"Fear Not, He Lives"

This verse from Mark's Gospel brings us three tremendous and indisputable teachings about Resurrection Sunday, the most important day in all of history. First the angel told the women who went to the tomb not to fear, because Jesus was alive. And this word from the angel applies to all Christians. The angel's voice echoes to this day telling us: "Fear not, He Lives!" The love of Jesus has the therapeutic power to cast out all fear from our lives (1 John 4:18). The second teaching of this verse brings to us the premise that we should seek joy and happiness only in Christ. Note that the women went to the tomb to look for a dead Jesus, therefore disbelieving his resurrection, which had already been announced by him (Matthew 20.17-19). And this makes us reflect on whether we are really seeking joy in Jesus, the inexhaustible source, or in other finite sources? Seek your joy in the Christ who is alive and resurrected. And the third teaching comes from the expression: "See the place where they had laid him." This phrase from the angel has the clear objective of showing the women and us too that the place where Jesus' body was is empty. And for this we can give a shout of victory! And also with this expression the angel announces to us that the tomb may be empty, but the hearts of those who believe in Jesus are not empty, because the living Christ eternally resides within them! This Easter Sunday praise God because you no longer need to fear anything or anyone, because Jesus is alive and will live forever. Also remember to seek your joy in Christ and not in secondary sources that will frustrate you. And finally feel that Jesus has conquered death and left behind the empty tomb to dwell inside your heart, in order to save your soul and cleanse all your wounds and scars, because you are too important to him, so important that not even death could stop the love he feels for you. To God all the Glory because Christ Jesus is alive and he is our tomorrow!

Allyson Meyer

Isaiah 43

7Everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my own glory and joy, and whom I gave shape to.

8Bring out the people who have eyes but cannot see; and those who have ears but have lost the ability to listen.

9All the nations come together and the peoples come together. Who among them predicted this or can announce the magnificent works of the past? Now, let them present their witnesses to us, in order to prove that they were, in fact, right; so that others will hear and exclaim, ‘It’s true!’

10'You are my witnesses!', says Yahweh, 'and my servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe in me, and understand that I am God and that no god was formed before me, nor will there be someone after me.

11I, even I, am Yahweh, the LORD, and besides me there is no Savior.

12I have revealed, saved and proclaimed; I, and not a foreign god, from any other nation, among you who made it. Therefore, you are my witnesses that I am God,’ declares Yahweh!

13From all eternity I am he; and there is nothing or no one that can make something or someone escape from my hands. If I act, who will stop it?”

 

Mark 16:9

It was Sunday morning when Jesus rose, and the first person who saw him was Mary Magdalene, the woman from whom he had cast seven demons.

 

Resurrected...

“He is risen: he is not here!” (Mc. 16, 6)

In the early hours of the third day everything changed…

After the long silence shadowed by death,

behold, a new hope of life will dawn…

The women who were going to anoint the body of Jesus

are surprised to find the tomb empty

and they were perplexed, not knowing what to think…

But the good news comes through the voice of the angel:

“Are you looking for Jesus of Nazareth, the Crucified?

He is risen, he is not here… go tell me…”

The holy women who remained faithful

to the top of Calvary and were going to anoint his body,

are gifted with the first announcement of the resurrection

and they became the first witnesses to announce HIM…

They hurriedly ran to bring the news to the apostles

telling what they saw and heard, full of joy…

The apostles come to confirm the news of the women

and prove that the tomb was in fact empty…

Their eyes and understanding began to open.

to understand everything He had said to them

and the nights of disappointment and fear become

in the dawn of hope for a new life…

After the discovery of the empty tomb comes the proof,

Jesus appears to them so that there is no doubt,

It is Himself, the One who was nailed to the cross,

He is there, alive and resurrected, as he had announced to them…

Life conquered death, because He is the Lord of life

and guarantees for all, by faith, the same resurrection…

Resende, March 30, 2024

 

33 TITLES OF JESUS CHRIST

1. Jesus is the Son of God (1 John 5:20);

2. Jesus is the Christ (Acts 18:5);

3. Jesus is the Lord (Acts 10:36; Phil 2:11);

4. Jesus is the Savior (1 Tim 1:15);

5. Jesus is Eternal Life (Rm 6.23);

6. Jesus is the One Who Saves His People from Their Sins (Mt 1.21);

7. Jesus is Immanuel, God with Us (Mt 1.23);

8. Jesus is the Wonderful Counselor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace (Is 9.6);

9 Jesus is the Word, the Word (John 1:1);

10. Jesus is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! (John 1:29);

11. Jesus is the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, the Root of David (Rev 5.5);

12. Jesus is the Light of the World (John 8:12);

13. Jesus is the Bread of Life, the Bread of Heaven (John 6:35, 51);

14. Jesus is the Good Shepherd (John 10:11);

15. Jesus is the Door (John 10:9);

16. Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life

(John 11:25);

17. Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life (John 14:6);

18. Jesus is the True Vine

(John 15.1);

19. Jesus is the One Who Baptizes With the Holy Spirit and With Fire (Mt 3.11);

20. Jesus is the One Who Heals and Frees the Oppressed from the Devil (Mt 4.24, 8.7, 8.16, 9.35, 15.30; Mk 6.56; Lk 4.40, 6.19, 8.44; At 9.34, 10.38);

21. Jesus Is the One Who Has All Authority in Heaven and on Earth (Mt 28.18);

22. Jesus is the One Seated at the Right Hand of God, Reigning Over All Things and Interceding for Us (Rm 8.34; Mc 14.62; At 7.55; 1 Pd 3.22);

23. Jesus is the Head of the Church (Eph 5.23);

24. Jesus is the Image of the invisible God (Col 1.15);

25. Jesus is the King of a Kingdom that Will Never End (Luke 1:33);

26. Jesus is the King of kings and the Lord of lords (Revelation 19:16);

27. Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega, the One Who Is, Who Was and Who Is to Come, the Almighty (Rev 1.8);

28. Jesus is the Only Mediator Between God and Men (1 Tim 2.5);

29. Jesus is the Exact Expression of the Being of God (Hb 1.3);

30. Jesus is the High Shepherd and Bishop of Our Soul, the Great and Merciful and Faithful Priest Who Sympathizes with Our Weaknesses (1 Pet 2.25; 5.4; Heb 2.17-18; 4.14-15);

31. Jesus is the Author of Life (Acts 3.15);

32. Jesus is the Author of Salvation and is also the Author and Finisher of Our Faith (Hb 2.10; 5.9; 12.2);

33. Jesus is the Same Yesterday, Today and Forever (Hb 13.😎.

Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus!

J.C. Pilgrim

JC Pilgrim

 

QUOTE FROM THE POST: THE CROSS WAS WEIGHED

                                    THE BLOOD WAS REAL

                                THE PRICE WAS HIGH

                              "THIS WAS FOR LOVE OF US"

Suddenly everything changes!

Suddenly, when you least expect it, everything falls into place and returns to its place… 3 days later, Jesus dies on Good Friday (sad day) BUT ON SUNDAY HE IS RESURRECTED!!

Today you may be living a sad, difficult moment, with seemingly no solution, but God's suddenness always happens on ordinary days! May this Easter mean the Rebirth of a new life for you, a new hope! Jesussss LIVEEEEE!! That's why our hope is in Him, and we can believe that although today your day is sad and difficult, on Sunday there is hope, there is victory and there is RESURRECTION of your dreams and projects!

JESUS IS MY EASTER!!

NICOLE QUEIROZ

There are days when, if Jesus doesn't hold us back, the storm of problems and difficulties carries us along. It will be in these moments that we will learn to walk holding your hands, so don't fear the wind, grab the hand of the one who gave everything out of love for you.

"I am the LORD your God; I hold you by the hand and say to you, 'Do not be afraid, for I will help you.' (Isaiah 41:13) Amen 🙏🏻