Dear Young Adults and Parents of Young Adults,

As we enter the month of March, I am exited that Easter is almost hear. Yes, this year we will celebrate Eater in March. Ok, be honest. When I said Easter, what was the first thing that came to mind? Did you picture in your mind a basket full of colorful eggs and a bunny? Often, that is the first picture that comes to mind. Much like Christmas, Easter has become another day of commercialism. However, let’s briefly reflect on the true meaning of Easter. Easter is about the resurrection of a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Friends, this is where my hope lies! I am reminded of the Apostle Paul’s words when he speaks of the resurrection “¹⁷ If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins” (I Cor. 15:17). In other words, if Jesus Christ has not risen from the grave, our faith is completely ineffective. It is worthless and we are not only dead in our sins and trespasses, but are destined to an eternity separated from God. On top of that, Paul goes on to say that if we only have hope in Jesus Christ for this lifetime, then we are to be most pitied among all men (I Cor. 15:19). However, we know that our faith is not futile. I can only imagine what it must have been like on that Easter morning to be in those women’s shoes. When they arrived at the empty tomb in which Jesus Christ had been buried, they saw the two men who gleamed like lightening standing beside them. “He is not here, He is risen!” they said. Can someone shout Hallelujah? Jesus has risen! He has conquered death, hell, and the grave! He has not only died for your sins and mine, but He has been raised to life. I know for certain, beyond any shadow of a doubt where my hope lies. Do you have that same certainty?

In Christ,

Pastor Brad