We are constantly being bombarded by bad news—news of the layoff, news of sickness, news from the bank, news from the news. From the outside, the Easter story is filled with plenty of bad news, too, but that’s not how the story ends! Join us as Pastor Jeremy DeWeerdt shares, not only the good news but the BEST news!
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I Need Some Good News – Pastor Jeremy DeWeerdt
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I Corinthians 15:14 (NLT)“And if Christ has not been raised, then all our preaching is useless, and your faith is useless.”
Matthew 28:2-4 (NLT)“Suddenly there was a great earthquake! For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled aside the stone, and sat on it. His face shone like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow. The guards shook with fear when they saw him, and they fell into a dead faint.”
Luke 24:1-9 (NLT)“But very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. So they went in, but they didn’t find the body of the Lord Jesus. As they stood there puzzled, two men suddenly appeared to them, clothed in dazzling robes.
The women were terrified and bowed with their faces to the ground. Then the men asked, “Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive? He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead! Remember what He told you back in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and that He would rise again on the third day.”
Then they remembered that He had said this. So they rushed back from the tomb to tell His eleven disciples—and everyone else—what had happened.”
“He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead!”
Jesus said we can have forgiveness of our sin. (Matthew 20:28)
Jesus said He would never leave us or abandon us. (Hebrews 13:5)
Jesus said He would give us a fulfilling life. (John 10:10)
Jesus said He would give us strength, peace, and power to overcome the bad news of our lives. (John 16:33)
Jesus said we don’t have to be afraid. (Mark 6:50)
Jesus said He loves us and gives us eternal life with Him. (John 3:16)
In a world of bad news and fake news, Easter is Good News because now we have real hope!