Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! This greeting echoed in our church last Sunday as we celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ. As we continue to celebrate this great victory, please take a few moments to read 1 Corinthians 15, the great resurrection chapter of the Bible. In particular, pay attention to these two sections:
But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. (vs. 12-14)

Without Jesus’ resurrection, the Christian faith is a waste. But Christ did rise from the dead and so all the promises of God come true!

“Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. (vs. 56-58)

Your labor is not in vain! The work you carry out in your Lord’s name (anything you do as a Christian) is worthwhile. Proof of this is that Christ as risen from the dead and so you are alive as a servant of Christ!

Pastor Aufdemberge

Pastor Kneser

Pastor Wempner

Pastor Zarling