Dr Otabil said the empty tomb discovered by the women proves that the resurrection of Christ is not a fabricated story.

According to him the tomb never became the message but the cross did and nobody could challenge it. 

He said that Christ’s encounter with his disciples affirms that he resurrected because they carried their testimonies of his resurrection with them adding that their persecutions and their horrific deaths did not change their testimony. 

The impact of the early church on people is the greatest attestation of his resurrection.

In his sermon on Easter Sunday at ICGC Christ Temple on the theme “Christ our saviour is risen” he said Christ’s resurrection is the present reality since he lives his life through humans, and noted that “even though his power is at work in us, Human beings want to accomplish their successes and achievements on their own.

“Christ touches the world through us, he heals through us therefore as a believer you cannot lean on your own understanding, you cannot give up in the face of challenges. No matter what happens you can look to Christ and overcome. The resurrection is indeed our reality so our end will be glorious.” 

Pastor Otabil said the resurrection was the living hope, just like there was life beyond womb so is there life beyond death.

He explained that death was not the end but the beginning since humans escaped the womb and came to earth, they would escape death to eternity.

He said the resurrection was the eternal inheritance of every believer because God had prepared a glorious place for all believers in heaven adding that none of the most beautiful places on earth could be compared to heaven and all who believe in him would live eternally in God’s presence

Source: GNA

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Pompeo’s life so far includes a growing list of accomplishments: Eagle Scout, first in his class at West Point, Harvard Law School graduate, Kansas congressman and the first American to ever hold the top jobs at both the CIA and the State Department. However, No. 1 on his list remains a faithful choice made back in college: a decision point to follow Jesus Christ.

“I grew up going to church on Sundays, but frankly it wasn’t a priority in my life growing up,” Pompeo told CBN News. “I went off to West Point, and as a young cadet, during my freshman year, there were two young men who were juniors who were true men of faith. And they held these little Bible study/cookie klatches on Sunday afternoons and they invited all the cadets to see—it was purely voluntary.”

“I started showing up—truly remarkable,” Pompeo explained. “I started going to church every weekend on my own because I wanted to be there to learn and to grow, and at some point during that first year, I really did come to have an understanding of Jesus that was different than the one that I had before. It fundamentally changed my life.”

That life is a busy one as secretary of state. Many issues facing him include a faith flavor, attempts for peace in the Middle East, religious persecution and many more. He doesn’t hide the faith element, as witnessed by some of his comments during his recent joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel.

“I’m proud to be here again not only as America’s top diplomat, but also as a man of faith,” he told Netanyahu and the assembled media.

This isn’t new territory for Pompeo. Back in 2015, as a congressman from Kansas in a church setting, he preached about the cultural battle ahead.

“We will continue to fight these battles; it is a never-ending struggle … until that moment that Pastor Fox spoke about, until the rapture,” Pompeo said.

Sources: charismamag

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