Pulpit Message Introduction for April 13

Pulpit Message Introduction for fourth Sunday of Easter
What is Easter? Easter is many things. It is the time of singing birds and blooming of flowers. It is the promise of dawn—the watching for sunrise. It is the light heart of a little girl dressed in pink spring clothe or a little boy munching chocolate candy. Easter causes all creation to burst forth in the singing of a grand antiphonal, “Up from the grave he arose!” It provides the basis for the sermon regarding the fact and the significance of the resurrection of Christ from the grave.
Easter always brings with it the renewal of hope to gladden the heart of mankind. It is the wellspring of zeal on the part of the church. It motivates the conversion of the sinner. It maintains the faithfulness of the saint.
The eternal vindication of Jesus Christ as the Son of God, the saviour of the world, the lord of life, the judge of all creation—this is Easter. Easter changes things. He lives! And because he lives we too shall live. Easter changes everything. It changes your past. It changes your present. It changes your future. Your future in eternity has just begun.

講壇信息介紹
甚麼是復活節？復活節是很多東西。它是鳥兒歌唱和花朵開放。它是黎明的應許—旭日初昇。它是快樂的女孩子穿了粉紅色的春天衣裳，或是一個小男孩嘴嚼著巧克力糖。復活節喚起了宇宙萬物加入唱和，輪流呼應偉大的復活頌歌，“祂從墳墓裏復活了！”它提供了復活講章的基本材料，那就是耶穌從死裏復活的事實和意義。
復活節常常能帶給人類新生的希望和心裏的喜樂。它是活水泉源，它使教會大發熱心見證主。它促使罪人悔改，堅固聖者強壯信心。
它是鐵證—證明耶穌基督是上帝的兒子，是世人的救主，是生命之主，也是宇宙的審判者。因他活著我們也要活著。因他活著，改變了一切，我們的過去，現在和將來都改變了，永恒的將來現在才剛開始呢！