The Risen Life in Christ
Easter 2024
Purpose: To live the Risen Life in Christ
- The Risen Christ, Happy Easter!
Matthew 28
Jesus Christ died on a cross to pay for our sins!
Jesus is Alive! He is Risen from the dead!
Jesus is the Savior of all who believe!
- The Root of our Risen Faith
1 Corinthians 15
The Risen Lord is the Reality of our Faith
- Requirement of the Risen Life
Luke 9:18-26; Romans 6:8-11; Ephesians 2:1-10
Dead to self, Alive in Christ!
- The Result of the Risen Life
Romans 6:1-14; Galatians 2:20; Philippians 3:8-12;
Colossians 3:1-11
Free from Sin to Live in Christ!
To live the risen life in Christ:
Believe that Jesus died on the cross for your sin and rose again to save you
Repent from your sin and cry out to Jesus to be your personal Savior and Lord
Live your life in the certainty of His forgiveness and the power of a new risen life
Live by faith in Jesus Christ and all that he teaches in His Word, from baptism to full obedience
Do You Serve the Risen Lord, Jesus Christ?
Acts 1:8 but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”
- Replacing Judas as an Apostle
Acts 1:22 … one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.“
- Acts 2:14-36, Peter at Pentecost
Acts 2:24 “But God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power.
Acts 2:32 “This Jesus God raised up again, to which we are all witnesses.
- Acts 3:12-26, Peter and the healing of the lame man at the gate called Beautiful
Acts 3:15 … the one whom God raised from the dead, a fact to which we are witnesses.
Acts 3:26 “… God raised up His Servant and sent Him to bless you by turning every one of you from your wicked ways.”
- Acts 4:8-12, Peter’s defense before the rulers, elders, and scribes
Acts 4:2 … because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
Acts 4:10 … by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead — by this name this man stands here before you in good health.
- Acts 4:24-30, Peter and John’s Godward exaltation after their arrest
Acts 4:33 And with great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and abundant grace was upon them all.
- Acts 5:29-32Peter and the Apostles before the Council
Acts 5:30 “The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had put to death by hanging Him on a cross.
- Acts 10:34-43, Peter at the house of Cornelius: Gentile Pentecost
Acts 10:40 “God raised Him up on the third day and granted that He become visible,
- Acts 13:14-41, Paul at Pisidian Antioch (est. of Galatian church)
Acts 13:30 “But God raised Him from the dead;
Acts 13:33 that God has fulfilled this promise to our children in that He raised up Jesus
Acts 13:37 but He whom God raised did not undergo decay.
- Acts 17:22-31, Paul in Athens, Sermon on Mars Hill
Acts 17:18 & Acts 17:32 Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some began to sneer, but others said, “We shall hear you again concerning this.”
- Paul before the Council
Acts 23:6 … Paul began crying out in the Council, “Brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees; I am on trial for the hope and resurrection of the dead!”
- Acts 24:10-21, Paul before Felix, a Roman governor
Acts 24:21 … ‘For the resurrection of the dead I am on trial before you today.”‘
- Festus reporting about Paul’s claims to King Agrippa
Acts 25:19 but they simply had some points of disagreement with him about their own religion and about a dead man, Jesus, whom Paul asserted to be alive.
- Acts 26:2-29, Paul’s defense before King Agrippa
Acts 26:8 “Why is it considered incredible among you people if God does raise the dead?
Acts 26:23 that the Christ was to suffer, and that by reason of His resurrection from the dead He would be the first to proclaim light both to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles.” = Missions!!
“Jesus is Alive!”
Luke 24
Purpose: The central event of all of world history, past, present, and future: Jesus Risen!
- Remember the Crucifixion – Friday (Luke 23)
- The Most Important Day Ever! SUNDAY
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ (Luke 24)
The Testimonies
The Women at the Tomb (Luke 24:1-12)
Two Men on the Road (Luke 24:13-35)
Everyone Gathered (Luke 24:36-53)
- Jesus Christ is Alive! Now What? – Today
Jesus Exalts the Scriptures! (Luke 24:44-46)
Jesus Explains the gospel! (Luke 24:46)
Jesus Exposes our need! (Luke 24:47a)
Jesus Establishes our mission! (Luke 24:47b)
Have you received the Living Lord Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins? – TODAY!
Three Responses to the Coming King
Luke 19
- Zacchaeus’ Desire to See Jesus (Luke 19:1-4)
Wanted to see who Jesus was
- Zacchaeus’ Response to Jesus’ Invitation (Luke 19:5-10)
Jesus Invites Himself
- The Crowd’s Desire to See Jesus (Luke 19:28-36)
The Crowd Praise Him for Miracles
- The Crowd’s Response to Jesus’ Invitation (Luke 19:37-38)
Jesus Receives their Praise
- The World’s Response to Jesus’ Invitation (Luke 19:39-48)
They rejected the King