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Without a doubt Easter is the most significant Christian holiday. It encapsulates the whole of the Christian message and most vividly displays the glory of God in all it’s beauty: sinners unable to save themselves are delivered by a Holy God through His death at their hands, paying for their sins and rising in glory to offer salvation to those who would accept HIm and Savior and King. That’s the Gospel and that’s the message that Easter is all about. This short list of resources will hopefully provide with more opportunity to reflect deeper concerning the significance of Easter in your life. Just keep in mind, these resources are not the goal! They are rather a means to goal! The goal is to be amazed with our God as we consider what the Gospel is. Worship, not just knowledge is the purpose behind using these resources. Resurrection Appearances in Scripture The Death of Jesus from Medical Perspective Scripture: Here is a very helpful day-by-day chronological reading of what happened during Jesus final week before the crucifixion: http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/category/holy-week/ Sermon Series: John MacArthur in this 3 part study details Luke’s account of the resurrection: http://www.gty.org/Resources/Sermon+Series/308_The-Empty-Tomb Articles: In vintage Piper, he shows us ...

Alongside with many other practical topics, the subject of music was addressed in the 2009 Upstream Camp. Perhaps, it has always been that music was a highly controversial sphere of life, an extremely ‘gray’ area of life; a pliable tool ready to be used in any way, yet always maintaining an innocent reputation. The seeming ambiguity in music prompted us to discuss this topic. The intent of the sermon addressing music was not to deal with the subject comprehensively, a topic like this deserves the whole camp to be devoted to it, and even then we would only be scratching the surface. There is a reason why music has been a highly controversial area for Christians, even to the point of splitting many churches. We must therefore admit that it is a very complicated phenomenon presented to any believer. Conversely, the goal of the sermon was to prompt every believer to approach this sphere of life with full sincerity, seeking the will of God earnestly to listen to music that would serve to honor their Lord while establishing their soul. But it must be noted, that by-in-large, and perhaps unfortunately, this battle requires to be fought primarily in the heart ...