How can they call it “Good Friday?”   It should actually be called “Great Friday!”  It was on that day that the greatest act was done for all of mankind…an act that could not be accomplished by any common man: only Jesus, the sinless God-Man, dying for our sins.  It was also because of that death on that day, that the all-time greatest act could be accomplished on the following Sunday: the resurrection of Jesus, victorious over death and the grave.  And, because He lives, we, too, shall live!

As someone once said, “It’s Friday…but Sunday’s comin’!”  Hallelujah! Christ arose!

John 11:25-26

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

Romans 8:11

But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

“We may say that on the first Good Friday afternoon was completed that great act by which light conquered darkness and goodness conquered sin. That is the wonder of our Savior’s crucifixion. There have been victories all over the world, but wherever we look for the victor we expect to find him with his heel upon the neck of the vanquished. The wonder of Good Friday is that the victor lies vanquished by the vanquished one. We have to look deeper into the very heart and essence of things before we can see how real the victory is that thus hides itself under the guise of defeat.” ~ Phillips Brooks

The Lord bless you and keep you…as you celebrate His death and resurrection!

Pastor Dave