Easter Messages

15th Apr 2025

Easter For Us
As Jesus hung on the cross, he didn’t lash out. He asked a friend to take care of his mother, he comforted the man being crucified alongside him, and he prayed to God to forgive the people who put him on the cross. He came to preach forgiveness, to give forgiveness, and in that moment on the cross, to model it.
We miss that the story of the Resurrection isn’t just Jesus’ story — it’s our story as well. Through Jesus’ death and resurrection, God offers forgiveness as a free gift, allowing us to be reconciled with him and live in a relationship of love and grace.
Jesus says, if you trust in him, death becomes a transition, not an ending point.
That’s why you often have a feeling there’s more to life than this. Jesus made this amazing promise “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying” John 11: 25 NLT
What a great promise! If Jesus hadn’t died on the cross and been resurrected more than 2,000 years ago, you would have no way of getting to Heaven — no hope of eternal life.
Jesus says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.” John 14: 6 NLT
That’s a truth to hang our lives upon.
Easter is about life – eternal life, yes, but also our lives now.
This Easter let’s remember that forgiveness, like the resurrection, offers a chance for new beginnings and healing, both for ourselves and for others.
We’d love for you to share Easter with us:
Good Friday 10am at The Brockley Church
Easter Sunday 10am at The Chapel.
Happy Easter everyone!
Pastors Linden & Kerrie Pollard

New Life Forever
Often, the week of Easter flies by without many of us giving it much thought. That is, apart from perhaps happily enjoying all the chocolate that seems to magically appear! But do you know what Easter is actually about? Don’t let this year slip you by without understanding!
In the Bible, we learn that Jesus, the Son of God, entered the world. He preached a message of salvation, for which He was arrested and ultimately killed. However, this was all part of a much larger story. As Jesus takes his final breath, everything goes according to plan because, with that last breath, He pays for the sins of the world.
This means that anyone, regardless of their past, can be forgiven and welcomed into God’s heavenly kingdom. However, the story didn’t end there! Just two days later, some women arrived at Jesus’ tomb to find an angel declaring that Jesus was alive!
Now, I take a lot of funerals, so I understand more than most that dead men don’t come back to life. However, on that Easter morning, death could not keep Jesus down.
On the cross, Jesus dealt with our sins. Then, in His resurrection, Jesus demonstrates that He has conquered death and that resurrected life is available to anyone who believes in Him.
Easter is all about this: Jesus came, He died for imperfect people like you and me, and then He defeated the one enemy we all face: death. So, this Easter, just like every Easter, He invites all of us to trust Him anew so that we may receive the everlasting life He died to give us.
If you'd like to know more, we'd love to see you at Guyra Anglican Church at 9 am on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
Rev. Tim Stevens
Guyra Anglican Church

A message of forgiveness,
grace, and hope.
Archeologists have found a graffiti, a drawing scratched on the wall of the Domus Gelotiana, a building in Rome.
Unmistakably it’s someone being crucified; but the person has an ass’ head. The drawing is a bit child-like, but you can easily pick out the donkey’s head.
Mocking Jesus? Oh yes. And an early Christian. For, there’s also a rough drawing of a man, arms raised. And an inscription “Alexemenos worships God.”
So archaeologists guess that the person with arms raised to the crucified ass is named Alexemenos, an unknown Christian of 1800 years ago.
From the very beginning, Christians believed the extraordinary truth that not only had God become a human being, but that God was humiliatingly crucified; but that even in that horrible death, He came alive and is worthy of worship as God.
That’s the central message of Easter. Yes, foolish to many. But for followers of Jesus, everything. Jesus the God-man dying in our place, for us, so that we can be right with God, and His friends. And Jesus who came alive, Jesus who is alive, having defeated death for us so we are ready for heaven.
Sure, a message that has always seemed foolish, as ridiculous as worshipping a dead donkey. But a message of forgiveness, grace, and hope.
May you have a blessed Easter in the year of our Lord, A.D. 2025; and join with us in this truth that, okay, seems foolish, but is the most wonderful reality of history.
Rev. Andrew Campbell, Guyra Presbyterian Church

Reflecting on the Resurrection:
A Personal Easter Message
Easter is more than a celebration—it is a deeply personal encounter with grace, redemption, and the boundless love of God. The resurrection of Jesus is not only the cornerstone of my faith, but also a moment that calls me to reflect on His sacrifice, His victory, and the transformation it brings to my life.
As I pause to contemplate the significance of this sacred event, I am reminded of the immense love that led Jesus to the cross—the love that bore the weight of my sins, the love that endured suffering so that we may have ETERNAL hope.
His resurrection is not merely a historical occurrence but a living truth that continues to shape my heart, my faith, and my journey.
In moments of doubt or struggle, the Resurrection is my anchor. It is proof that no darkness is too deep, no sorrow too heavy, and no burden too great for the power of His grace to touch my heart and release all fears of tomorrow. Jesus triumph over the grave is a declaration that redemption is not just possible—it is promised.
Through Him, we are renewed. Through Him, we are restored to a hope beyond years.
This Easter, I find myself reflecting not only on the gift of salvation but on the call to live in its light. What does it mean to carry the hope of the Resurrection in my daily life? To walk in the joy of victory, even when trials arise? To embody His love in how I treat others, how I forgive, how I serve?
Easter is not just a season—it is a way of living.
So today, as we rejoice in the miracle of an empty tomb, may our hearts be filled with gratitude. May we embrace the renewal offered through Jesus. May we find strength in His victory and courage in His call to love, to forgive, and to live in faith. He is Risen~
Pastors Jeff and Sharon Ritchie
Guyra Church of Freedom

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