THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE

THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE I. WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST JOY? ___________________________ A. WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR? _______________________ B. EASTER, RESURRECTION SUNDAY, IS A SEASON OF UNEXPLAINABLE HOPE AND JOY. C. LUKE 24:1-12 II. PRAISE GOD FOR THIS FAITHFUL FELLOWSHIP OF COMMITTED WOMEN. A. THESE WOMEN GO TO JESUS’ TOMB WITH AN INNOCENT DETERMINATION THAT MAY HAVE PREVENTED OTHERS FROM TRYING. B. THEIR MOST DISTURBING FIND IS, JESUS’ BODY IS NOT THERE. C. MATTHEW 16:21 D. ANYONE EVER SAID TO YOU: I HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS, WHICH DO YOU WANT FIRST? III. THE NEWS THAT JESUS IS ALIVE IS UNBELIEVABLE; INCONCEIVABLE, INCOMPREHENDABLE! A. GOD HAS A PERFECT AND PRECISE PLAN. B. JOHN 11:23-27 IV. WHAT A MIGHTY GOD WANTS FOR US TO DO, REQUIRES FAITH! A. TO “BELIEVE” IS A POWERFUL AND UNSTOPPABLE FORCE. B. EVERY PERSON MUST ANSWER JESUS’ QUESTION: “DO YOU BELIEVE THAT I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE?” C. MATTHEW 16:13-17 V. TO “BELIEVE” THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST, THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD, IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR CHRISTIAN FAITH. A. ROMANS 10:9-10 B. QUESTION: HAVE YOU CONFESSED WITH YOUR MOUTH: “JESUS, YOU ARE LORD?” C. JOHN 10:10b KJV VI. WHAT STANDS IN THE WAY OF LIVING AN ABUNDANT LIFE? SIN! A. THE GOOD NEWS MESSAGE IS THE TRUTH THAT JESUS LIVES! B. BELIEVE AND EXPERIENCE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE RAISED TO LIFE, BECOME A NEW CREATION IN CHRIST.