He Still Lives

The early Christians not only remembered Christ, but continued to experience Him following Ascension Day. His life was not just a beautiful story to be remembered with gratitude - He was living, redemptive, and present then and there in their lives. They went out with the joyful cry, “Christ lives!” And He still lives!
We cannot merely talk about Christ - we must bring Him in! Into every situation, into every decision, into every relationship. He must be a living vital reality - closer to me than my breathing and nearer to me than my own hands and feet. We must be “Christ-bearers.”

In the first sermon of May, we will search and find, along with the disciples on the road to Emmaus, the living presence of Christ in revelation.

We will come to understand, in the second sermon, Christ’s resurrection as a catalyst in praise.

In the third sermon, we will learn to say, with Job, “I know that my Redeemer lives” and see that because He lives we can face tomorrow, fear is expelled, and our future is secure. Christ lives in every situation in our lives, both the joyful and the difficult.

On the fourth Sunday, we will experience Christ in the church, through the activity of the Holy Spirit, in word, sacrament, and blessing.

And finally, on Ascension Day, like the disciples, we will know what it means to go out and live in Christ and bear witness to Christ in the Spirit. May we bring Christ everywhere we go and to every person we meet!