RE: WHY IS THE EASTER SUNDAY SERVICE SO IMPORTANT IN CHRISTENDOM ACCORDING TO PASTOR KAYODE PITAN DURING THE RCCG APRIL 2026 THANKSGIVING SERVICE
Today, (Sunday, 5th April, 2026) is Easter Sunday!
In most Churches, they greet themselves by saying: “He is risen”,
And the response will be: “He is risen indeed”.
You know that the Easter Sunday Service is a very Special Service.
From Statistics all over the world; the Easter Sunday Service is the one that is most attended in over ninety Percent (90%) of Churches worldwide.
Usually, there are three (3) Services that are well attended and there are some People who comes to Church in just those three (3) Sundays:
☆ You know Easter Sunday; they will be in Church.
☆ Christmas Eve Service or Christmas Service is another one that is well attended.
☆ if you are in the United States of America (USA), the third Service that is most attended is the Mother’s Day Service.
But in Nigeria, we should look at the Cross Over Service because there are many People who wants to be in Church when the Clock reaches Midnight.
The Question is: Why is the Easter Sunday Service that important?
It is important because Easter Sunday is Part of the core of Christianity.
On Good Friday, Jesus Christ was Crucified and then a lot of People gave up Hope that it was all over.
But He (Jesus Christ) told them that on the Third Day, He will rise from the dead.
So on Easter Sunday, Jesus Christ rose from the dead!
Romans 10:9, the Bible says that: If you confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord and believe in your Heart that God raised Him from the dead; you will be saved.
So we Preach this all the time.
The Question to ask is: What if Jesus Christ did not rise from the dead?
You know, I love Paul the Apostle – A Lawyer; he wrote very well in 1 Corinthians 15: 14-19:
- And if Christ be not risen, then is our Preaching vain, and your Faith is also vain.
- 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.
- For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
- And if Christ be not raised, your Faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
- Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are Perished.
- If in this Life only we have Hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
So Easter Sunday touches the core of Christianity!
Paul was arguing here that if Christ was not risen from the dead, then what we are Preaching to you is False – There is no Hope after here.
But thank God that Christ rose from the dead.
☆ Thank God for Easter Sunday,
☆ Thank God that Light Prevailed over Darkness.
☆ Thank God that Good Prevailed over Evil.
☆ Thank God that Death was swallowed up in Victory.
And because Jesus Christ lives, we can face tomorrow!
DMC NOTES:
Because He lives,
I can face tomorrow!
Because He lives,
All fear is gone.
Because I know
He holds the future,
And Life is worth the living,
Just because He lives!
So for all of us: Hallelujah and Happy Easter!
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