With Good Friday and Easter approaching, we’ve compiled a list of seven past posts from Pastor Mark on the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. While much of this content was written for church leaders looking toward hosting Easter services, the message of the cross and its vast implications of God’s love for us is the fabric of Good Friday and Easter. So read on, be encouraged, and join us this weekend to celebrate what God has done.
1. My thoughts on Easter preaching and study help
This post from the season leading up to Easter in 2009 is a discussion of NT Wright’s book The Resurrection of the Son of God. Written to pastors getting ready to preach, it discusses Wright’s points on how Christianity began and why it took the shape it did.
2. Enjoying God’s Easter grace
This unedited blog from Pastor Mark reviews God’s grace from Mars Hill’s humble beginnings to its well-attended and wide spread services in 2009.
3. How does God inspire us from the cross?
This post, taken from Pastor Mark’s book Doctrine, discusses the suffering of Jesus on the cross and how it helps us understand the purposes of pain and suffering in the hands of a good God.
4. What has the resurrection accomplished for Christians?
In this post, also taken from Doctrine, Pastor Mark discusses the implications of the resurrection and how it shows us God’s intended pattern for our own lives.
5. 10 tips for preparing and preaching on Easter
Pastor Mark shares some tips for preaching an Easter service, but the resources are good for both those who preach and those who listen.
6. The day Jesus rose
From the Easter season in 2012, this post considers the direct implications for Christians of Jesus’ death and resurrection.
7. Where did Jesus go on Saturday?
Jesus died on a Friday and rose on a Sunday—so what about Saturday? Pastor Mark addresses this perplexing question in this post from last year’s Easter season.
