1. SO WHAT… WHY DID JESUS DIE?

3. Ephesians 3:12 (NIV) says, “In Christ we can come before God with freedom and without fear. We can do this through faith in Christ.”

5. Easter is relevant…
SO WE COULD SEE, UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT GOD’S LOVE

7. “Where God’s love is, there is no fear because God’s perfect love drives out fear” (1 John 4:18).

9. John 3:16 For God so loved you…

10. 2 Corinthians 5:20, 21 “Be reconciled to God
2 Corinthians 5:20, 21 “Be reconciled to God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

11. 2 Corinthians 5:20, 21 (The Message) “Become friends with God; he’s already a friend with you. How? You say. In Christ! God put on him the wrong who never did anything wrong, so we could be put right with God.

13. Easter is relevant so we could see, understand and accept God’s love & …
So We could believe that Jesus died and rose for us

15. Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father and we will be satisfied
Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father and we will be satisfied." Jesus replied, "Philip, don’t you even know who I am, even after all this time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father." John 14:8-9 (NLT)

17. "Those who believe in me, even though they die like everyone else, will live again. They are given eternal life for believing in me and will never perish." John 11:25, 26 (NLT)

19. Hebrews 2:14-15 (NLT) says, “Only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had the power of death. Only in this way could he set free all who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear of dying.”

21. Easter is relevant so we could see, understand and accept God’s love, so we could believe that Jesus died and rose for us and so…
We Could commit our fears and our lives to Christ

23. 1 Peter 3:14-15 says, “Don’t be afraid of anyone and don’t worry, but have reverence for Christ in your heart and honour him as Lord” (Good News).

25. …just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives. Romans 6:4 (NLT)

27. So Why is Easter Relevant?
Easter is relevant so we could see, understand and accept God’s love, so we could believe that Jesus died and rose for us and so we could commit our fears and life to Christ.