Are you a shut-in, or can't make it to Church because of coronavirus closures? Great news: make plans to join Crossroads Community Church on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. PST (first 'garage lockdown' service was on April 12, 2020) for a special live stream event with Pastor Joel Defries, live from CMC, Davis Bay, B.C.: Go to
www.CrossroadsSechelt.com on the main page, scroll down to the live video and you should be all set.
Easter (aka Pascha or Resurrection Sunday) commemorates the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament (Mark 8:31, 9:31) as occurring on the third day after his burial, following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary around 30 AD. Easter is the culmination of the Passion of Jesus, preceded by Lent (a 40-day period of prayer and fasting).
"Many years ago I was fortunate enough to go to Israel. I remember waking early one morning, sitting on the balcony of our hotel and looking out as the sun rose on Jerusalem. The clear blue sky, the slight pinkish tinge to the walls of the city felt almost unreal to me. I had never seen anything quite like it. It was beautiful. I clearly remember thinking, 'I wonder if this is what it was like on the morning that Jesus rose from the grave.' It seemed to me like it probably was. After the depressing darkness, the storm and heaviness of crucifixion Friday, I believe that the visual bright cheer and joy of the day would have surely been what Easter Sunday was like.
Good Friday and Easter show us that no matter how lonely or dark and ugly our lives have been, God has provided for us an Easter morning. A morning of new life and hope. Jesus is alive and because of that there is the hope for our lives. He has given us a way to overcome our fears, our dark past, our failures and through an encounter with the risen, victorious, living Jesus we can find the beauty for our lives that comes through a relationship with him. He proved that there is not any power, darkness or evil that can stop his love and commitment to us. He died an ugly death to rise again gloriously and victoriously to offer us life through him. Whether the sun is shining or not this Easter Sunday morning, it is a beautiful day. A day that can change any life from darkness to light." - Dan MacAulay (creator of the new Podcast series,
Starting Right with DannyMac)
QuotaBillsDoubtful prayer is no prayer at all. - John Calvin
Amen: The only part of a prayer that everyone knows - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life. - S D Gordon
I have much more faith in a kind man than I do in mankind. - Unknown
Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into. - Mohandas Gandhi
Those who have the disease called Jesus will never be cured. - Brennan Manning
No man drowns if he perseveres in praying to God, and can swim. - Russian Proverb
Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory. - Norman Vincent Peale
It is best to read the weather forecasts before we pray for rain. - Mark Twain
It's so much easier to pray for a bore than to go and see one. - C S Lewis
Prayer is when you talk to God; meditation is when you listen to God. - Diana Robinson
Pray that success will not come any faster than you are able to endure it. - Elbert Hubbard
Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer. - Mark Twain
My favourite characters in the Bible are King David, Delilah and Charlton Heston. - Milton Berle
The less Holy Spirit we have, the more cake and coffee we need to keep the church going. - Reinhard Bonnke
Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not at hand. - Thomas Aquinas
It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you. - Timothy Keller
The devil will let a preacher prepare a sermon if it will keep him from preparing himself. - Vance Havner
You are only one prayer away from a dream fulfilled, a promise kept, or a miracle performed. - Mark Batterson
It is important to understand that it is a prayer life that builds character that honours God. - Ravi Zacharias
Just as Jesus created wine from water, we humans are capable of transmuting emotion into music. - Carlos Santana
In the cycle of a great civilization, the artist begins as priest, and ends as a clown or buffoon. - Malcolm Muggeridge
There is much in the world to make us afraid. There is much more in our faith to make us unafraid. - Frederick W. Cropp
Faith is the centerpiece of a connected life. It allows us to live by the grace of invisible strands. - Terry T Williams
Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right. - Max Lucado
In order to have faith in his own path, he does not need to prove that someone else's path is wrong. - Paulo Coelho
Going to Church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile. - Billy Sunday
Contracting COVID19 is not a death sentence. So, maintain social distancing and wash your hands frequently. - Abhijit Naskar
The longer you are on this journey of faith and understanding, you actually realize how little you do know. - Ravi Zacharias
I've come to view Jesus much the way I view Elvis. I love the guy but the fan clubs really freak me out. - John Fugelsang
God's blessings are dispensed according to the riches of his grace, not according to the depth of our faith. - Max Lucado
Prayer is not about letting God know your will; it's about completely submitting to him. You die to yourself. - Mark Batterson
Faith is belief in what you cannot see or prove or touch. Faith is walking face-first and full-speed into the dark. - Elizabeth Gilbert
The world says everything happens randomly, without reason. But the Bible reassures us that God works in all things. - David Jeremiah
The trained nurse has become one of the great blessings of humanity, taking a place beside the physician and the priest. - William Osler
Some movie stars wear their sunglasses even in Church. They're afraid God might recognize them and ask for autographs. - Fred Allen
Having faith, beliefs, and convictions is a great thing, but your life is measured by the actions you take based upon them. - Nick Vujicic
I pray for forgiveness. For help and guidance. To be a better person. For the health of my family. For the world to be a better place. - Tyson Fury
Every sort of energy and endurance, of courage and capacity for handling life's evils, is set free in those who have religious faith. - William James
The Bible tells us that Jesus Christ came to do three things. He came to have my past forgiven, you get a purpose for living and a home in Heaven - Rick Warren