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Hey Dads,
What are your plans for this Resurrection Sunday? Are you helping your family rejoice in Jesus’ victory over death? In this episode, we first explore what Christ’s death and resurrection mean for us today, then list ideas for Scriptures, books, music, and more to help your family celebrate the true meaning of this Easter season.
He is risen—let’s rejoice!
—Nathan
“At these words, you hear fetters burst and prison walls falling down; barriers as high as heaven are overthrown, and gates which had been closed for thousands of years again move on their hinges.”
—Freidrich W. Krummacher
“With ample justification, this has been called the greatest single word ever uttered.”
—J. Oswald Sanders
“‘It is finished!’—three words in our English Bible, only one in the Greek Testament. ‘Tetelestai!’…He had finished the work the Father gave Him to do. He had glorified God to the full in the place where He had been so terribly dishonored, and now because of that finished work God can ‘be just, and the Justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.’ “And so the message of the gospel that goes out to all men everywhere today is this: ‘The work that saves is finished! Jesus did it all upon the cross.’”
—H.A. Ironside, Addresses on the Gospel of John, p.841
“When Jesus cried, ‘It is finished,’ He bowed His head and gave up the ghost. He did not die from exhaustion. He dismissed His spirit. We can not do that. How many suffering ones have wished that they might. But when Jesus settled the sin question, when He had drunk the cup of judgment, when He had glorifed God in the putting away of sin, He cried, ‘It is finished,’ and He dismissed His spirit.”
—H.A. Ironside, Addresses on the Gospel of John, p.842
“He had at length offered up the perfect sacrifice, of which every Mosaic sacrifice was a type and symbol, and there remained no more need of offering for sin. The old covenant was finished.”
—J.C. Ryle, quoted in The Incomparable Christ, p.193
“Do you know this blessed Saviour? Have you trusted Him for yourself? Oh, if you have not trusted Him, I plead with you, bow now at the foot of that cross, confess yourself a sinner, tell Him that you will put your heart’s confidence in Him who died to redeem you, and go forth to own Him henceforth as your Lord and Master as well as your Saviour.”
—H.A. Ironside, Addresses on the Gospel of John, p. 842
‘Tis finished—was His latest voice;
These sacred accents o’er
He bowed His dead, gave up the ghost,
And suffered pain no more.
‘Tis finished—the Messiah dies
For sins, but not His own;
The great redemption is complete,
And Satan’s power is overthrown.
—Author Unknown
Arise, my soul, arise! Shake off thy guilty fears,
The bleeding sacrifice in thy behalf appears;
Before the throne my Surety stands,
My name is written on His hands.Five bleeding wounds He bears, received on Calvary,
They pour effectual prayers, they strongly plead for me;
“Forgive him, oh, forgive!” they cry,
Nor let that ransomed sinner die.To God I’m reconciled*, His pard’ning voice I hear,
Charles Wesley, “Arise, My Soul, Arise”
He owns me for His child, I can no longer fear!
With confidence I now draw nigh,
And “Father, Abba, Father” cry!
*Original lyrics: “My God is reconciled”
📖 Simple Sermons on the Savior’s Last Words, by W. Herschel Ford
📖 The Incomparable Christ, by J. Oswald Sanders
📖 Addresses on the Gospel of John, by Harry Allen Ironside
📖 (For younger readers) The Story of the Empty Tomb, published by Arch Books
📖 (For teens and up) What Are Christmas and Easter All About? By John Cross, published by Goodseed International
📖 (Hymnal) Bible Truth Hymns, published by Bible Truth Music
📖 (Hymnal) Rejoice, published by Majesty Music
(The next two books are not mentioned in this episode, but they are beneficial to the study of Christ’s resurrection)
📖 The Case for Christ, by Lee Strobel
📖 Person of Interest, by J. Warner Wallace
“Risen”, produced by the Wilds Christian Association
“The Majesty and Glory of the Resurrection” by Billy Ray Hearn and Tom Fettke, available on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon, etc.
“Worthy of Praise,” released in 1998 by Majesty Music
“Shadow of the Cross,” released in 2009 by Majesty Music
“Can It Be,” released in 2020 by Majesty Music
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