Buried and Raised: Living the Resurrection Life Today

You know, the reality of this passage in this day is this, you're not becoming alive. If you're united with Christ, you've been raised with him. And so now live like it's true. Live like it's true with joy, with peace, with confidence, with hope, victorious. No longer pulled down by death or the grave because that's not who you are. If you're in Jesus Christ, you're like him. You're raised to new life. You got the resurrection life in you because you're united with him. [00:47:59] (39 seconds)  #RaisedWithChrist

Not your old life improved, not a second chance at the same old story. It's an entirely new kind of life. This is why Easter is such a big deal. It's why we're all here and gathered and celebrating this remarkable event in history that's ongoing meaning to us today. We're talking about a life that has already passed through death and come out on the other side. And so here, on Easter, what we remember is this. You don't just get a reset. [00:34:24] (35 seconds)  #LifeBeyondReset

What you get through Jesus is a resurrection. You get a resurrection. This is the good news of Easter. Keep going. Okay? Look at verse six and seven. For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with. That we should no longer be slaves to sin because anyone who has died has been set free from sin. Oh, that's good news too, isn't it? [00:34:59] (32 seconds)  #CrucifiedWithChrist

His heart was beating. But this is an interesting detail. He was still wearing the grave clothes, you know, like a mummy. And what Jesus says, Jesus says, take off the grave clothes and let them go. See see Lazarus was alive, but he was still wrapped. And some of us know exactly what that feels like. Alive, but still wrapped. Jesus listen. Jesus doesn't leave people there. No. He doesn't call people out of death only. He sets them free. [00:36:47] (42 seconds)  #RemoveGraveClothes

And here's what the scripture is teaching us. That new life cannot be undone because death no longer has dominion over him. So he walked out of the grave in victory, never to be held by death again. So that means that if you are united to him, that is the kind of life you now share in. Do you see? His life is your life. And this is not temporary. It is not fragile. This is not subject to death's rule. [00:38:49] (33 seconds)  #DeathHasNoDominion

Baptism is not a it's not a random symbol. It is a proclamation it's a proclamation of participation. That's what baptism is. Because here's the reality. What happened to Jesus this is according to the scriptures. What happened to Jesus has happened to you. That's what the people will be saying here. All those who have trusted in Christ, all those who have been united to him, when he died, you died. That's what the scripture teaches. When he was buried, you were buried. [00:32:22] (38 seconds)  #BaptismIsParticipation

And and listen. When sin calls, and sin calls all of us. When sin calls, you don't have to obey it. You can say, That is not my Master. And when you hear the voices in your head and shame speaks, you can say, That version of me is in the grave. And and when you feel stuck in life, and I know you'll feel stuck, you could say resurrection work is already at work in me. And it's not sustained in me. It is grounded in Christ who will never ever die again. [00:44:14] (36 seconds)  #NotMyMaster

For if we have been united with him in death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in resurrection like him. This is the good news part. Okay? Because God is not in the business of of simply repairing the old life. No. Replaces it. He replaces the old life. It says we will certainly be united with him in a resurrection like him. You have been raised. If you're in Christ, you've been raised. [00:33:52] (33 seconds)  #ReplacedNotRepaired