Resurrected Christ

Provided by Pastor Wilson:
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One way to meditate on Christ during this Easter season

is by looking thoughtfully at artists' depictions of the events
surrounding Christ's death and resurrection.

I have been greatly blessed by seeing these events through the eyes of James J. Tissot
(French painter and illustrator, 1836-1902). He was a well-known French impressionist painter, who in his later years produced a series of 700 watercolors to illustrate the Old and New Testaments -- and helped develop his own Christian faith. I hope you enjoy Tissot's exquisite work as much as I have.
Pastor Ralph
http://www.joyfulheart.com/
James J. Tissot, 'Resurrection' (1896)
Brooklyn Museum, watercolor.

IChThUS IMPRIMIS

IChThUS IMPRIMIS

“Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it. His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. And the guards shook for fear of him, and became like dead men. But the angel answered and said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and indeed He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him. Behold, I have told you.’ So they went out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word. And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, ‘Rejoice!’ So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him.” —Matthew 28:1-9
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“[I]f the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.” —Romans 8:11

God's Promise to You Today

"Call Unto Me and I will answer you,and show you great and mighty things, which you knowest not..." Jeremiah 33:3

Norman Vincent Peale comments in his daily devotional - Positive Thinking for Every Day of the Year - that:

"The Christian religion is far greater than anyone realizes. It tells weak people they can become strong. It tells defeated people they can become victorious, It tells unhappy, mixed up people they can become organized. It teaches that we can become great persons. There is nothing else like it in the whole wide world."

Have you called and asked God recently for great and mighty things?

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Why a Fish?

One of the most significant statements the early Christians used was "Jesus Christ, God's Son, Savior."

Because Greek was the universal language then (the New Testament books were written in Greek), Christians often said and wrote. "Jesus Christ, God's Son, Savior" in Greek.

That phrase, if printed as an acrostic (using the first letter of each word), looks like this:

I = Jesus
CH= Christ (anointed)
TH=God
U=Son
S=Savior

The acrostic forms the word ICHTHUS which is Greek for fish! If Christians needed to know where to gather for worship, they could look for a fish and perhaps an arrow pointing in the right direction. Persecuted Christians, seeing a fish on the door of a home or business, knew it was a safe place occupied by fellow Christians.