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Our culture is fascinated by stories of ghosts and zombies and such. And though Hollywood uses the best of effects that make them seem so real, the Bible gives us no indication of such a thing. While the world would have you celebrate death, God would have you celebrate life. Jesus makes it clear in this passage that He is no ghost, but the glorified Son of God resurrected from the dead. And here He gives His disciples and us reason to believe Him.

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On that first Easter night, with the disciples of Jesus fearfully hiding in the Upper Room, the glorified Jesus mysteriously appears in their midst. They know that He’s dead, so they presume that they are seeing a ghost. But in the encounter, as Luke describes it, Jesus clearly demonstrates to them that He is no ghost, rather He gives them good reason to believe that He has been raised from the dead. And this gives us good reason to believe that He has been raised from the dead.

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Welcome to part 2 of this third message in the series, “Because He Lives: The Aftermath of Jesus’ Resurrection.” Today, we are talking about the relationship between baptism and the resurrection. The water we use in a baptistery simply helps us portray a profound truth: because Jesus is alive, everything in my life is made new.

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Scriptural Baptism is a special and significant event in the life of every believer. We invite our family and friends to see it. We give new Bibles and certificates to the baptizee. But in reality, that water baptism is just a picture, a symbol of what is going on on the inside of me, a portrayal of the resurrection of Jesus. My pastor used to say, “Baptism is an outward symbol of an inward reality.” So, His resurrection is my victory.

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Sunday School or Life Groups or Bible Study Groups, whatever an individual church may call these kinds of gatherings need to be healthy and effective and growing. The principles that we find in the account of Jesus and the two disciples on the Road to Emmaus are the very principles needed to make a Sunday School class what it ought to be.

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On the afternoon and evening of that first Resurrection Day, the glorified Jesus mysteriously met with two unnamed disciples as they made their way down the road toward Emmaus. The conversation that ensued is remarkable. The whole situation is strangely much like modern-day Sunday School or Bible Study Groups. Maybe our Sunday School classes should be more like this Sunday School in the Street.

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Welcome to part 2 of this second message in the series, “Because He Lives: The Aftermath of Jesus’ Resurrection.” Today, we are talking about what the Bible says about, what I would call, a Resurrection Revolution. In other words, the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead changes everything in your life. We’ve talked about some of those radical changes in part 1, now let’s finish this passage together.

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Philippians 3 is such a beautiful chapter, and in it Paul gives the evaluation of his life a three-count. Three times in that passage, he says that he counts, and each of those times he is taking what the world counts as an asset and he counts it as a loss. Do you ever find that your priorities and the things you value in this life don’t really match up with what the world is trying to sell you? Paul had a Resurrection Revolution, and it changed everything for him. It’ll change things for you too.

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Welcome to part 2 of this first message in the series, “Because He Lives: The Aftermath of Jesus’ Resurrection.” We are talking about what the Bible says about Our Glorified Bodies. The Bible is clear that we will have glorified, resurrection bodies fit for eternity. But what will they be like? How can I possibly understand this concept that is so strange? The Bible encourages us as it leads us into this truth.

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 Sometimes we think of Easter Sunday as the end. We’ve worked hard to get our facilities dressed up, to reach out to potential church-guests, to put together a great worship service, even to get a new set of clothes laid out. And then, whew, it’s over. No, it’s just beginning. Because of Jesus’ resurrection, it changes life both now and forever for us. Today, in this new series, “Because He Lives: The Aftermath of Jesus’ Resurrection,” we want to look at what the Bible says about Our Glorified Bodies.