You Are the Plan: Sent by the Resurrection

And I was thinking, how many of us live that way as followers of Jesus Christ? We're saved. You're gifted. You're called. You're positioned, but you're trying to operate on 1%. You're trying to love people on 1%. Reach people on 1%. Stand strong on 1%. Make a difference out of power. And without the power of the Holy Spirit, we can do nothing. That's why Jesus didn't just give us an assignment. He breathes on us, and he says, receive the Holy Spirit. [01:32:47] (41 seconds)  #HolySpiritPower

Resurrection power strengthens you per personally, and it advances the kingdom through you. God's not looking around your house for someone else. God is not looking around your workplace for someone else. God is not looking around your community for someone else. If you see, he's looking for you. If he saved you, if he filled you, if he placed you there, then you are the plan. Tell your neighbor, you are the plan. Come on right now. Say to Jesus, Lord, here am I. Send me. [01:39:41] (31 seconds)  #IAmThePlan

And what Jesus and God is saying through his word through the resurrection is that the resurrection is proof that everything Jesus accomplished on the cross was accepted by the father. The cross paid the price, and the resurrection proved the payment cleared. Tell your neighbor, it cleared the bank. It is paid for. So Jesus not only raised from the dead, he was raised for our justification. [00:56:01] (29 seconds)  #ResurrectionJustified

See, we're not just preaching a motivational comeback story. We're preaching the amazing decisive victory of Jesus Christ over sin, death, hell, and the grave. Come on. The empty tomb is not just something we admire, it is the place we live from. It's where life flows out of that. And that same power that raised Jesus from the dead now lives in all of us who believe in Jesus. Come on. Praise him for that. [00:57:08] (31 seconds)  #VictoryInTheTomb

And this means resurrection power is present. It's not distant. It's not historical. It's present. The spirit that raised Jesus from the dead now dwells in you. If you're a believer, his holy spirit is in you. Boo. That means you're not relying on your natural strength. You're not doing it alone. You're not doing kingdom work alone. You can't love like Jesus tells us to without this holy spirit. You can't forgive like God tells us to without the holy spirit. [01:35:12] (37 seconds)  #PresentResurrectionPower

See, God never calls you to do something he doesn't empower you to do. And when the Holy Spirit fills your life, you're no longer running on empty. You're equipped to do exceedingly above what you think you could do more than you can imagine. You do above. You do what God created you to do. So Jesus didn't come only give his disciples an assignment. He gives them Holy Spirit power to accomplish it. See, God never commands what he does not empower. [01:33:28] (38 seconds)  #EmpoweredNotEmpty

And some of us today are wondering why am I empty? Why aren't I why why why aren't why aren't I filling up? Why isn't there a fire in me and life happened and disappointment happened and delay happened and pain has happened and our dumb mistakes have happened? But I'm here to tell you Jesus is still breathing on his people, and his breath touches us to bring us back to life again. So the question you need to ask yourself this week is, Lord, who are you sending me to? Not someday, not when your schedule clears, not when you feel more ready. Right now. Say right now. [01:36:39] (47 seconds)  #BreathedToLife

And I believe today, the Lord has a word for us that proclaims what Jesus accomplished through his death. What he accomplished through the resurrection, he now desires to do through us in our everyday lives. The the the resurrection is not just the end. It's not meant to end just with a celebration. It launches us into a mission. And if we're not careful, the resurrection of Jesus can become a historical event in our lives. [00:53:28] (31 seconds)  #ResurrectionLaunchesMission