Happy Resurrection Day!

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All of this because He is Risen!

Today we celebrate that Resurrection from the grave,

and because of that, sin and the grave are CONQUERED!

Romans 8:37 NASB

"But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us."

Not only the grave is conquered,

There is nothing we face that can’t be conquered.

Cancer
Marital Stress
Financial Stress
Handicaps

We were never told we wouldn’t suffer

But we will conquer!

38 "For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,"

39 "nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Just look at this list

Because He is Risen, nothing can separate us from His Love

If we are securely locked in His love, everything that comes our way will be conquered

"I don’t know if I can truly believe that"

Do you truly believe that Jesus overcame the grave and was resurrected on the third day?

If He has power over death, and you belong to Him, believe you too can conquer ANYTHING!

BUT, if you do not believe in Him, you will fall to EVERYTHING!

The question is….

Do You Believe?

Every person that has ever lived or will ever live, can have Hope because of the Resurrection of Christ

Hope is not a dream or a wsh. Hope is the reason we can live a full life

Hope is the reality that, at the end of this life, we can step into eternity with our Savior

Ephesians 3:19-21 NASB

"19 and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God." (NASB)

20 "Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us," (NASB)

21 "to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen." (NASB)

This passage is a prayer by Paul

Paul is asking that the believers know the love of Christ and be filled with all the fullness of God

Know the Love of Christ

Be filled with the fullness of God

God is able

Exceedingly, abundantly

God can do above anything that you have experienced, imagined and certainly are able to do

The power that works within us!

In other words, this awesome, incredible power we are talking about is in the believer today

“Same Power” by Jeremy Camp

The power that allowed Jesus to be Resurrected, Moved mountains, Calmed the raging Sea, is in US!

This power exists in God’s people because of the Resurrection of Christ

Because of this power, we have HOPE

Vs 21

21 "to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen." (NASB)

Paul says “in the church” as he is calling upon ALL the people of God to praise His name, His glory

The greatest thing about the Hope we have, is sharing it with those who have no hope

Do you have that Hope today?

Welcome to the season of the Resurrection

First of all, why is the Resurrection necessary?

Romans 3:23

"for ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God," (NASB)

ALL means ALL

Man can not pay the cost for his own sin

What is the cost?

Romans 6:23a

"For the wages of sin is death,..." (NASB)

What does death mean in this context?

First, it is the wages received for the sin committed

Secondly, it is a separation from God, not simply the end of life

Lastly, since it is paired with the example of eternal life, it is also shown to be eternal

Romans 6:23b

"but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." (NASB)

This grants all of us Access to the Father

It is a free gift to Man

It cost Jesus His life

It is of God

Eternal Life

The access starts as soon as we accept the gift and lasts for all eternity

Do you desire that Access today?