For the first time, Chris Tomlin's "The Wonderful Cross" is available as a visual illustration that artistically explores the salvation power of Christ's death on the cross.
2,000 years ago Jesus Christ stood before a group of religious leaders and said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days." (John 2:19) At the time, no one fully understood what He meant, but we do now. Stand before the Tomb and witness the event that changed the world forever.
It is finished. The most powerful words ever uttered. The end of sin's stranglehold on mankind. Jesus replaced guilt with grace in one moment that not only put an end to your penalty - it also began your transformation.
"On Easter weekend, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. sat in a Birmingham jail and reflected in writing on the power of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection. This short film artistically expresses the power of Christ on the cross through the poetry of King's own words."
This contemporary video is a stylish way to encourage your church to invite others to your Easter Service. It reminds them of those that they need to invite that can easily be overlooked.
The story of Easter can be told from many different perspectives; but each will always come down to one word that best describes it: Life. Ours is not a story of death. Ours is a story of life.
It can be easy to forget that Christ had a choice in making his sacrifice for us. He was willing to pay the ultimate price in order to spend eternity with us. "No greater love hath a man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends" John 15:13
Often times, life becomes really heavy. The weight of the world can seem too much for us to bear. What we must remember is at the Cross, Jesus took all our sin and pain upon himself and three days later, he rose from the grave, defeating it once and for all.
Fast food restaurants tell us that we should have it "our way". But, at the heart of the Christian faith is a willingness to surrender our will and say, "Thy will be done."
This powerful video takes a look at the death and resurrection of Christ as one of Jesus' disciples would have experienced it. It demonstrates how hopeless Jesus' death would have left them, and how amazing Jesus' resurrection would have been to them on the first Easter Morning.
