CRCF\u201d\u201dResurrection Sunday, 4-4-10<\/p>\n
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VIDEO <\/strong>Clip from The Passion<\/span><\/p>\n Does the Resurrection Really Matter?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n \n \u201cThe Resurrection is God\u201d\u2122s \u201d\u02dcAmen!\u201d\u2122 to Christ\u201d\u2122s statement, \u201d\u02dcIt is finished!\u201d\u2122\u201d (S. Lewis Johnson).<\/p>\n Only a LIVING Savior can save!<\/p>\n John 14:6<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI am the Way, the Truth and the Life.\u00a0 No one comes to the Father except through Me.\u201d<\/p>\n John 11:25<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI am the resurrection and the life.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c<\/sup><\/strong>I am the living one. I died, but look\u201d\u201dI am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave.\u201d<\/p>\n Jesus\u201d\u2122 resurrection can radically change your life!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Jesus\u201d\u2122 resurrection can radically change your life!<\/em><\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n Every person here needs grace<\/span>!<\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n The Bible tells us that \u201call have sinned and fall short of the glory of God\u201d (Rom. 3:23) and that \u201cthe wages of sin is death\u201d (Rom. 6:23).\u00a0 That paints a picture of a life that is a prison that ends in destruction!\u00a0 There\u201d\u2122s no freedom when you\u201d\u2122re under a death-sentence from God!<\/p>\n And so, we need grace.\u00a0 \u201cGrace is when God gives you what you need, not what you deserve . . . Grace is God saying . . . I forgive you even though you can\u201d\u2122t earn it . . . all because of Jesus\u201d\u2122 death and resurrection\u201d (Warren).<\/p>\n Romans 5:8<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cBut God demonstrates His own love toward us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.\u201d<\/p>\n Galatians 5:1 <\/strong>(The Message)<\/p>\n \u201cChrist has set us free to live a free life.\u201d<\/p>\n What does the resurrection have to do with grace and freedom in our lives?<\/p>\n 1 Corinthians 15:17<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAnd if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.\u201d<\/p>\n Romans 4:25<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cHe was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.\u201d<\/p>\n Romans 8:1<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.\u201d<\/p>\n You can be freed by grace<\/span><\/strong>!<\/p>\n HOW? <\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Ephesians 2:8-9<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cFor it is by grace you have been saved, through faith\u201d\u201dand this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God\u201d\u201dnot of works, so that no one can boast.\u201d<\/p>\n Jesus\u201d\u2122 resurrection can radically change your life!<\/em><\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n If you\u201d\u2122ll only trust what He did on the cross and in the resurrection, you can be freed by grace!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Jesus\u201d\u2122 resurrection can radically change your life!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Do you ever wonder why you\u201d\u2122re here?\u00a0 Does anyone here live without an ultimate purpose to your life?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n The greatest tragedy in life is not death.\u00a0 It\u201d\u2122s to go through your entire life without knowing why you\u201d\u2122re living!<\/p>\n We all long to know that our lives matter–that they serve a purpose bigger than survival.<\/strong><\/p>\n John 10:10 <\/strong>(NLT)<\/p>\n \u201cMy purpose is to give life in all its fullness.\u201d<\/p>\n 2 Corinthians 5:15 <\/strong>(NLT)<\/p>\n \u201cHe died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live to please themselves.\u00a0 Instead, they will live to please Christ, who died and was raised for them.\u201d<\/p>\n Romans 12:1-2<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cTherefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God\u201d\u2122s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God\u201d\u201dthis is your spiritual act of worship.\u00a0 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.\u00a0 Then you will be able to test and approve what God\u201d\u2122s will is\u201d\u201dhis good, pleasing and perfect will.\u201d<\/p>\n Jesus\u201d\u2122 resurrection can radically change your life!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n You can be transformed by purpose!<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n 1 Corinthians 15:58 <\/strong>(NLT)<\/p>\n \u201c<\/sup><\/strong>So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.\u201d<\/p>\n Rick Warren:\u00a0 \u201cYou were made to live for God.\u00a0 When you start living for God, that\u201d\u2122s when you discover real happiness, real meaning, real purpose, real value to your life.\u201d<\/p>\n Jesus told us what our ultimate purpose in life:<\/p>\n \u201cJesus, undeterred, went right ahead and gave his charge: \u201d\u02dcGod authorized and commanded me to commission you: Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Then instruct them in the practice of all I have commanded you. I’ll be with you as you do this, day after day after day, right up to the end of the age.\u201d\u2122\u201d<\/p>\n Jesus\u201d\u2122 resurrection can radically change your life!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n You can be transformed by purpose!<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Jesus\u201d\u2122 resurrection can radically change your life!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Every person on the planet needs hope!<\/span><\/em> We all need to know that our lives are going somewhere, that this isn\u201d\u2122t all there is.<\/p>\n \u201c<\/sup><\/strong>And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.\u201d<\/p>\n The fact that God is working in us\u201d\u201dand won\u201d\u2122t quit until He\u201d\u2122s done\u201d\u201dfills our lives with hope!<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cAll praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance\u201d\u201dan inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.\u201d<\/p>\n Jesus\u201d\u2122 resurrection can radically change your life!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201c\u201d\u2122Don\u201d\u2122t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more than enough room in my Father\u201d\u2122s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.\u201d\u2122\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBut let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed! It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed. For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies. Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die, this Scripture will be fulfilled:<\/p>\n \u201cDeath is swallowed up in victory. For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power. But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n Jesus\u201d\u2122 resurrection can radically change your life!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Conclusion\u201d\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n There\u201d\u2122s a reason you showed up here this morning!\u00a0 For some, it\u201d\u2122s to be reminded of some things about Jesus\u201d\u2122 resurrection that you already knew.\u00a0 And for others, it was so you could hear Jesus calling you to a life freed by grace<\/span>, transformed by purpose<\/span> and filled with hope<\/span><\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\n Respond to the Risen Savior this morning!\u00a0 Let Him give you grace, purpose and hope!<\/p>\n Celebration of the Lord\u201d\u2122s Supper<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CRCF\u201d\u201dResurrection Sunday, 4-4-10 VIDEO Clip from The Passion Does the Resurrection Really Matter? \u201cThe Resurrection is God\u201d\u2122s \u201d\u02dcAmen!\u201d\u2122 to Christ\u201d\u2122s statement, \u201d\u02dcIt is finished!\u201d\u2122\u201d (S. Lewis Johnson). Only a LIVING Savior can save! John 14:6 \u201cI am the Way, the … Continue reading Revelation 1:18\u00a0(New Living Translation)<\/h2>\n
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Matthew 28:18-20\u00a0(The Message)<\/h2>\n
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Philippians 1:6\u00a0(New Living Translation)<\/h2>\n
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John 14:1-3\u00a0(New Living Translation)<\/h2>\n
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