Why did God show the risen Christ to only 512 people instead of all of Jerusalem? The proof of the resurrection was never a historical argument but a living reality still happening in every soul raised from the death of sin.
Christ's resurrection completes his work on the cross, giving believers new life, freedom from fear, and ongoing love—not just forgiveness of sins.
Resurrection power emerges when we recognize our helplessness and surrender to God's strength instead of relying on our own abilities.
Dr. Dan Allender joins Gary Wilkerson and shares his perspective on how understanding our own stories can help us engage with other people in a meaningful way.
If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.
Paul expressed concern for the church of Jesus Christ when he prayed, “May God reveal to you not just the past greatness of Christ but his present greatness.” Here is his specific prayer: “That you may know what is the hope of His calling … what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power” (Ephesians 1:18-19).
Any Christian will tell you, “Jesus died for my sins.” They know certain parts of the story — that Jesus died and rose again — but I’ve learned that few can tell you what his resurrection means in their daily life. They fail to apply God’s powerful truths to the way they live and believe, and that makes all the difference in the world.
And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.”
With much of the world in quarantine thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, this Easter has the potential to look quite different for many of us.
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
