Dear Friends, May 2025
In the name of the living Lord Jesus, whose name is love and who is triumphant over sin and death, giving this world hope, I greet you! We just celebrated Easter on April 20th! Jesus’ triumphant resurrection is better understood when one better understands Jesus’ triumphant death. Jesus died to show how much God loves us; to deal with our sins; to be our mediator; and to reconcile us to God. Romans 5:8 states, “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this. While we were still sinners Christ died for us.” I Peter 2:24 states, “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, by his wounds you have been healed.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 states, “God made Jesus to be sin for us.” I Timothy 2:5-6 states, “For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men.”and 2 Corinthians 5:19 states, “God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ.”
I Peter 3:18 tells us that the “pardon for sin is provided through the death AND resurrection of Jesus Christ.” It took Jesus’ death AND resurrection to break the stronghold of Satan over creation AND provides the remedy for humanity’s salvation. Ephesians 1:7 reminds us that “Jesus’ death brings our forgiveness and breaks down the barrier between God and humankind.”I Peter 3:21-22 reminds us that “Jesus’ resurrection brings us new life and a living Savior we can know and trust.”
The resurrection of Jesus Christ lifts Christianity from the level of philosophy, or a mere code of conduct, to the supreme stature of God’s good news for the human race. In the resurrection, God set his seal of approval upon Christ as the Son of God, and underlined the value of death. It was the resurrection that transformed the followers of Jesus, and sent them out into the world to preach the good news. The resurrection is the pivot of the Christian faith.
Jesus is with us in Spirit and in Truth. But, Jesus is also an experience to be lived. This afternoon and tomorrow, we will find him, again and again, if we know how to look for him.
Scripture tells us that we have to admit that we are sinners. (Romans 3:23); Believe that Jesus died for our sins (I Peter 3;18); confess our sins to God and turn away from sin (I Jn. 1:9) and accept God’s gracious free gift of salvation and then submit our lives to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. (Eph. 2:8-9, Titus 3:4-7, Acts 16:31-33)
Having said all of this, you will find that Jesus has been in your midst waiting for you all of your life. This Easter Season, why not give Jesus your heart and your life,
Blessings, Pastor Jean
In the name of the living Lord Jesus, whose name is love and who is triumphant over sin and death, giving this world hope, I greet you! We just celebrated Easter on April 20th! Jesus’ triumphant resurrection is better understood when one better understands Jesus’ triumphant death. Jesus died to show how much God loves us; to deal with our sins; to be our mediator; and to reconcile us to God. Romans 5:8 states, “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this. While we were still sinners Christ died for us.” I Peter 2:24 states, “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, by his wounds you have been healed.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 states, “God made Jesus to be sin for us.” I Timothy 2:5-6 states, “For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men.”and 2 Corinthians 5:19 states, “God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ.”
I Peter 3:18 tells us that the “pardon for sin is provided through the death AND resurrection of Jesus Christ.” It took Jesus’ death AND resurrection to break the stronghold of Satan over creation AND provides the remedy for humanity’s salvation. Ephesians 1:7 reminds us that “Jesus’ death brings our forgiveness and breaks down the barrier between God and humankind.”I Peter 3:21-22 reminds us that “Jesus’ resurrection brings us new life and a living Savior we can know and trust.”
The resurrection of Jesus Christ lifts Christianity from the level of philosophy, or a mere code of conduct, to the supreme stature of God’s good news for the human race. In the resurrection, God set his seal of approval upon Christ as the Son of God, and underlined the value of death. It was the resurrection that transformed the followers of Jesus, and sent them out into the world to preach the good news. The resurrection is the pivot of the Christian faith.
Jesus is with us in Spirit and in Truth. But, Jesus is also an experience to be lived. This afternoon and tomorrow, we will find him, again and again, if we know how to look for him.
Scripture tells us that we have to admit that we are sinners. (Romans 3:23); Believe that Jesus died for our sins (I Peter 3;18); confess our sins to God and turn away from sin (I Jn. 1:9) and accept God’s gracious free gift of salvation and then submit our lives to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. (Eph. 2:8-9, Titus 3:4-7, Acts 16:31-33)
Having said all of this, you will find that Jesus has been in your midst waiting for you all of your life. This Easter Season, why not give Jesus your heart and your life,
Blessings, Pastor Jean