Power of Easter

 Title: The Power of Easter
Speaker: Pastor Paul Bailey 

Easter is more than a date on the calendar — it is the heart of the Gospel. The death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ were not meant to remain distant historical facts, but to become a personal, life-changing experience for every believer. The same power that raised Christ from the dead can transform our lives today.  

📖 Key Text:
Romans 6:3-5 — “...like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”  

1️⃣ The Death: Repentance 

Repentance is where transformation begins — the spiritual death of self. Just as Christ laid down His life, we must lay down ours at the altar of surrender. 

• 📖 Acts 2:38 — Repentance is the first response to the Gospel.
• 📖 Luke 13:3 — Jesus taught that repentance is not optional: "except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish."

 
2️⃣ The Burial: Baptism in the Name of Jesus
 
Baptism isn’t a symbol alone — it’s the burial of the old life. In baptism, we identify with Christ’s burial, our sins are washed away, and we rise into newness of life.
 

• 📖 Colossians 2:12 — "Buried with him in baptism..."
• 📖 Acts 22:16 — Baptism is an urgent and essential step in obeying the Gospel.

 
3️⃣ The Resurrection: Walking in Newness of Life
 
The resurrection is more than a past event — it’s a present power. As believers, we are called to walk in that new life, daily.
 

• 📖 2 Corinthians 5:17 — In Christ, old things are passed away.
• 📖 Galatians 2:20 — Our new life is Christ living in us.

 
💭 Reflection:
 

• Have you experienced the death of the old life through true repentance?
• Have you been baptized in the name of Jesus Christ?
• Are you living daily in the power of His resurrection, walking in newness of life?

 
🏁 Closing Challenge:
📖 Philippians 3:10-11 — "That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection..."

The story of Easter doesn’t end at the empty tomb — it continues in every life that surrenders to the death, burial, and resurrection pattern of the Gospel.

The question isn’t just: do you know the Easter story?
The question is:
💡 Has it become your story?