Have you ever seen a JESUS OBITUARY? (No!)

Have you noticed that no one ever refers to “the late Jesus

Christ”? He died at the cross. But God raised Jesus up in triumph.

Death could not hold him. What Satan thought was his greatest

victory turned into his greatest disaster. At the cross, God won the

victory and Satan was defeated.

Two people were talking and one asked, “If you came to a

crossroads and saw three people there, Jesus, Mohammed, and

Buddha, who would you ask for directions?”

“Jesus,” replied the other.

“Why?”

“Well, if you came to a crossroads and saw three people

of whom two were dead and one was alive, who would you ask?!”

Yet, friends, it isn’t enough to know Jesus is alive. The

real question is whether he is alive in you. Paul says, “Christ in

you, the hope of glory.” (Colossians 1:27) John says, “Greater is

he that is in you than he that is in the world.” (1 John 4:4)

The great good news of Easter is not that we can be fully

alive some day but that by the power of Jesus Christ we can be

fully alive today. With that in mind, today we begin a three-part

series called “Deeply into Grace.”

Transformers (April 8)

For Heaven’s Sake, Don’t Stop! (April 15)

Being Saved isn’t Enough (April 22)

Life doesn’t stop at the empty tomb. It’s where life starts!