Easter Sunday Sermon with Harvest Christian Ministries

And at that moment, last night, deacon Strobel, I had to realize that even in that time of wandering, even in that time of wilderness, his hands was still on my life. And his hand is still on your life. His hand is still on your life. No matter where you are in this life, no matter where you found yourself, no matter what you are dealing with, the sadness, the grief, the brokenness, the disappointment, the pain, his hand is still on your life. It's still on your life. [00:31:27] (36 seconds)  #HisHandIsOnYou

Today, I come and stand to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ to you. And beseech ye my brothers and my sisters to go back and make Christ the center of your life. Remember what the cross stands for. It stands for redemption, a new life, new identity. We forgotten about that. We forget about it. When things hit us, we forget. But I came to remind you on this resurrection Sunday. Yeah. But there was a price paid for you. Yeah. And there was a price paid for me. [00:54:04] (51 seconds)  #ChristAtTheCenter

Now listen, harvest. In this great moment of reflection, as we reflect on the work of Jesus Christ on the cross, take in this moment and ask yourself, have I lost my way? Have I lost the joy of my salvation? How is it that I have found myself in this state of apathy? How is it that I've become so numb, so tired, so weary that finding time to know Jesus Christ has lost its priority? [00:53:20] (44 seconds)  #FindYourFirstLove

Why is it well? Because I serve a risen savior. He's not dead. He's still alive. Yeah. Good pastor. Death couldn't hold him down. He is a risen king. Yes. I saw it in the Bible. Glory to god. Where it said this, they that waits upon the lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up and run and not be weary, walk in that faith, and that means your strength has come back. Why? Because he's alive. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. [00:44:44] (40 seconds)  #RenewedStrengthInChrist

But when they told him that Jesus was alive, that Jesus has ridden Peter got up. He got up from everything. Yes. From being downcast, from being broken, from being frustrated, from the perplexities of life, Peter Come on. He got up. Out of everything that he was sitting in, Peter got up at the news that Christ had risen from the dead. Peter got up. So the question I came to ask you is, what makes a man like that? [00:41:35] (47 seconds)  #RiseLikePeter

And so I reflected on all of that coming up to this resurrection Sunday, and realize what a great work that was done for you and it was done for me. Yeah. It was a great work. Yeah. It was a great work. Even when we didn't even realize we needed a savior, he yet died. We didn't know we needed a savior. We didn't even know we needed to change, but he died anyway. [00:32:02] (29 seconds)  #HeDiedForUsAnyway

Everybody heard the message that they had brought back, but only one person moved. Everybody listened, but only one person moved. One person responded. And here's what you've got to understand. This person that moved, Peter, is not a strong Peter. This is not a perfect Peter. This is broken Peter. This is the man who cursed and said, I don't know God out of fear. This is the man who walked away weeping. [00:40:50] (45 seconds)  #BrokenPeterMoved

I remember growing up. I remember growing up. We used to always say, who's the favorite? But we're the favorite. We have favor with God. But sometimes life will make you forget that you have favor with god. This is what this is what the apostle Paul says. He said, oh foolish Galatians, who have bewitched you? You started out right believing, started out right with joy, started out right with peace, knowing that you were saved reading your bible, praying, [00:50:03] (41 seconds)  #WeAreGodsFavorite