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"Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, he was buried, he was raised on the third day," 1 Corinthians 15:3-4.

Ever wonder what the big idea of the Bible is? What centers centuries of lots and lots of writing? Hebrew. Aramaic. Greek. There's a lot there, isn't there? I mean, what's the gospel truth about it all? What's the Word? Ok. That line above is it. First importance. That's the message. That's the saving truth. That's what a person's got to hang on to after everything else burns away. Yep. Everything got created through the Word. Then the Word got begotten into a woman. And got birthed and grown, a man. And got killed. And got resurrected. And got designated Son of God. Got made Lord and Christ. Got to be our atoning sacrifice, and of the whole world. The whole world gots to be judged by that Word. Nobody else. Nobody else's got eternal life words. Word. That's the big idea.

We join a brother or sister today under the redemption of Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection: we make no other claim for life. And, together, we give thanks for God's forgiveness of all our sin.