No doubt that Resurrection Sunday (or otherwise known to the masses as Easter) is one of the most significant event and Sunday for the Church. While it wouldn’t be wise to reduce the totality of God’s narrative to one event…the death and resurrection of Christ is undoubtedly, crucial. Our faith and the credibility of the gospel hinges upon the historicity and veracity of the resurrection of Christ.
The Apostle Paul articulates this truth succinctly and powerfully:
“And if Christ has not been raised, then all our preaching is useless, and your faith is useless.” – 1 Corinthians 15:14
For this reason, Easter is often referred to as the Super Bowl for Christian churches.
As expected, a great amount of time, energy, ideas, and resources are invested into this weekend. And I get it. And I agree with it – in part.
It’s important and it’s understandable that churches are emphasizing this weekend and investing additional resources. At Quest, we host two services for Good Friday and three services for Easter on Sunday. Typically, we’ve rented an off-site facility to have our usual only joint church service.
But I digress.
I love the events of Holy Week…
because we need to reflect on the final week of Christ and ask ourselves, “What would we do if we only had one week to live?”
During the last week of his life, Jesus chose to borrow a donkey, do some “spring cleaning”, wash dirty feet and get crucified. Before we move on to the good news of the Resurrection, we have to engage in the the uncomfortable reflections of Good Friday.
But yes, oh yes, oh yes. Christ has risen. He has risen indeed. This is truly good news and worthy of celebration.
But in recent years, there seems to be an increasing trend of using stuff to lure people to church on Easter weekend. Now, seriously: Continue reading “Door prizes, iPads, pony rides, and gazillion eggs for Easter when the Gospel ought to be enough.”
EUGENE CHO 