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John Fullerton MacArthur Jr. (born June 19, 1939) is an American pastor and author who hosts the national Christian radio and television program Grace to You. [1] He has been the pastor of Grace Community Church , a non-denominational church in Sun Valley, California since February 9, 1969. [ 2 ]
For the majority of the world’s Christians, Easter Sunday — and in turn, the sunrise service tradition — will be […] The post Explainer: Why Christians celebrate Easter with sunrise ...
The five evangelical feasts or feast days are Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, Ascension, and Pentecost.Most Continental Reformed churches continued to celebrate these feast days while largely discarding the rest of the liturgical calendar and emphasizing weekly celebration of the Lord's Day. [1]
Easter, [nb 1] also called Pascha [nb 2] (Aramaic, Greek, Latin) or Resurrection Sunday, [nb 3] is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD.
Mar. 30—Easter observes and celebrates the most profound events in the history of mankind, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. That's according to the Revs.
Easter is the preeminent Christian feast that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus, and according to Susan J. White is "clearly the earliest Christian festival". [296] According to James Dunn, "In Easter we celebrate man become God ... that in the death and resurrection of Christ God has broken the stranglehold of human selfishness, has proved ...
On Easter morning, many Christians wake before dawn to celebrate their belief in the resurrection of Jesus, the son of God — as the sun rises. For the majority of the world’s Christians ...
Simon Peter, a disciple of Jesus, gave a powerful sermon, and the day ended with 3,000 people being saved and baptized into the community. Related: 50 Bible Verses About Baptism History of Pentecost