Believing the Risen Savior: Living Resurrection Every Day

Basically, what they're saying is, why do you come to the place of the dead when he's among the living? The question indicates the inappropriate response of the women who came to anoint the body of Jesus. The angels are like, ladies, why are you here? You know better. You know what he said. You know what he promised. You were there with the disciples. Why do you seek the living one amongst the dead? Then they speak words that have changed the course of history, the angels. He is not here, but he has risen. [00:54:37] (50 seconds)  #HeIsRisen

But the same question that the angels ask the women is the same question that we must ask ourselves. Have we remembered everything that Jesus has said, or have we forgotten? So let me ask you a question. Do you believe that Jesus provides a better life? And the more revealing question, do you live that way? I mean, I think we're all here because we at least hope or have been taught or someone has said, Jesus offers something different that the world cannot provide. [01:00:57] (52 seconds)  #RememberHisWords

Don't we sometimes approach life that way? I mean, we know we know that Jesus would be raised, and yes, this side of history, we know he has been raised, but we come in acting like Jesus is still in the grave. Like, there's no power in our life. We just keep looking at our circumstances. Our head's down. We're like, I just gotta get through one more day, one more week. If I can just make it through this, we think. And yet the story, the the message of the gospel is that Jesus is alive, and he's resurrected. [00:46:33] (41 seconds)  #LiveResurrected

God never wanted you to die separated from him, And so he sent his son to take your place, to forgive you, and to heal you. His death paid for all of our sins. And when you believe in him, you are forgiven, and you are given an extraordinary life. As a follower of Jesus, some things get immediately easier, but the circumstances don't always change. Life hurts, but it hurts with purpose because of Jesus. God is risen. You will rise. There is a better way. Believing in a risen savior must result in a risen life. [01:14:36] (70 seconds)  #RisenLife

Does it mean you're gonna hurt in life? Yes. Does it mean you're gonna have trouble? Yes. Does it mean you will be persecuted? Yes. Does it mean that the weight of sin will come across in a fallen world and weigh heavily upon your soul at times? Absolutely. But does it mean that you are left there? Never. Because Jesus is risen from the grave, and we hold on to the hope of a risen savior to know that nothing in this life can separate us from the love of God revealed in Jesus Christ. [01:03:02] (34 seconds)  #NeverAloneInChrist

My challenge to you this morning is this, have you remembered his words in your life, in your circumstance? Because when the angels say to the women, he is not here but he has risen. Remember how he spoke to you. They needed to be recalibrated to what he said. And they lived out of the reality of that response because we read after they remembered his words in verse eight, and the light bulb came on, they returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the 11 and to all the rest. [00:58:33] (51 seconds)  #RecalibrateToTruth

Since the spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you. What does that mean? Well, it means as a follower of Jesus Christ, the moment you became a follower of Jesus and believe in him, God gives you his spirit, and the holy spirit lives in your life. The spirit is given to you as a promise of all the things that Jesus has said will be true for you. He's a pledge. The holy spirit, the same spirit who raised Jesus from the dead lives inside of you. You have resurrection power in you. It's not yours, but it's given by God to you. [01:10:05] (44 seconds)  #ResurrectionPowerWithin

And so what does God do? Does he say, well, they did it to themselves. Good luck. Have fun living on earth because after that, it's gonna be really hard. No. He doesn't say that. Your creator says to you, I know you can't figure this out on your own. So I'm gonna do something for you. And I need you to trust me with what I provide. And so the message of a risen savior is a message that Jesus has done something fundamentally that you could never do yourself. [01:13:30] (49 seconds)  #TrustHisProvision

But the same question that the angels ask the women is the same question that we must ask ourselves. Have we remembered everything that Jesus has said, or have we forgotten? So let me ask you a question. Do you believe that Jesus provides a better life? And the more revealing question, do you live that way? [01:00:57] (37 seconds)