Five Ways to Help You and Your Family Keep Easter “Alive” All Year Long!
I love Easter because it’s the most important day in the Christian calendar. And I’m wrapping Good Friday, the day Christ died, under the label of Easter as well.
The reason it is the most important day for Christians, is that the power and trustworthiness of the gospel hinges on what happened at Easter! Paul put its importance this way:
“Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.” 1 Corinthians 15:1-4
In fact, Paul goes on to say this about the importance of the resurrection;
“If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised.” 1 Corinthians 15:13-15
Remembering to remember
So, as fathers, mothers, mentors and leaders, how can we remind ourselves and others of the importance of Easter in our lives, year round? I’d recommend you put a date on your calendar right now, to reflect deeply on the meaning of Easter, at least once every three months. On each of those dates, I’d suggest doing the following:
The reason it is the most important day for Christians, is that the power and trustworthiness of the gospel hinges on what happened at Easter! Paul put its importance this way:
“Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.” 1 Corinthians 15:1-4
In fact, Paul goes on to say this about the importance of the resurrection;
“If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised.” 1 Corinthians 15:13-15
Remembering to remember
So, as fathers, mothers, mentors and leaders, how can we remind ourselves and others of the importance of Easter in our lives, year round? I’d recommend you put a date on your calendar right now, to reflect deeply on the meaning of Easter, at least once every three months. On each of those dates, I’d suggest doing the following:
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