New Life Fellowship NYC Easter Sunday 2025 | Pastor Rich Villodas
Apr 20, 2025
A celebratory reflection on the risen Jesus and the hope the resurrection brings. A reading from Revelation frames themes of suffering, empathy, and divine presence. Stories and a personal testimony explore identity, readiness to receive grace, and practical steps for joining life to Jesus. The talk highlights new beginnings and the promise that the worst thing is not the last thing.
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Revelation Is Hope About Who Holds The Future
- The book of Revelation is meant to give maximal hope by showing who holds the future.
- Pastor Rich Villodas argues Revelation isn't primarily about predicting events but about revealing the risen Jesus who controls history.
New Believer Brought A Bible To A Movie
- Rich recounts reading Revelation as a new Christian and becoming confused, overwhelmed, and terrified by its imagery.
- He even brought his Bible to the movie End of Days and checked Arnold Schwarzenegger's quoted verses with a flashlight.
I Am I Know I Will Give Captures Easter Hope
- Jesus' message in Revelation 2:8–10 is summarized as I am, I know, I will give.
- Villodas uses that triad to show Jesus' identity (first and last), presence, and generosity as foundations for Easter hope.