He's Alive! Praise God, Jesus Christ is alive!

A simple statement of faith, yet the most powerful statement of truth we can ever make. This statement is our joy, it is our peace, it is our strength, it is our hope. This statement is our life abundant and it is our guarantee of life eternal.

Whenever I think of the wonderful truth that the Lord Jesus is alive, my mind rushes to those who refuse to believe. My heart breaks for them. They are people that live each day with no joy, no peace, no hope and can only rely on their own strength. How do they make it through a day without Christ?

Then my mind usually turns in a totally different direction. I try to think on their terms, what if they are right? What if Christ is not risen from the dead? Thankfully, I am not the one to answer that question. because God already has in His word. There has always been and will always be those who refuse to believe in the resurrection of the dead. For that reason, the Holy Spirit inspired Paul to answer that question in his writing to the church at Corinth. Read these words carefully and meditate on them in the days ahead.

"Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up - if in fact the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. And is Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable. But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep." (1 Corinthians 15:12 -20 NKJV)

Knowing that Christ is risen should move us to action. Christ died for the sins of all the world for all time. Over the past two weeks we have intentionally moved into our community to pray for the families and invite them to our Easter service. As we walked the streets, we can clearly see the fields are white unto harvest. God is instructing us to work the fields and reach the people for which He died.

I truly believe our eyes have been opened and our hearts have been burdened. There is no time to wait, today is the day of salvation. We must be faithful to the commission God has given us.

Thank you for praying and inviting. Thank you for making this effort a priority. Please continue to make compassionate outreach to this community your priority.

By the way, aren't you thankful we serve a RISEN Savior?

In Christ,
Ricky