Hi Folks,
I hope you had a very blessed Resurrection weekend!
You know, I was thinking over several verses from 1 Corinthians 15 which say,
1 " Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand,
2 by which also you are saved, (It is hearing and then receiving Gospel which saves a person) if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, (basis for the Christ's death and resurrection)
5 and that He was seen by [a]Cephas, then by the twelve.
6 After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have [b]fallen asleep (died).
7 After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles.
8 Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time. And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! "
My pastor shared this passage with us yesterday morning and said that the basis for the reality Christ's death and resurrection is based on "the Scriptures", many folks saw Him alive after His resurrection as well.
Also, if Christ had not risen from the dead as He said He would, then He would be a liar, we wouldn't have the hope of spending an eternity in Heaven with Him and our faith would be empty. As I've said before, the hinge point of Christian faith, even our very eternity, rests on Christ's resurrection.
Below are two devots. and two upbeat Resurrection songs to kick off your week!
You can read one of the devots. now and then come back to the blog and read the other one the end of week:)
The songs are by 2 of my favorite Christian musicians, a husband and wife team. If you like peppy, Irish/Celtic music, you will greatly enjoy these songs!
I pray that the devots. encourage your heart, help you to see the awesome significance of Christ's resurrection and the music will give a boost to your week.
Lord bless you and yours!
Devot. Comforting Truth: https://www.dayspring.com/daily-devotion/date/2019-04-20?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DaySpring%20Daily%20Devotion%202019-04-20&utm_term=DaySpring%20Daily%20Devotion
Devot. The Tomb is Empty-Our Hearts Our Full: https://www.dayspring.com/articles/the-tomb-is-empty-our-hearts-are-full?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NEBNAEN2019-04-21TheTombIsEmptyOurHeartsAreFullArticles&utm_term=DaySpring%20Newsletter%20%2B%20Daily%20Devotion%20List
(Devots. Read and Share. Taken from https://www.dayspring.com/articles/)
Music:
Christ is Risen, He Is Risen Indeed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4E9s_W0sos
Music:
Magnificent, Marvelous Matchless Love https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgEn6ftrT-4
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