HE IS RISEN INDEED!!

John 2:19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."

Painting of the Western Wall and Golden Gate today that opens toward the remains of the Temple that was destroyed in 70 A.D..   Painting by Ezra Suko

Miniature model in Jerusalem of the Temple as it was in Christ's time.

John 2:22 “When therefore He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken”

John 11:25-26  Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies,   and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?"

Mat 12:40  (Jesus said of himself) “for just as JONAH WAS THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE BELLY OF THE SEA MONSTER, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”

1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain.  For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,  and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,

Revelation 1:17-19 ESV (The resurrected Jesus speaking) “Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.”

EASTER SUNDAY EVENTS

• 7:00 a.m. Community Sunrise Service at Haven of Rest Cemetery on Highway 16 just North of Gig Harbor. 
• 9:30 a.m. Sea of Galilee Fellowship Easter Breakfast. Bring a breakfast snack to share.   
• 10:30 a.m. Easter Worship w/pastor Mark speaking on Mark 16:1-8.

Scriptures quoted are from NASB 1995 unless otherwise stated.

IS HE RISEN??

Could Christ really have risen from the dead? Is the resurrection really true or is it just a religious tradition that developed over the centuries? Everyone in today's world knows that when someone is dead they don't come back to life...do they? 

All kinds of theories have been advanced to explain the miracle of Easter away. Some say Christ's body didn't really die but swooned in the coolness of the tomb and later he came to and left. Others suggest there was body snatching going on and so on. Even in the Biblical account they had a hard time believing He had come to life even though He said he would. 

But once the disciples saw Christ really had been dead and really was raised and that numerous miracles surrounded His resurrection...then they finally believed. Before the resurrection the disciples were fearful, unbelieving and discouraged. After it they were amazed, totally changed and willing to proclaim His Great Commission in the face of persecution and death. They were unstoppable as they proclaimed the message to all points of the compass.

The empty tomb by Ezra Suko. It is my favorite painting of this place that I have been to two times.

The bodily resurrection of Christ is the greatest miracle of all. All His other miracles led up to it.  It confirmed all that Christ said. It authenticated who He was...God in the flesh. It made our salvation and forgiveness of sin possible. It is our hope and joy and we look forward to His second coming. Join us this weekend as we and millions of other Christians around the world celebrate this amazing truth spoken of in God's Word. "He is risen!"  

EASTER WEEKEND EVENTS

• 7:00 p.m. 3/30  Good Friday Communion Service w/Pastor Chris speaking. 
• 9:30 a.m. 4/1  Sea of Galilee Fellowship Easter Breakfast. Bring a breakfast snack to share.  
• 10:30 a.m. 4/1  Easter Worship w/pastor Mark speaking from Mark 16:1-8.

WELCOME WILSONS

It is a blessing to welcome the Wilsons back home to Discovery this weekend and for Resurrection Sunday (Easter). It has been four years since they left for Chiang Mai, Thailand to serve the Lord. 

Daron was an intern at DBC while in seminary and lived at the church basement. During those years he met Yunae who was also taking classes. Soon they were married and now serve with ABWE on the mission field and have two beautiful daughters Brynne and Isabel.  As their sending church please take time to welcome, renew friendships and get to know them.  

Daron teaches Bible and theology to Christian leaders there and in some other countries. Pray for the Romprakhun Church back in Thailand. They work to develop staff there as well as music ministry. They will be with us briefly and then to Montana where Daron's parents are. They will eventually return to Thailand this summer.

Pastor Mark