For God Alone: Christ, the Lord, Is Risen Today!
The past forty days of Lent, much of which were spent sheltered in-home, have granted us time to rest and reflect on God, His word, our loved ones, and many others dear to us. And, if we are honest with ourselves, we have considered our own frailty. You and I have considered and reflected on scriptures from both the Old and New Testaments through A New Day and For God Alone posts. God’s word has guided us on our journey toward this day - Resurrection Day - God's Final Word. But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. (John 20:31) Every Easter for the past many years, Christians have begun Easter Sunday worship singing Christ, the Lord, Is Risen Today to the glorious tune, LYRA DAVIDICA (1708). Gratefully, this Resurrection Day 2020, quarantined as we are, will be no different. Congregations across the globe, including our own, First Baptist Richardson, have prerecorded their...