easter - message

it remains! but it's good to be reminded..

that Christ suffered and died on the cross, raised to life, and He reigns! that forgiveness is made available through the death and resurrection of Christ and life is offered for those who trust in Him.

aside, the city bible forum in north sydney still runs a series to continue on the message of easter. in fact, it's the clever idea of wrapping the series in the big theme of a wordly-sounding niche as 'easter nest eggs - is Jesus a worthwhile investment?' by looking from the book of 1st peter. simon manchester is running the series. a sneak-peak into his upcoming talks is here.

on 'better inheritance' (1 peter 1:1-12) in minutes:

• the God's elects are strangers in this world, chosen and sanctified for obedience to Christ.
• a better inheritance awaits the elects in the future, one that can never fade.
• behind present sufferings is God's purpose in keeping his people faithful to Him and longing for the better inheritance.

beware that sydney is a 'dangerous' place to live in because people are prone to living comfortably and feeling secure about their shabby 'future' not realising that Christ will come to judge one day.