Sermon Tone Analysis

Easter Worship

Jesus has gone

Intro - welcome

Recap from earlier

Jesus is no longer at the grave

Jesus is no longer on the cross

Jesus is not in a program, or a book

Jesus got off the cross and out of the grave

Jesus sits at the right hand of the Father

If you will recall early I told that we would look at where Jesus went, if He is not in the grave any more

During the trial, Jesus goes on to tell them at the trial that He will be seated at the right hand of the Father, that He will be with the Father

So like we said earlier, He is not in the grave, He is not in a program, or at a camp, Jesus sits at the right hand of the Father in Heaven

Like we said earlier that you and I no longer need to search for the Living Jesus in the dead things of this world, it makes no sense for us to because we know that He is not there

Just like He told the women and disciples, and just like He told us that He would rise from the grave

Just like He has told us where He is

Jesus all tells us what He is doing

Jesus has left this physical world to prepare a place for both you and I

Why is He preparing a place for you and I

Jesus died on the cross that way you and I would have a way to get to Heaven to spend eternity with Jesus

Well if you believe that Jesus has died and rose from the grave and confess with your mouth that He is Lord, then you need a place to stay when you get to heaven right

Because Jesus made it possible for us to get into heaven by His death on the cross and resurrection, then it would make sense for Jesus to be preparing a place for you up there

You see God loves us so much and desires to have a relationship with each and every one of us

The problem is that you and I have fallen short of the perfect standard set by Jesus

says that you and I are sinners

God who is a perfect God cannot and will not be a part of sin, which causes a problem for us to be able to get to him and for him to get to us

The Bible says that there is nothing you and I can do to get to God, infact you and I can never be good or clean enough

bummer right, I mean just when you think you start to get things figured out and on the right track, you show up to church today and hear you can never be good enough, well its true, and it is truth from the word of God

but

The Bible says that salvation through Christ Jesus is a gift from God

The free gift is that God the Father laid our sin and junk on Jesus the perfect sacfirce and Jesus took our punishment for us

How awesome is that

Jesus took our sin with him on the cross, all of our past sin, all of our present sin, and all of our future sin and took it from us and carried it to the cross and it died with him on the cross

3 days later Jesus defeated death, so that you and I would no longer have to be dead in our sins

Jesus is alive

Closing

If you have never done what says, about confessing and believing in your heart, would you come to the front if that is something you want to do, we want to talk with you and pray with you and show you how you can have a personal relationship with Jesus

Maybe you are here and you understand that Jesus is preparing a place and in fact He is preparing a place for you but you have slipped and fallen by the way side, would you want to recommit your life to Christ

Maybe you are here and God is telling you to Join this local body of believers

or maybe you just need to spend sometime in prayer with the Father