Easter Festival: He Has Risen! He Is Now Here!

Speaker: Rev. Tom Zehnder


Scripture Focus: Isaiah 65:17–25, 1 Corinthians
15:19–26, & Luke 24:1–12


Service Summary: “He is risen!” shouts our true
hope. “He is risen indeed!” reverberates our confident belief.
The high point of our Christian life is celebrated this morning
as we gather with all of God’s children to rejoice in the
resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ. As today’s Gospel from
Luke 24 will show us, confusion and fear give way to confident
faith when the women who went to the tomb realize Jesus is alive
and then share this good news with the other disciples. Through
those disciples, this message has reached us also! Just as God
had promised through His prophets of old, the Lord Himself will
restore creation and bring harmony to all life—beginning with
Jesus’ resurrection and continuing until the Last Day, when Jesus
returns in glory, destroys death itself, and raises us up to new
lives in His eternal kingdom. This victorious Savior is with us
now—at the font, in His Word, at His Table—working to bring His
new life into our lives as we trust in Him.