The Vineyard Church

Join us virtually this weekend for church at 10am! There will be worship, a short interactive message, and prayer ministry. Then next weekend (January 4) we will be back in-person and online at 10am. See you there!

Jesus called his disciples by saying, “Come and follow me.” What does that mean for us?
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On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’” Then they remembered his words. - Luke‬ ‭24‬:‭1‬-8
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Jesus is alive! Through one man, the world has been given the gift of new life, a good life, restored life with God, the maker and sustainer of the universe. Why is this good news? Why is this reason to celebrate?
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Author and Theologian, C.S. Lewis in his book Miracles, says this about the importance of Jesus’ resurrection; “(Jesus) forced open a door that has been locked since the death of the first man. He has met, fought, and beaten the King of Death. Everything is different because (of the resurrection). This is the beginning of the New Creation; a new chapter in cosmic history has been opened.”
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If that is true, that Jesus has made a way for us to have restored relationship with himself and God. What a beautiful and marvelous love, to descend from heaven, live a life showing us and teaching us how to love God and others, and then giving himself up and taking on the wrongdoings of the world so that we can accept him as our Lord, say “yes” to his forgiveness, and be children of God for all of our lives and into eternity.
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He is risen!!