Easter Service (20th April, 2025): The significance of the resurrection of Jesus

By Pastor Kola Oyekale

When Jesus died and resurrected, a new life came up.

Jesus was crucified for a purpose.
He was crucified to end death.
He was crucified to terminate your dark world so you can begin a new life.

Christ is the center point of Easter.
The resurrection of Jesus is the centrality of our faith.
1 Corinthians 15:14-19 NLT
[14] And if Christ has not been raised, then all our preaching is useless, and your faith is useless. [15] And we apostles would all be lying about God—for we have said that God raised Christ from the grave. But that can’t be true if there is no resurrection of the dead. [16] And if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised. [17] And if Christ has not been raised, then your faith is useless and you are still guilty of your sins. [18] In that case, all who have died believing in Christ are lost! [19] And if our hope in Christ is only for this life, we are more to be pitied than anyone in the world.

The devil wants us to believe that he is in charge. He only uses the ignorance of people to put them in bondage.

The resurrection of Jesus signifies the divinity and triumph of Jesus over death and the offering of hope to humanity.

God is a playwright. He enjoys the script he has written.
We are all part of God’s script and we are playing our roles in it while God watches and enjoys his script. The world is God’s stage. Our lives are written and being played out by us. Be certain however that your life will end well.

The significance of the resurrection of Jesus:
1. It proves Jesus identity as the son of God. Jesus was arrested because he called himself the son of God. God’s word was fulfilled over Jesus. God’s word is efficacious, nothing can stop it. Jesus is not just a teacher, he is the messiah, the son of God who has conquered death.
John 19:7 NLT
[7] The Jewish leaders replied, “By our law he ought to die because he called himself the Son of God.”

2. It was God’s proof that what Jesus claimed to be is true. He is indeed the son of God.
Romans 1:4 NLT
[4] and he was shown to be the Son of God when he was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is Jesus Christ our Lord.

Jesus came to raise sons so that those sons will truly be sons of God.
Acts of the Apostles 2:24 NLT
[24] But God released him from the horrors of death and raised him back to life, for death could not keep him in its grip.

Death and failure had no capacity to hold Jesus bound. There is a nature of God’s life in you, you cannot be held captive by death or failure.
John 1:12, 14 NLT
[12] But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.
[14] So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.

3. Jesus death and resurrection defeated death. By rising from death, he offered us hope for eternal life.
Romans 3:23 NLT
[23] For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.

Sin made it difficult for us to walk in Jesus success and victory on the cross.
Death is not a threat to your life.