Friday, March 30, 2018

JOHN Good Morning! I’m John Branning, Lead Pastor of Central United Methodist Church. Millions and millions of Christians around the world celebrate Easter every year. But for far too many of us, the story has become boring and rote. We have the basic facts down. Jesus was arrested. He was crucified. And three days later, God raised him from the dead. Yet, we miss something very important. We miss what turns Easter from a one-dimensional holiday to a multi-dimensional, life-transforming way of life. We miss that the story of the Resurrection isn’t just Jesus’ story — it’s our story as well. You see, you are a part of the Resurrection. Jesus’ death and Resurrection didn’t just prove there was life after death. The Resurrection proves you can have life after death, that there’s life beyond your grave. Jesus says, if you trust in him, death becomes a transition, not an ending point. One day your heart will stop. That will be the end of your body, but it will not be the end of you. God made you to last forever. I invite you to come to Central this Sunday and to hear the rest of the story.