Two Components to Easter
1. The “Good Friday” , Which is … The of the
John 15:13
13. There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
“From the cross, Jesus declares ‘I love you’” – Billy Graham
Romans 1:16-17 (NLT)
16. For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile.
17. This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.”
2. The “Sunday Experience”, which is the of the .
Question: Why did Jesus have to rise from the dead?
Answer: To for Himself and for us.
Revelation 1:18 (NKJV)
18. I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades (Hell) and of Death.
Philippians 3:10
“I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection …”
(Def.) Death means: Reduced to a state of decay; collapse, disintegration, the end of life, no movement.
Jairus’ daughter – Mt. 9:23-25
The widows son – Luke 7:11-17
His friend Lazarus – John 11:38-44
His resurrection power raised many from the dead from their graves – Mt. 27:52
Ephesians 1:20 (LB)
“I pray that you will begin to understand how incredibly great his power is to help those who believe Him …
the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead.”
John 10:10a
10a. The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy.
John 10:10b
10b. My (Jesus’) purpose is to give them (Us) a rich and satisfying life.
Ephesians 2:1 (ESV)
We were dead in our trespasses and sins!
We don’t die spiritually because we sin; it’s the other way around. We sin because we are in a situation where we are already spiritually dead!”
3. All it takes is one .
John 11:25-27
25. Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.
26. Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?”
27. “Yes, Lord,” she told him. “I have always believed you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who has come into the world from God.”
“Jesus didn’t come to make bad people good! He came to make dead people live!” Mark Batterson
HAPPY RESURRECTION DAY CHURCH!!