He is risen, and that changes everything. Listen as Pastor Scott explores what the resurrection of Jesus means for our everyday lives. Because He lives, we can live with confidence, walk with courage, and stand with hope. Discover how the empty tomb gives us victory over fear, strength for today, and hope for tomorrow.
He Lives… So I Can
Pastor Scott George
April 5, 2026 | Easter Sunday
Mark 16:6,
“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.
Revelation 1:18,
I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.
What People are Saying…
- “Death is defeated, the barriers are down, the cross is empty. The King wears the crown, the stone is rolled back, love is alive and living among us, new hope has arrived.”
- Ruth Rushworth
- “We live and die; Christ died and lived!”
- John Stott
- “Christ is alive and he wants you to be alive!”
- St. John Paul II
1. He lives so I can live with confidence.
Isaiah 25:8,
He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The Lord has spoken.
- “The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances.”
- Robert Flatt
- “Jesus’ resurrection is the guarantee of our own no matter how deep the darkness; the light of life is stronger.”
- Corrie Ten Boom
2. He lives so I can walk with courage.
1 Corinthians 15:55-57,
“Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” 6 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
- “The resurrection gives us courage to face any problem, any heartache, any trial that may come our way. Because He lives, we can face tomorrow.”
- Billy Graham
- “Because Jesus is alive, we can face our graves, griefs and giants with courage. The stone was rolled away, not so Jesus could get out, but so we could get in and see the proof that He is alive.”
- Tony Fuehr
3. He lives so I can stand with hope.
Romans 15:13,
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- “Easter says to us that despite everything to the contrary, His will for us will prevail, His will for us will prevail, love will prevail over hate, justice over injustice and oppression … peace over exploitation and bitterness.”
- Max Lucado
- “The great gift of Easter is hope - Christian hope which makes us have that confidence in God, in his ultimate triumph, and in his goodness and love, which nothing can shake.”
- Basil C. Hume
“He Lives!”
Verse 1
I serve a risen Savior, He's in the world today
I know that He is living, whatever men may say
I see His hand of mercy, I hear His voice of cheer
And just the time I need Him He's always near
Chorus
He lives (He lives), He lives (He lives)
Christ Jesus lives today
He walks with me and talks with me
Along life's narrow way
He lives (He lives), He lives (He lives)
Salvation to impart
You ask me how I know He lives?
He lives within my heart
Verse 2
In all the world around me I see His loving care
And though my heart grows weary I never will despair
I know that He is leading, through all the stormy blast
The day of His appearing will come at last
Verse 3
Rejoice, rejoice, O Christian Lift up your voice and sing
Eternal hallelujahs to Jesus Christ, the King
The Hope of all who seek Him, the Help of all who find
None other is so loving, so good and kind
