El Vive! He Lives!

It was great to be back in El Salvador to celebrate Easter with Iglesia Bautista Vida Nueva this morning.  Unlike in the states, Easter Sunday services are not well attended.  Because most of the country is on vacation during Semana Santa (Holy Week), anyone who is able to "get out of town" does so. 

Nevertheless, we celebrated the risen Savior today. 

 Pastor Julio preached from 1 Corinthians 15.  

14 And if Christ be not risen, then [is] our preaching vain, and your faith [is] also vain. 15 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. 16 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: 17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith [is] vain; ye are yet in your sins. 18 Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. 19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. 20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, [and] become the firstfruits of them that slept.

Everything is different because He Lives.  Let's live like we believe it!