He is risen!   The cry echoes across the centuries, reminding us that we serve a Savior who is alive, whom death, hell and sin could not conquer, but who instead won the victory over all three.  Christianity is the only religion in the world where God Himself became a man for the purpose of bringing men to salvation, and Christ is the only religious figure in the world to have risen from the dead.  The resurrection is the most important belief held by Christians.  If Jesus did not physically rise from the dead, then God did not accept His sacrifice, and you and I are doomed to an eternity in hell, separated from God.  However, the fact that Jesus rose from the dead shows us that we who have received Him are now in right standing with God the Father, because He accepted the sacrifice that Jesus paid on the cross.  Archeologists may look for evidence against this claim, a secular culture may tell us we are crazy for believing in a risen Savior, liberal scholars may try to figure out how the disciples were able to create this well-known “myth,” but the fact remains that Jesus rose from the dead.  If He did not, then there is no reason to worship Him.  If He did, then there is no reason to worship anyone else, for He is the One who makes all things new!  He is risen, indeed!  Happy Easter!

Don't forget the easter weekend activities at New Canaan Baptist Church:
Good Friday - April 22, 2011 - 7 pm - Communion Service
Saturday - April 23, 2011 - 11 am - Easter Egg Hunt and Spring Fling
Easter Sunday - April 24, 2011 - 7 am - Sunrise Service
                                            10 am - Sunday School
                                            11 am - Morning Worship featuring the adult choir's Easter contata