WEBVTT 00:00:07.639 --> 00:00:09.639 true. The mystery of our resurrection maybe above the ordinary operation 00:00:13.380 --> 00:00:20.197 of no law. Yet. There is not a doubt in my mind that if we would rise high 00:00:20.230 --> 00:00:26.116 enough in our investigation, we would find that the tomb opened on that 00:00:26.149 --> 00:00:33.317 first Easter morning as easily and naturally as the green casement of the 00:00:33.350 --> 00:00:40.807 easter lily opens to give us its beauty and fragrance. If we knew, I think 00:00:40.840 --> 00:00:48.347 christ rose from the dead as quietly and as naturally as the sunlight 00:00:48.380 --> 00:00:54.976 comes slipping over the horizon this month, his resurrection is not 00:00:55.009 --> 00:01:01.186 necessarily a break from the natural law, but the fulfillment of the 00:01:01.219 --> 00:01:07.867 Spiritual law. The still small voice this morning whispers to nature and 00:01:07.900 --> 00:01:15.307 the quiet and she quietly responds, and our world passes from wintry death 00:01:15.340 --> 00:01:22.807 into springtime light without the resurrection, life would be unnatural, 00:01:22.840 --> 00:01:30.096 incomplete and meaningless. one of the persistent characteristics of 00:01:30.129 --> 00:01:37.036 religious thinking is the tendency to transfer the great events of 00:01:37.069 --> 00:01:45.016 religious experience to some far off future. True, the scriptures give us 00:01:45.049 --> 00:01:51.206 many illuminating hopes for the future, but they place no less emphasis 00:01:51.239 --> 00:01:58.507 upon the character in the making, jesus said I came that you might have 00:01:58.540 --> 00:02:05.986 life and that you might have it more abundantly. Hall says you happy 00:02:06.019 --> 00:02:13.427 quickened, who were dead in trespasses and insincere the time and place 00:02:13.460 --> 00:02:21.460 for us to enter. Immortality is not in some far distant future. But now 00:02:22.639 --> 00:02:28.487 the immortality, jesus taught and demonstrated is not a mere matter of 00:02:28.520 --> 00:02:34.777 duration. I have heard this statement from some source, God is an 00:02:34.810 --> 00:02:41.906 everlasting mercy of outgoing love. And if we want to survive, we must get 00:02:41.939 --> 00:02:49.939 such a faith and make it ineffectual as the world stands today, it is a 00:02:50.289 --> 00:02:56.707 vast field for the sincere operation of such a faith. And if we are to 00:02:56.740 --> 00:03:03.506 bring life and immortality to light, it must be through the inspiration 00:03:03.539 --> 00:03:11.267 and life giving power of such a gospel. The mighty colorado River as it 00:03:11.300 --> 00:03:18.156 winds its way to the ocean is a parable of life with our present knowledge 00:03:18.189 --> 00:03:24.006 of engineering technique. It does not take an expert to see the potential 00:03:24.039 --> 00:03:32.039 potential realities and power and for service the river with its canyon is 00:03:33.240 --> 00:03:41.240 as God made it. It now remains for man to cooperate with the laws of God 00:03:41.439 --> 00:03:48.606 to turn these potential realities for progress into realities. 00:03:48.639 --> 00:03:56.346 Such is the life of man. He had nothing to do with his being here. But God 00:03:56.379 --> 00:04:03.327 has endowed him with great possibilities and has honored him, was an 00:04:03.360 --> 00:04:10.816 invitation to become a partner with him in determining what his life and 00:04:10.849 --> 00:04:17.616 best initial B It was intended that man should live by an inward principle 00:04:17.649 --> 00:04:25.257 called the Kingdom of Heaven. And he says, the Kingdom of heaven is within 00:04:25.290 --> 00:04:33.290 you. Thus we have the voice of God within and it is this still small voice 00:04:35.139 --> 00:04:43.036 speaking to you this morning saying in quietness and confidence shall be 00:04:43.069 --> 00:04:51.069 your strength. These still and know that I am God I will be exalted among 00:04:51.550 --> 00:04:58.536 the heathen. I will be exalted in the earth. He arose and rebuked the 00:04:58.569 --> 00:05:06.569 storm and said, Under the sea. Peace be still! And the wind ceased and 00:05:08.670 --> 00:05:15.926 there was a greek cop and he said unto his disciples, why are you so 00:05:15.959 --> 00:05:23.606 fearful? How is it that you have no faith 00:05:23.639 --> 00:05:31.356 in this restless and doubting world? If any belief can be described as 00:05:31.389 --> 00:05:37.007 natural to man, it is that of immortality 00:05:37.040 --> 00:05:45.040 in every part of the scripture we have this assurance man was not made to 00:05:45.569 --> 00:05:53.569 die. Our creator placed eternity within the human heart. And men cry out 00:05:55.339 --> 00:06:03.339 for life that has no end. If God has not provided satisfaction for this, 00:06:05.540 --> 00:06:13.540 the deepest of all desires, then life is for democracy, Jesus is the final 00:06:13.870 --> 00:06:21.870 answer to life's greatest riddle, which is if a man die, shall he live 00:06:22.800 --> 00:06:30.800 again? I Love The American Translation of Matthew 28 9. So they departed 00:06:31.899 --> 00:06:39.899 clip from the tomb with fear and great joy and ran to tell his disciples 00:06:40.560 --> 00:06:48.560 and behold Jesus himself, met them and said, Good morning 00:06:49.740 --> 00:06:56.546 christ is not under the image of the invisible God, but he is also the 00:06:56.579 --> 00:07:04.579 pattern of the perfect man in him is like and the life is the light of men 00:07:04.740 --> 00:07:12.236 because I live, ye shall live also. He that liveth and believeth in me 00:07:12.269 --> 00:07:20.269 shall never die. This is his final word of assurance to the peoples of the 00:07:20.269 --> 00:07:28.269 earth. My sheep hear my voice and I know them and I give unto them eternal 00:07:28.449 --> 00:07:34.496 life and they shall never perish. Neither shall any man pluck them out of 00:07:34.529 --> 00:07:41.017 my hand. My father which gave them to me is greater than all, and no man 00:07:41.050 --> 00:07:47.546 is able to pluck them out of my father's hand. As we look down into the 00:07:47.579 --> 00:07:54.257 depths of this canyon this morning, bright angel trail as it winds its way 00:07:54.290 --> 00:08:01.406 upward from the bottom of this stupendous gorge becomes the path of light. 00:08:01.439 --> 00:08:06.496 And we are reminded of David's and mortal son. Yea, though I walk through 00:08:06.529 --> 00:08:12.656 the valley of the Shadow of Death, I shall fear no evil for thou art with 00:08:12.689 --> 00:08:20.689 me, thy rod and thy staff. They comfort me as the rising sun give such 00:08:21.939 --> 00:08:29.939 glorious promise of a new day. So the word of God! The lamp unto our feet 00:08:31.339 --> 00:08:38.907 and the light into our path gives just as sure promise of another life 00:08:38.940 --> 00:08:46.940 where worthless shadows have passed away. three through. He's hardy's 00:08:49.279 --> 00:08:57.279 are by coolness and by bomb less is be done. Left retires be through the 00:09:02.649 --> 00:09:10.649 earthquake, wind and fire. 00:09:15.240 --> 00:09:19.386 Mhm. Our Father. Our hearts have been warmed and inspired as we have 00:09:19.419 --> 00:09:23.506 gathered here to worship the We thank thee for the common bond that 00:09:23.539 --> 00:09:27.037 cements the hearts of those who believe in christ in a close knit 00:09:27.070 --> 00:09:31.337 fellowship. We thank thee for the missionary purpose that sends men and 00:09:31.370 --> 00:09:36.317 women to the ends of the earth. To win men to a risen christ bless all 00:09:36.350 --> 00:09:40.876 those who strive in this cause today. And as we have witnessed for the 00:09:40.909 --> 00:09:45.476 this morning our so may those who follow the take up the torch and 00:09:45.509 --> 00:09:52.106 proclaim the good news. And now we pray thee, dismiss us with thy blessing. 00:09:52.139 --> 00:10:00.139 Oh man! 00:10:09.039 --> 00:10:12.236 There's a 00:10:12.269 --> 00:10:15.606 like that 00:10:15.639 --> 00:10:20.106 cleanse us from sin. 00:10:20.139 --> 00:10:27.407 Give us I like that. We might live like. 00:10:27.440 --> 00:10:32.106 Oh 00:10:32.139 --> 00:10:36.707 oh 00:10:36.740 --> 00:10:39.907 okay. Uh huh. 00:10:39.940 --> 00:10:44.567 Again, the unrivaled majesty of the Shrine of the Ages. The Grand Canyon 00:10:44.600 --> 00:10:49.947 of Arizona has lifted our easter meditations to the convincing reality of 00:10:49.980 --> 00:10:55.157 life eternal. The special easter message was presented by the reverend tm 00:10:55.190 --> 00:11:00.207 pile pastor of the community church at buckeye Arizona. The prayers were 00:11:00.240 --> 00:11:05.106 given by the reverend Kenneth poor Resident Minister at Grand Canyon 00:11:05.139 --> 00:11:09.677 description of the sunrise was presented by Howard Pyle, co founder and 00:11:09.710 --> 00:11:13.766 producer of these annual Grand Canyon broadcasts. And now governor of the 00:11:13.799 --> 00:11:17.917 state of Arizona. The music has been that of the 50 boys shrine of the 00:11:17.950 --> 00:11:24.146 ages choir from Arizona State College Flagstaff directed by a dr Elden, a 00:11:24.179 --> 00:11:27.537 artery. Oh 00:11:27.570 --> 00:11:35.570 crazy! Her name on the. 00:11:38.240 --> 00:11:43.407 Oh 00:11:43.440 --> 00:11:47.217 yes. 00:11:47.250 --> 00:11:55.250 Oh Lord, 00:12:32.440 --> 00:12:35.307 yes. 00:12:35.340 --> 00:12:37.947 I 00:12:37.980 --> 00:12:42.807 O 00:12:42.840 --> 00:12:50.840 for his gracious. 00:13:34.240 --> 00:13:42.240 Hello, 00:13:54.240 --> 00:13:58.846 this the 17th annual easter sunrise service broadcast directly from the 00:13:58.879 --> 00:14:03.006 incomparable sublimity of the Grand Canyon of Arizona has been presented 00:14:03.039 --> 00:14:06.337 by the national broadcasting company and its affiliated independent 00:14:06.370 --> 00:14:11.157 stations as a public service at this easter tide production was in charge 00:14:11.190 --> 00:14:15.907 of K. T. A. R. Phoenix cooperating with the National Park service. This 00:14:15.940 --> 00:14:20.217 Grand Canyon easter sunrise service has been made available overseas 00:14:20.250 --> 00:14:24.807 through the facilities of the Armed Forces radio and to Canada through the 00:14:24.840 --> 00:14:30.106 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Ron Lochner speaking from the Shrine of 00:14:30.139 --> 00:14:35.496 the Ages, Grand Canyon Arizona, This is NBC, the national broadcasting 00:14:35.529 --> 00:14:37.529 Company.