‘He is Risen’

“I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, though he dies, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die” (John11:25-26).

Stories of hope do not seem to get the same level of attention as those that focus on what is terrible in the world.

Easter is a powerful story of hope.  

The 14 messages follow. 

Jesus is not here, He is Risen!

The empty tomb is a sign of LIFE, HOPE AND LOVE, says World Council of Churches General Secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay in his 2024 Easter Message. 

"...In every situation of suffering and death today let us be reminded that the Risen Lord brings us life, hope, and love." 

 ‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace, good will among people’. Luke 2:14

We are soon to celebrate God’s presence with us in the birth of Jesus ….There is such a contrast with the beauty and wonder of the Christmas story and the present-day reality of the Holy Land.

NCCA and its member churches invite you to join together and pray for peace and goodwill among people this Christmas.

Christ makes all things new

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay shares an Easter message of hope and renewal, reflecting on the moment when Jesus Christ, on the cross cries: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

“Do not let your hearts be troubled.

You believe in God, believe also in me 

(John 14:1 NIV). 

Easter Sunday is the Christian celebration of Jesus Christ’s resurrection after being crucified on the day called Good Friday. The Easter messages from our churches speak to our Australian and world context this Easter season.

 The 15 messages follow. 

‘So this is Christmas and what have you done’?

"May the grace and beauty of Christmas create hope in us and guide our actions."  

NCCA and its member churches invite you to join together and pray for hope and compassion this Christmas.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.     1 Peter 1:3

Messages from our churches speak to our Australian and world context in this year’s Easter Sunday celebration of Jesus Christ’s resurrection or rising from the dead after being crucified or put to death on the day called Good Friday.

The 14 messages follow. 

Pray for a healing and renewing peace this Christmas.

The peace that is revealed in Jesus transforms people and situations.  NCCA and its members invite you to join together and pray for a revelation of peace this Christmas.

May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word. (2 Thessalonians 2:16–17 NIV)

Messages from our churches speak to our Australian and world context in this year’s Easter Sunday celebration of Jesus Christ’s resurrection or rising from the dead after being crucified or put to death on the day called Good Friday.

The 14 messages follow.