Easter Sunday

Calvary Chapel Fluvanna

Easter Sunday

April 4, 2021

Resurrection! Can You Relate?

Every year, year after year, we stop to ponder and to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Pastors in pulpits all over the world recount the story of the empty tomb, while congregations respond with joyful songs and maybe an "Amen" or two! It is customary to begin with the reminder, "He IS risen"! And the congregation responds with, "He is risen, indeed"!

My fear is that for most of us, we will find the resurrection very difficult to relate to. It will be filed away in the category of "bible knowledge" and likely make it no further than that. It's great for Jesus, two thousand years ago. But me? I just can't relate. After all, have you ever been to a funeral where the person sprung back to life? Have you ever known a "real life Lazarus" -- someone who died and then came back to life? Oh, there are anecdotal stories and we devour books that make such claims, but it's just not our experience, and it's hard to relate.

Yet, we are supposed to, and expected to, relate personally to Jesus' resurrection! In fact, the entirety of our Christian experience rests on being able to personally relate to resurrection! Yes....He is risen. BUT SO AM I! "I am risen indeed"! Does that compute?

In Philippians, Paul says that everything he had acquired in life was garbage compared to a personal experience with Jesus that included His resurrection! This is important!

How can I relate? What does this have to do with me? What does this have to do with my life here... and now?

View and see!

Steve

John 1:10-13 - "A Christmas Communion"

December 22, 2024 • Pastor Steve Feden • John 1:10–13

"Have you been.....?" - John 1:10-13 With Christmas just days away, how would you finish my question? Have you been.....naughty or nice? Have you been....baking lots of cookies, wrapping lots of gifts, or sending lots of cards? Of course, all these may be true but they are not the completion of my question. Since we started the Gospel of John on Wednesday nights, and the Gospel of John was central to the brief Christmas concert message, I think we should keep going with the next section -- verses 10-13! In the context of Sunday's communion, we will look at a few simple verses that may rock your world. For some, this will be easy and familiar territory. But for others, my question will drop like a bomb. "Have you been.....??" The full question will be our topic. I hope you can... ...VIEW AND SEE! Steve

Easter Sunrise Service 7:00am

March 31, 2024 • Pastor Steve Feden

He is Risen!!! He is Risen Indeed. Joy us as we celebrate or Lord's Resurrection Day.

Jesus - "For Such a Time as This!"

December 24, 2023 • Pastor Steve Feden • John 3

"For Such a Time as This - Jesus" - John 3 What did we do before we had cellphones with a flashlight option!? That is the handiest little gadget since someone put an eraser on the top of a pencil! I use it often when I am finding the right key, getting in the car, or looking for something I dropped! But of course I only need it when the current light is insufficient to see with clarity! When our eyes receive the benefit of full light, a flashlight adds nothing to my efforts. But when I am in the dark... In keeping with our theme, there is no better time for light than when we are in the dark. That handy little flashlight function on the phone has proven, over and over again, to be "for such a time as this"...such times of darkness, confusion, uncertainty, lack of clarity. It was God who spoke into the darkness and said, "Let there be light". I think the light of Jesus is still needed for our world, don't you. But what exactly does that mean? John 3 will be our topic of discussion if you can find a way to... ...VIEW and SEE Steve