Brethren, we are in a Season to celebrate the Easter, which is the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior ,Jesus Christ. It is also a time to express our Gratitude to God because the implications of the Season is that our Salvation is not only real but our relationship with the Father is cemented forever by the Blood of Jesus Christ.
Read MoreThe victory of Jesus Christ over death is the reason for the Season. It is a special time of reflection, celebration and to spread the joy and happiness that Christ has brought about into our lives. It is a season that has declared us victors over death, slavery to sin and challenges of the time.
Read MoreWhat a commitment to redemption and salvation of man! Jesus was nailed to the cross, a gruesome death reserved for the worst criminal. The Son of God endured the shame. It was a time of sorrow for all around him including his disciples and his biological brothers.He died, buried and on the third day, he rose again from the death. Death could not hold him captive. Jesus moved from death to life. This is our message this Easter season - Christ is risen and truly he has risen indeed!
Read MoreOur mother once told us of a prominent Lagos family, well endowed. This family had a child who was not allowed to go through suffering. When he was in the elementary school, at break time, a nanny would bring lunch from home, set a table for him and take back the remnant. He was treated like a prince. Enough money was kept for his education, even to medical school. However, he barely struggled to finish high school.
Read MoreHappy Easter to you all, members of our beloved Midwest archdeaconry in the Missionary Diocese of the Trinity (MDT). It gives us great joy to write to you on this resurrection day. It was and is the day when death was turned to life, failure to success, shame to fame and disappointment to favor. It is the day that changed the human history and story for good. Today, we can shout and sing and rejoice with a hope that death is never the finality to our lives.
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