By Hope 103.2Tuesday 16 Mar 2021EasterReading Time: 4 minutes
The Gospel — literally meaning, good news — in action! We hope you find these resources helpful in equipping you to share your faith with your family and friends this Easter season.
God has always made a way. Ultimately, we know, Jesus died and rose again to make a way for all of us to be connected in relationship with our Heavenly Father. Being a part of what He’s doing on the earth and giving us power through His Spirit to accomplish it.
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.” John 14:6 (NASB)
This Easter, we have the opportunity to show people Jesus
To show them a way out of fear and into faith, from chaos into peace, from isolation into community, and show them a way from despair into hope.
We can do this by sharing our stories (or testimonies) of what God has done in our lives, and how we have seen that although times maybe challenging we have seen Jesus make a way in our lives, with the people around us… even if this looks like an sms, phone call, email or video call.
But sometimes sharing your journey of faith can be a challenge so we’ve gathered some resources to help and encourage you in sharing your story of hope this Easter season.
Church leaders sharing about Easter
What Does Easter Mean to You? Easter Message from Wesley Mission
Give Your Worries to Jesus this Easter and Accept His Promise Available to All
A World Full of Injustice and Costly Forgiveness: Jesus Absorbed Both
God Became Human: Finding a Way to Talk About It That Makes Sense
Jesus Came to Deal With Something Deeper Than You Might Think
Hillsong’s Phil Dooley on Easter: Jesus is With Us Even in Uncertain Times
The Good Book Company
“Hostility and hunger – that’s the response to the message of Jesus. The first is painful, the second is wonderful, and Rico Tice is honest about both in Honest Evangelism: How to Talk About Jesus Even When It’s Tough.”
Bringing Faith to Work
Excerpt from an interview with former Hope 103.2 Breakfast host Dan Widdowson – now an actor, artistic director, writer and now award-winning film maker, with his production company on the NSW Central Coast
The accolades perhaps reflect the singular focus Dan’s been able to bring to his craft recently, which previously he’d divided with his role as a youth pastor.
“From 2006 to the last few years, I was always balancing the two,” said Dan, “but I lived on Norfolk Island for a little while, and when I was there I ran a youth group and a drama group.”
“I found that the youth group kids were very good at giving the right answers, and doing what they should be doing and saying what they should be saying, but the drama group was real and raw. There’s a vulnerability when you have to perform in front of other people…and I loved the genuine relationships and the realness.
“But I’m not forceful with my faith because I’ve found just being myself opens up fantastic conversations…”
“I thought, ‘Oh I don’t have to do this church [work] anymore, ‘cause all I want to do is build real relationships with people and tell stories, and I can do that all through Salt House.”
Asked whether he wants to intentionally bring who he is as a Christian into the Hollywood environment or keep them separate, Dan said, “Yes my faith is faith, and my art is my art…but I’m fairly liberal with the roles that I play and the movies that I’m in, because they open up great conversations.
“I’m very real, and I’m myself, and when I chat to anyone on set or away I don’t pretend to be anything I’m not. But I’m not forceful with my faith because I’ve found just being myself opens up fantastic conversations…and [on sets where I’m playing a difficult character] it’s surprising how being your genuine caring self can make a really big difference, and friendships will last from that as well.”
Taken from a Power Lunch with Laura Bennett conversation, listen to the full interview here.
Listen to ‘Jesus – The Only Way to God? Doesn’t That Sound Arrogant?’
This Lifewords Q&A podcast episode looks at the words of Jesus when he said,, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me”.
Jesus – The Only Way to God? Doesn’t That Sound Arrogant? (Lifewords Q&A, Ep 77)
Encouragement to share your faith story
A Simple Way to Share Your Own ‘Easter’ Story – Your Journey to Faith
Invite others but also don’t forget to reflect yourself
Don’t Let Easter Go By Without Letting It Change Your Heart, says Karl Faase
Go to Hope 103.2’s The Easter Story Collection
