Easter: All About Jesus
Bob Ingle
John 3:16
You know, we use to live in an America where everyone knew what Easter was really about. Yeah, we've probably always had bunnies, bonnets, and jelly beans. But there use to be a day when most people understood the importance and the implications of the resurrection of Jesus. Pastors all over would stand up in their churches and say, ''He is risen.'' And the confident response of the people would be, ''He is risen indeed.'' They got it. They understood it.
But, for the most part, we don't live in that kind of America anymore. I'm not mad about it, that's just the way it is. Lots and lots of people have no clue what Easter is really all about. And it's not just Easter they're confused about, it's the whole Christian faith thing. Many people just don't get it.
And the problem isn't a lack of information. We live in the age of information. Did you know that the average Sunday newspaper gives you more information today than a person a hundred years ago would have gotten in their entire lifetime? I mean, we have massive amounts of information. And with the internet, it's literally at our fingertips. But with the loads of information has come loads of confusion as well. People have never been more informed than today, but many have never been more confused.
Like this twenty-something guy from Boston who asked what he believed. Listen to his response, ''I believe there's some Higher Power. I think. But I don't know. Like right now I'm at a point where I don't know what to believe, but I'm open to everything. So I like to believe in everything, because I don't know what it is I truly believe in.''
Now that's a really honest statement, isn't it? And I admire him for that. But can I tell you if you believe in everything, you really believe in nothing at all? Like the old saying goes, if you don't stand for something, you'll fall for everything. If you don't find God's truth, you'll believe Satan's lie. A starvi ...
Bob Ingle
John 3:16
You know, we use to live in an America where everyone knew what Easter was really about. Yeah, we've probably always had bunnies, bonnets, and jelly beans. But there use to be a day when most people understood the importance and the implications of the resurrection of Jesus. Pastors all over would stand up in their churches and say, ''He is risen.'' And the confident response of the people would be, ''He is risen indeed.'' They got it. They understood it.
But, for the most part, we don't live in that kind of America anymore. I'm not mad about it, that's just the way it is. Lots and lots of people have no clue what Easter is really all about. And it's not just Easter they're confused about, it's the whole Christian faith thing. Many people just don't get it.
And the problem isn't a lack of information. We live in the age of information. Did you know that the average Sunday newspaper gives you more information today than a person a hundred years ago would have gotten in their entire lifetime? I mean, we have massive amounts of information. And with the internet, it's literally at our fingertips. But with the loads of information has come loads of confusion as well. People have never been more informed than today, but many have never been more confused.
Like this twenty-something guy from Boston who asked what he believed. Listen to his response, ''I believe there's some Higher Power. I think. But I don't know. Like right now I'm at a point where I don't know what to believe, but I'm open to everything. So I like to believe in everything, because I don't know what it is I truly believe in.''
Now that's a really honest statement, isn't it? And I admire him for that. But can I tell you if you believe in everything, you really believe in nothing at all? Like the old saying goes, if you don't stand for something, you'll fall for everything. If you don't find God's truth, you'll believe Satan's lie. A starvi ...
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