He is risen.
Those three words changed the world—and they’re still changing lives today. Easter Sunday isn’t just a commemoration of the past; it’s a declaration that Jesus Christ, who was crucified, is alive—and that through Him, hope lives, love wins, and all things can be made new.
The resurrection is not just theology—it’s transformation. It’s the moment heaven broke into earth, when the grave was emptied and the curse of death reversed. Jesus rose, not just to prove who He was, but to invite us into something entirely new: a restored relationship with God and the promise of new life now and forever.
In the prayer Jesus taught us, He invites us to live with this vision:
Our Father in Heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your Kingdom come, Your will be done—on earth as it is in Heaven. Matthew 6:9–10
This is more than a line in a prayer—it’s a way of life. A call to live the resurrection daily. To bring heaven to earth in the way we love, forgive, serve, and hope.
But the resurrection doesn’t just invite belief—it demands response. We’re not called to agree with an event in history, but to live changed lives because of it. Jesus put it plainly:
“In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
A phrase that’s been used often in our town of Devonport, Tasmania—first spoken, I believe, by my friend Pastor Brian Webber, and just this Easter brought into wider circulation by our Mayor, Alison Jarman—is Heavenport. It captures what can happen when the resurrection is not only believed but lived—when a town, a street, or a household becomes marked not by brokenness or bitterness, but by grace, renewal, and the presence of the risen Christ.
Heavenport isn’t a postcode. It’s a possibility. It’s what happens when resurrection hope takes root—when people forgive instead of retaliate, include instead of exclude, restore instead of reject.
So this Easter, may we not only believe that Jesus rose from the dead—may we live as though He did.
Transformed. Bold. Hope-filled.
Let His Kingdom come. Let His will be done.
In us. Around us. Through us.
Because He lives, heaven still touches earth.