Resurrection Realities: Living Hope, Healing, and New Life

But there's one thing certain, we're gonna be raised from the dead. That's what's certain. And I look forward to that day. See, Revelation twenty one four to five says, and he will wipe away every tear from your eyes, and there'll no longer be any death. There will no longer be any mourning or crying or pain. The first things have passed away. And he who sits on the throne said, behold, I'm making all things new. [01:26:29] (47 seconds)  #RaisedFromTheDead

My friend, what is the enemy that you face? We all have enemies in our life, but the day is gonna come when all those enemies will be put under our feet and it'll be all over. That's what the resurrection achieved for you and I. It's the most remarkable message. All the enemies, the demons, the sickness, the devil, gone. [01:30:08] (33 seconds)  #EnemiesUnderOurFeet

sing joyfully. I mean, it's that's why we do what we do every Sunday is we have music and some of us laugh, some of us shout, some of us claps, some of us just reflect, but it's all about having thanksgiving. Look what Christ has done. You're saved. You have his spiritual life. You have his resurrection power, that you're seated with him in heavenly places, that you are a new creation. As second Corinthians five seventeen says, all things have passed away when you became a Christian and all things became new. [01:36:16] (43 seconds)  #WorshipAndThanksgiving

That concept is confirmed time and again in the bible. And, you know, from a personal perspective, as I've got older and I've faced many occasions where I should have died, but through your prayers, prayers of others, I sort of came through. I'm alive. But the closer I get to my day of dying is more I think about the fact that a day is gonna come when I'm gonna be raised from the dead, and I'm gonna live in a different state, a state of immortality. [01:24:34] (47 seconds)  #RaisedToImmortality

His resurrection gives us some realities, which I wanna share about four or five realities with you this morning. Number one, the first one is the resurrection means that Jesus lives and reigns forever, and we can live in fellowship with him eternally. Bible says, you're gonna get a few scriptures today. John fourteen nineteen, and after a little while, the world will no longer see me, but you will see me because I live, you will live also. [01:19:19] (35 seconds)  #JesusLivesForever

Father, we thank you right now that we can celebrate freely. Father, the greatest event ever to occur in human history is the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Breaking the power of death, breaking the power of sin, paying the penalty for sin, and then overcoming what the devil would try to do, which was to imprison humankind. But no, we are not imprisoned, but we have been set free by the power of the resurrection of Jesus Christ today. Thank you, Lord. Wow. [00:46:55] (47 seconds)  #SetFreeByResurrection

I mean, it's gotta be one of the most amazing things. There's an inheritance that is waiting for you and me, and I'm looking forward to that. I don't wanna be like the prodigal son that gets the inheritance too early, but I wanna know that when I die and when I'm raised from the dead and when I go into heaven, I will receive this thing that is preserved, undefiled, waiting for me to receive. I mean, what a hope. What a gospel. [01:32:29] (40 seconds)  #HeavenlyInheritance

Easter is a time of reflection. How are you doing? How am I doing in in my relationship with Jesus? How's my prayer life? How's my bible reading? How is my faith holding up? How is my confidence that Jesus is overseeing my life? So let me finish before we have communion by this amazing psalm, psalm a hundred and one hundred one to five, a psalm of thanksgiving, and I got it. [01:34:28] (35 seconds)  #EasterReflection