A FAITH IN ACTION: TODAY I PRAY YOU ACCEPT THIS INVITATION TO BECOME A CHRISTIAN, A SERVANT, A BELIEVER WHO IS WILLING TO START WALKING OUT YOUR FAITH AND SHARING YOUR TESTIMONY OF GOD’S SAVING GRACE! PLEASE ANSWER THE CALL TO A NEW LIFE SO YOU CAN GET TO WORK!
INTRODUCTION: OUR FAITH IN ACTION/ RESURRECTION HOPE
MATTHEW 28:5-7
5 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.
7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”
THE POWER OF JESUS RESURRECTION DOES SO MUCH FOR US:
Jesus arose from the dead and everything changed. Despair turned into hope and fear was replaced with joy. The painful sting of sin and death was crushed and defeated. The victory was won by Jesus and today we celebrate because we know the victory is ours!
Death was defeated by life. It was the beginning of the extinction of ALL evil. The future age of immortality was ushered back into this age of decay. We were set free in Christ from all bondages. The resurrection assures our forgiveness! The resurrection guarantees our transformation! The resurrection secures eternal life.
THANK GOD FOR THE EMPTY GRAVE!!!
BECAUSE HE LIVES
God sent His Son, they called Him Jesus. He came to love, heal, and forgive. He lived and died, to buy my pardon, an empty grave, is there to prove, my Saviour lives. Because He lives, I can face tomorrow
Because He lives, all fear is gone
Because I know He holds the future
And life is worth the living just because He lives
How sweet to hold, a newborn baby
and feel the pride and the joy he gives
Oh but greater still, the calm assurance
we can face, uncertain days, because He lives
And because He lives, I can face tomorrow
Because He lives, all fear is gone
Because I know He holds the future
And life is worth the living just because He lives
And then one day, I'll cross that river
I'll fight life's final war with pain
And then as death gives way to victory
I'll see the lights of glory and I'll know He lives…
SCRIPTURES TO LIVE BY:
Philippians 3:10- "I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death."
John 11:25-26- "Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?'"
1 Corinthians 1:18- "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God."
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REMEMBER MY SISTERS AND BROTHERS, IT TAKES GRACE TO MAKE IT!
Remember my sisters and brothers, it takes GRACE TO MAKE IT!