Message Notes
MESSAGE NOTES
APRIL 20, 2025
RICK WILLIAMS, SENIOR PASTOR
Easter 2025
The Life-Changing Message of Easter
Key Truth: The life-changing message of Easter is _____________________!
1. BECAUSE HE LIVES, THERE IS _______________ FOR THE FUTURE.
“Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. Mark 16:6 NIV
“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 NIV
2. BECAUSE HE LIVES, THERE IS ___________________ FOR THE PRESENT.
“Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. Mark 16:6 NIV
“And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.” Romans 8:11 NIV
3. BECAUSE HE LIVES, THERE IS _____________________________ FOR THE PAST.
“But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’” Mark 16:7 NIV
“He was handed over to die because of our sins, and he was raised to life to make us right with God.” Romans 4:25 NLT
Key Questions:
- What will you do with this message?
- Will you keep walking in fear, shame, or self-reliance—or will you respond to the risen Savior?