power of death and set us free.

What do you value most? Knowing Christ is unmatched in worth and value; there is no other way to attain the power of Christ’s resurrection.

True joy comes from living for Jesus. God calls His church to stand in solidarity, embracing suffering as a gift, steadfast in prayer, fearless, and united through reconciliation and forbearance in the face of opposition.

How can we stand firm in life’s trials? Suffering is real, yet in Christ, we find deep, abiding joy, knowing He is always with us. Rejecting despair, we rely on God’s power, standing boldly through prayer and the Spirit to honor Christ with unwavering faith.

We are called to forgive one another as the Lord has forgiven us, delivering us from darkness into the light. Reconciled and filled with the Word of Christ, we build one another up with singing, teaching, and admonishing.

If we follow the wrong examples, we stray from God and lose our way. Fear not—Christ’s followers will suffer, but He remains faithful. Stay rooted in His Word—parents, faithfully teach and live out His truth.

Jesus knew His time had come to suffer and die to atone for the sin of all nations. His sacrifice revealed God’s glory, love, justice and power. Without the cross there is no salvation, no mission, and no hope for the world.