The Riches of Resurrection Life By Ethan Wentzlaff

Yet we get so caught up in the things here. The resurrection invites us into something greater. So once again, I'll ask if Jesus has done all this for us, what will we do with this? Make today the day you stop running. Make today the day you stop trying to earn it. Make today the day that you finally surrender to Jesus Christ as your lord and savior. See your sin. Turn away from it. Repent and trust in him knowing that there is nothing that we can do to earn it. [00:24:06] (33 seconds)  #SurrenderToday

And and Paul says in first Corinthians that that if Jesus did not rise from the dead, then our faith would be in vain. What we do would be pointless. There'd be no reason to continue doing what we're doing. We'd be completely in the dark. But we serve a God who is alive, who is on the throne, and who is already one. And we he's just waiting for us to get there. That is what the resurrection points us to. And that is why today is a day of hope, and why today is a day of celebration. Celebration. [00:24:42] (30 seconds)  #ResurrectionHope

But also the sacrifice he went through, what what what it meant was not only is is the sacrifice priceless, but he looks at each and every one of us, and he says, you're priceless. You are worth it. He saw us in our sin. He saw us in our shame. He said, I love you anyway. He chose to go to the cross knowing that we are gonna sin tomorrow, knowing that we might sin later today. He still took all of our sin to the cross because he loves us, which shows us that the resurrection is not only priceless, but resurrection resurrection is personal. It is for each and every one of us. [00:13:23] (36 seconds)  #PricelessAndPersonal

We can have confidence knowing that because of the resurrection, everything that Jesus claimed is in fact true. And we can have hope in that, and we can know when we are giving our life to Jesus Christ, it will not be in vain. Because in this life, sure, we may suffer, but there is an eternal glory that awaits us. In the book of John, it says this. In first John two seventeen, it says, and the world is passing away along with its desires. But whoever does the will of God abides forever, abides for all of eternity. And we, through Jesus Christ, we are invited into a personal relationship with him. We can experience that today. [00:22:15] (43 seconds)  #FaithNotInVain

Be challenged by that today and know that none of that matters because we can have new riches, new identity, and a transformed life through Jesus Christ. And we naturally take chase the things of this world, but we can't take those things with us. They won't last. Nothing here we can hold on forever. Despite what what we try and what we spend most of our life chasing after, we can't hold on to that forever. But God gives us something through Jesus Christ that is everlasting. A richness that doesn't fade, a status before God that doesn't change, a relationship with him that never breaks, and a future that is completely secure. [00:21:32] (43 seconds)  #EverlastingRiches

Life will end for each and every one of us, and and that is what makes the resurrection so great because it points to something greater. It points to the fact that this world isn't isn't it. And that we serve a God who who not only was very rich, but that he is offering the riches of resurrection life to us. So what I wanna do with our time together is I just want to explore three truths that we see from second Corinthians chapter eight verse nine. And the first one is this, is that through the victory that Jesus had over death, resurrection changes everything. It gives us results that are priceless. [00:04:32] (38 seconds)  #ResurrectionChangesEverything

Jesus saw us in that state. And he chose to step out of heaven to to take flesh and to dwell among us and to live this life, a perfect life, a sinless life, and to take each and every sin that we've ever committed to the cross. And that is why we can be happy and joyful today because if he claimed to be able to do all that and then died, we'd be uncertain. But the Bible is clear. He rose from the dead. He appeared to the the disciples. He appeared to over 500 witnesses, and and and that is solid. [00:11:52] (34 seconds)  #RisenAndReliable

We should identify what the word of God tells us. And this is that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved. Jesus did this for you. For your sake, he stepped down. For your sake, he became poor so that we might experience the riches of everlasting life. So I wanna encourage you today if you're here, if this is your first time hearing this truth, and if you see your sin and you feel it for the first time, I wanna encourage you to turn from your sin. Turn and repent. Stop trying to to earn it. Stop trying to work your way and earn something that you can't. [00:17:06] (38 seconds)  #CallAndBeSaved