“He is not here, but has risen!” (Luke 24:6)

Echoing through the generations from the empty tomb, “He is not here, but has risen” (Luke 24:6) encapsulates the essence of Easter Sunday. As the Gospel of Luke narrates, “the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise” (Luke 24:7). “He has risen!” thus becomes the sweetest promise of renewal and redemption—a redemption that is obtained through Christ alone. . .  Read More

And he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.” (Luke 23:42-43) . .  Read More

“Do you know what I have done to you? You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him. If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.” (John 13:12-17, NKJV) . .  Read More

Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake. . . . But the one who endures to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. (Matthew 24:9, 13-14) . .  Read More

So Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Let her keep this for the day of my burial. You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.” (John 12:7-8) . .  Read More