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The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University houses a significant collection of the manuscripts, correspondence, and other papers of the great hymn writer Isaac Watts. |
With the world having just celebrated one of Christ’s most notable and historic moments, I thought of the hundreds of lyric texts he wrote commemorating the victorious nature of Christ’s thirty-three years on the earth. |
He saw the birth, death, and resurrection of the Messiah as having significance beyond the four walls of the church and wrote of the impact as being cosmic in nature.
His most famous is regrettably sung mostly at Christmas only. However, it has a place year-round. In his hymn Joy to the World, he writes of the unlimited realms of impact of the presence of Christ on this earth: |
Joy to the world; the Lord is come; Let Earth receive her King; Let ev'ry heart prepare him room, And heav'n and nature sing.
Joy to the Earth, the Savior reigns; Our mortal songs employ, While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains, Repeat the sounding joy.
No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make his blessings flow Far as the curse is found.
He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness, And wonders of his love. |
I love the triumphant tone of this text as Watts writes of the Savior’s Kingship over His Creation and all who inhabit the earth.
“Blest Morning,” his hymn dedicated to the Resurrection, includes these words: |
Hell and the grave unite their force To hold our God in vain; The sleeping Conqueror arose, And burst their feeble chain.
To Thy great name, almighty Lord, These sacred hours we pay; And loud hosannas shall proclaim The triumph of the day.
Salvation and immortal praise To our victorious king; Let Heav’n, and earth, and rocks, and seas, With glad hosannas ring. |
Last week's meeting at the Oklahoma History Center highlighted some important arenas we all need to work on if we are to regain the moral, spiritual, and academic high ground in Oklahoma.
Please pay special attention to Alex Gray's analysis regarding the imminent threats we face. Karen England presented the opportunity to get involved in our schools. She presented the continuing resistance to removing pornography from Oklahoma's schools.
In the ten minutes she spoke, Mrs. England unveiled shocking examples of the way the National Library Association, in cooperation with the teacher unions, school administrators, and legislators are aggressively destroying the minds and morals of our children.
Our Savior came to restore us and set us apart in order to build his kingdom on this earth (Matthew 6). His kingdom will not be defined by the perversion of little children.
Our calling is to represent the King of Righteousness and to be about his kingdom's business on this earth! It is through God's people that victory and joy are brought to the world. It is His people who will prevent the evil one from driving the human race to despair!
Find the links to Alex Gray and Karen England after Dr. Piper's article which appears below. He writes about the place of the resurrection in mankind’s history. |
DR EVERETT PIPER Sunday, April 5, 2026
HISTORICAL FACT OF THE RESURRECTION |
Charles Spurgeon once said:
The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is one of the best attested facts on record. There were so many witnesses to behold it, that if we do in the least degree receive the credibility of men’s testimonies, we cannot, and we dare not doubt that Jesus rose from the dead… The resurrection is a fact better attested than any event recorded in any history, whether ancient or modern. |
C.S. Lewis added:
To preach Christianity [means] primarily to preach the resurrection. … The resurrection is the central theme in every Christian sermon... The resurrection, and its consequences, [are] the ‘gospel. |
G.K. Chesterton chimed in:
The history of Christianity cannot be understood unless it is realized that it started with the staggering miracle of a dead man who was a live man, and who was not a ghost. |
This is why I am a Christian. I am a follower of Jesus Christ because I know the resurrection is real. I am a Christian because my faith is grounded in history, not hysteria, in facts and not fiction.
If you take any time at all to investigate it, you will quickly find that the Christian faith is different than any other religion.
At its core, what makes Christianity unique is that the first Christians actually believed Jesus rose from the dead and they then proved their conviction by giving their lives to defend it. |
Now, some may retort that there are innumerable examples of other men and women who were willing to die for similarly strong beliefs. After all, hundreds of Muslim terrorists and Antifa anarchists have died for what they believed, right?
But any cursory reading of Scripture shows that the earliest disciples of Jesus didn’t die for something they just “believed.” They died for something they knew was true. They knew the resurrection wasn't a lie. They knew it wasn't just a belief. They knew it was a fact and not fake.
It’s been said, “Many men may die for what they think is true. But no one dies for what they know is a lie.”
And herein is the evidence: The blood of the martyrs proves that the resurrection is a fact and not fiction. Why would these men and women have given themselves over to be beheaded, crucified, eaten alive by lions, and sawn in two for something that they all knew they had made up?
Or in today’s vernacular: Why would anyone fly themselves into buildings if they knew their cause was a lie? |
From the first days of the church, one thing has been crystal clear: The resurrection is real and without this fact there would be no basis for our faith.
Back to C.S. Lewis:
Our Lord’s life and death were in no sense the basis of Christianity. … The miracle of the resurrection and the theology of that miracle come first; the biography comes later as a comment on it.
Nothing could be more unhistorical than to pick out selected sayings of Christ from the gospels and to regard those as the datum and the rest of the New Testament as a construction upon it.
The first fact in the history of Christendom is that a number of people [said] they [saw] the resurrection.
If they had died without making anyone else believe this ’gospel,’ no gospels would ever have been written. |
The Apostle Paul declared, “If Christ has not been raised, our faith is futile. … If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.”
Adrian Rogers preached, “The resurrection is not merely important to the historic Christian faith; there would be no Christianity without it.”
D.L. Moody proclaimed: “The resurrection is the keystone of the arch on which our faith is supported. If Christ has not risen, we must impeach all those witnesses for lying. If Christ has not risen, we have no proof that Jesus’s crucifixion differed from that of the two thieves who suffered with him.” |
John MacArthur concluded:
The truth of the resurrection gives life to every other area of gospel truth. The resurrection is the pivot on which all Christianity turns and without which none of the other truths would much matter.
In short, Christians don’t claim Christianity because of Jesus’ exemplary life. Rather, as Lee Strobel writes, we “become Christian because the evidence is so compelling that Jesus really is the one-and-only Son of God who proved his divinity by rising from the dead.
Charles Wesley sang out 250 years ago:
Christ the Lord is risen today; Sons of men and angels say. Raise your joys and triumphs high; Sing, ye heavens and earth reply, Hallelujah!
I am a Christian because of the historical fact of the resurrection.
I know Christ is risen, and he is risen, indeed!
Happy Easter and long live the True King! |
Find more Everett Piper here: Everett Piper (dreverettpiper.com, @dreverettpiper), a columnist for The Washington Times, is a former university president and radio host.
He is the author of “Not a Day Care: The Devastating Consequences of Abandoning Truth” (Regnery).
He can be reached at epiper@dreverettpiper.com.
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APRIL 1, 2026 MEETING: ALEX GRAY |
The international experience of Alex Gray is unmatched and his presentation illustrates his competence to speak on the most sensitive areas of national affairs.
Watch Alex's presentation here.
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After watching this ten minute presentation, every Christian in Oklahoma should be furious about the lack of integrity of our school boards, our school superintendents and administrators and our legislative leadership.
Watch Karen's presentation here.
Find Take Back The Classroom here.
Watch the full meeting here.
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Joy Howell, President of Concerned Women of America, presented a proclamation form Governor Stitt declaring April of 2026 to be "Faith Month."
Watch them speak here.
Watch the full meeting here.
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NOTES FROM MARCH: TEENPACT |
THIRTY YOUTH Home Schoolers from Elgin, Oklahoma TPUSA Students |
Grace Reformed Baptist Church Homeschoolers from Elgin, Oklahoma led the Pledge of Allegiance |
KENDRA WESSON JOINS RYAN WALTERS AND TEACHER FREEDOM ALLIANCE |
Kendra Wesson is stepping aside from other responsibilities to work full time with Ryan Walters and the Teacher Freedom Alliance (TFA) with a goal of providing teachers a pro-America Christian environment within which to work.
Thus far, the effort has been massively successful as thousands of teachers are fleeing the pro-Marxist teacher unions including the National Teachers Association (NEA).
Watch Kendra's Announcement here.
Watch the full meeting here.
News media was there to cover the TFA announcement. |
DECEMBER 3 MEETING: SAMANTHA FULNECKY INTERVIEW With OCPAC Foundation President Bob Linn and Senator Shane Jett |
Watch Samantha Fulnecky interview here.
Note:
Senator Shane Jett was pointed in his query and his followup remarks.
Shane Jett's first question begins at: 9:38 mark. Shane's blistering salvo to the University begins at the 11:21 mark.
Watch the full meeting here.
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LEGISLATIVE COMMENDATION GABE WOOLEY |
GABE WOOLEY here
Full Meeting here |
WES LANE, PRESIDENT SALT & LIGHT LEADERSHIP TRAINING SALLT |
Wes Lane was the keynote speaker and once he finished, it was clear why he has had so much success challenging the church to step forward in boldness.
Watch Wes Lane's presentation here.
Watch the full meeting here. |
We anticipated the professionalism of Jen Nicole's voice, but her moving presentation of the Christmas season was breathtaking. She opened the meeting by leading us in "O Come All Ye Faithful" and brought tears to our eyes as she followed Wes Lane singing "O Holy Night."
Watch the presentation here.
Watch the full meeting here. |
TPUSA Students were in attendance Supporting Samantha |
SHANE JETT MESSAGE TO POLITICAL CLASS |
Senator Shane Jett here
Watch the full meeting here.
BOB LINN PRESIDENT OF OCPAC FOUNDATION |
Our Spring finally will also feature a July 4 celebration as well as the gubernatorial panel.
The fall season begins Wednesday, September 16 with Dr. James Lindsay.
Then, on Wednesday, October 7, Dr. Lauren Schwartz will talk about her role in reversing the trend in academia regarding "gender affirmation."
Regarding November 4, we are waiting confirmation.
Our final 2026 meeting will be Wednesday, December 2 with former Chinese youth under Mao, the nationally known writer and speaker, Xi Van Fleet. |
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We are in desperate need of returning our nation and our state to Biblical foundations.
Thank you for your activism. |
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