Easter isn't just a historical event. As Dr. Ralph West passionately shows in this week's sermon—"The Safest Safe" based on 1 Peter 1:3-6—"what God did in Jesus Christ back then has a positive effect right now. The power that resurrected Christ in the past is the same power that preserves your inheritance right now." After boldly walking through the text, Dr. West concludes with this stirring challenge: "What have you been waiting on? If God can keep your inheritance in heaven, the Lord can help you on planet earth." That'll preach anywhere!

This week we also feature:

• Editor's Choice Illustration: Jockey Wins by Imputing Goodness to His Horse
• Sermon Series: Wicked, a four-part series on sin and redemption by James Emery White
• Video: Risen (Easter Worship Intro)

In Christ,

Matt Woodley
Managing Editor, PreachingToday.com
mwoodley@christianitytoday.com

P.S. Don't forget to check out our Holidays and Events pages, including Good Friday and Easter, to find our latest sermons and illustrations about this spectacular season of good news, hope, and mission.

Matt Woodley is the pastor of compassion ministries at Church of the Resurrection in Wheaton, Illinois.