In all of the Christian faith, Easter is the most significant weekend in the church calendar.  

Easter is about the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ - conquering sin and death on our behalf, and through Him we can have a relationship with God. 

According to the Easter story, the Angel gave the women 4 invitations when they came to the tomb...

COME - SEE- GO - TELL 

Matthew 28:1-8 NIV

If you are a believer - the command for you is to ... GO TELL - of the glorious life-changing good news of Jesus.

If you don't yet believe - you are invited to... COME SEE - and experience the saved life, found in Christ Jesus, our Lord.

Saved by the Innocent One, saved by the suffering servant, saved by the power of the cross. Amen.

Entry into the Kingdom of Heaven is via the narrow gate where genuine Christianity always produces good fruit. 

People like to quote Jesus' words, "Do not judge..." but does it mean what we think it means? Is Jesus telling us to never judge others? Here's a message on Matthew 7:1-6 that considers what grace-centered judgement in the church looks like! 

Jesus calls that as Christians we should never try to get even or get back at another person. Rather, we should practice radical love over revenge. We should practice mercy rather than justice, go beyond what is required, and trust God with the results.

God hates divorce but loves divorced people. Marriage is a lifelong commitment of sexual faithfulness. Adultery breaks the commitment of sexual faithfulness. Divorce breaks the commitment of lifelong faithfulness. 

Anger is the sin of murder and so we need to be careful to maintain good relationships with each other. If there is a wall between you and another brother or sister, there is a wall between you and God. 

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus uses two metaphors to describe His followers: "Salt of the earth", and "Light of the world". The world cannot taste and see the goodness of God if we aren't salt and light. We must engage the culture, promote Biblical values, speak the truth (in love) and tell people about Jesus where and whenever we can - this is being salt and light. 

Jesus continues his countercultural Sermon on the Mount, and redefines what it means to be blessed.

What are the characteristics of the people who are entering the Kingdom of Heaven?