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“Resurrection” — Various Texts — April 21, 2019
The point of the death of Jesus is the Resurrection. Thousands upon thousands upon thousands were crucified in the Roman Empire. But it is the Resurrection of Jesus that makes our faith utterly unique.
Fulfilled
Elijah and Elisha, prophets in the OT, resurrected kids. Jesus—>Lazarus and a Widow’s Son.
We have heard throughout our service from the beginning of Creation, the Flood, Abraham’s Test and Foreshadowing of the Sacrifice of an Only Son, Israel in Slavery to Egypt, and the Prophet Isaiah foretelling of the Righteous Branch that will be fruitful and multiply.
This is what Peter says in Acts when he says: “To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins.”
Witnessed
And he didn’t just appear to a few people. He appeared to more than 500 people over a period of 40 days. What was going on during this time? Jesus was not only revealing himself, he was eating and drinking and explaining how he fulfilled the expectations from thousands of years ago.
Unites
If you have made Jesus King over your life, you don’t merely have to place your faith in a once-for-all moment, but you can rest in a present reality. What do I mean? In the passage from Romans 6, we heard the Apostle Paul breathe confidence into the church by letting them know that they are not slaves to sin anymore.
Yes, you may struggle with sin. But, if you are in Christ, you are a new person. You have been born to a living hope. He doesn’t tell us to get our act together because God’s angry with you. If you have repented of your sin and decided to follow Jesus, you are no longer ruled by your appetites. Yes, sin may seem like it’s going to kill you.
True salvation is not just knowing these things to be reliable and true. It is an action of submitting to God. Saying, “I no longer live for myself—my desires, my security, for others to think highly of me—I live for the glory of someone else.” And in living for the one who made you and saved you, you find that you are truly alive. You will be a slave to someone or something. Whatever you give your heart and life to, that becomes your Master.
And so when we confess that Jesus is Lord of our lives, we know we will be physically raised up with him.
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“Resurrection” — Various Texts — April 21, 2019
The point of the death of Jesus is the Resurrection. Thousands upon thousands upon thousands were crucified in the Roman Empire. But it is the Resurrection of Jesus that makes our faith utterly unique.
Fulfilled
Elijah and Elisha, prophets in the OT, resurrected kids. Jesus—>Lazarus and a Widow’s Son.
We have heard throughout our service from the beginning of Creation, the Flood, Abraham’s Test and Foreshadowing of the Sacrifice of an Only Son, Israel in Slavery to Egypt, and the Prophet Isaiah foretelling of the Righteous Branch that will be fruitful and multiply.
This is what Peter says in Acts when he says: “To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins.”
Witnessed
And he didn’t just appear to a few people. He appeared to more than 500 people over a period of 40 days. What was going on during this time? Jesus was not only revealing himself, he was eating and drinking and explaining how he fulfilled the expectations from thousands of years ago.
Unites
If you have made Jesus King over your life, you don’t merely have to place your faith in a once-for-all moment, but you can rest in a present reality. What do I mean? In the passage from Romans 6, we heard the Apostle Paul breathe confidence into the church by letting them know that they are not slaves to sin anymore.
Yes, you may struggle with sin. But, if you are in Christ, you are a new person. You have been born to a living hope. He doesn’t tell us to get our act together because God’s angry with you. If you have repented of your sin and decided to follow Jesus, you are no longer ruled by your appetites. Yes, sin may seem like it’s going to kill you.
True salvation is not just knowing these things to be reliable and true. It is an action of submitting to God. Saying, “I no longer live for myself—my desires, my security, for others to think highly of me—I live for the glory of someone else.” And in living for the one who made you and saved you, you find that you are truly alive. You will be a slave to someone or something. Whatever you give your heart and life to, that becomes your Master.
And so when we confess that Jesus is Lord of our lives, we know we will be physically raised up with him.
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