"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead" 1 Peter 1:3
In this Easter Sunday, let us be reminded once again of God's resurrection, and His love for us, that our "God so loved the world that He sent His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life" John 3:16
"Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over Him. The death He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life He lives, He lives to God. In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus" Romans 6:8-11
On the third day, we see His glory revealed. From Matthew 28:1-10,
"After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you."
So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me."
In this Easter Sunday service, we have many youths in our midst who will undergo confirmation, rededicating their lives to God, as well those who have declared that they wish to be baptised. Infant baptisms will be carried out as usual, and we thank God for all these wonderful moments! Another piece of good news is the graduation of the latest discipleship class. They will be receiving their graduation certificate. We congratulate them!
The confirmation list:
1. John Ching
2. Nathaniel Neo
3. Lulu
4. Rachel Gan
5. Sophie
6. Dawn
Youths who baptized:
1. Sherly
2. Jill
3. Joycelyn Liang
The 5 who have graduated from discipleship class:
1. Joanne
2. Jacqueline
3. Rachel
4. Bing en
5. Sarah
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