An Easter Message 
From the National Prayer Registry!

 "Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him." - Mark 16:6 (NIV)

The Most Uncontested Fact of Jesus' Life

The most uncontested fact of Jesus' life is that he was crucified. The impression left by the Gospels is that the Jerusalem religious leaders instigated a procedure against Jesus that was finally executed by the Roman authorities. It is worth considering, however, exactly why Jesus was crucified. Jews, after all, did not randomly kill people, even over theological disagreements. The Mishnah, an 8OO-page Jewish sequel to the Torah that spans the time from roughly the birth of Jesus until A.D. 200, preserves thousands of differences of opinions among rabbis without one of them leading to a plot of death and execution. The fate of Jesus, in other words, was categorically different from that of other Jewish rabbis. Not the least formidable obstacle to the quest for a non-messianic Jesus who champions our causes and espouses our ideologies, to paraphrase a modern critic, is that such a Jesus would have scarcely gotten himself crucified. (continued)

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Scripture Quotes

"For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ". - 1 Thessalonians 5:9 ( (NIV)

"Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ." - Acts 2:36 (NIV)

"But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer. Again the high priest asked him, 'Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?' 'I am,' said Jesus. 'And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.' " - Mark 14:61-62 (NIV)

Recommended Reading

Think Like Jesus: Make the Right Decision Every Time
by Dr. George Barna

The latest data from George Barna’s polls across America shows that we are confused by the issues that confront us today:

· We find ourselves wrestling with what is right and wrong.
· Some us cut ethical corners and don’t even know it.
· We often base our actions on what feels right or keeps people happy, rather than on what is best or true.

All because, Barna concludes, we lack an active, clear belief system based on sold scriptural principles.

Now more than ever, we need a way of life that brings us clarity in the chaos, peace in the problems, and boldness in the bad times. We need a new way of seeing. A biblical perspective that guides our every thought and action.

What is biblical perspective on life? To put it simply, Barna says, it is "way of dealing with the world so that we act like Jesus, twenty-four hours a day, because we think like Jesus. It’s like wearing a pair of eyeglasses that enable us to see things differently, to see things from God’s point of view, and to respond to these perceptions in the way He prescribes.

Would you like to simplify your life, shore up your moral foundations, and strengthen your Christian witness? Think Like Jesus can help you chart a path that will allow you to make a difference for eternity in your home, your job, your church, your community.

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