Resurrection
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Good morning church, these are some interesting days, these are days of adversity, days of uncertainty, and for many days filled with fear and foreboding. But I want you to know that the night of the soul can bring about the dawn of the new begging. Sometimes people never find God because they never get serious with God. Death has a way of sobering us up and wiping the cobwebs out of our thinking. There is so much coming at the world right now it is a good reminder for the children of God that this world is not our home. We have something far better than this old world.
Today we are going to be talking about death, not in a morbid sense, but more specifically I want to talk to you about victory over death.
It has been said that you are not ready to live until you are no longer afraid to die. There are so many people right now in a ball of anxiety and panic because of the fear of death. I can honestly tell you without any hesitation that I am not in a hurry to die, but I am not afraid of death. Because I know personally the one that has defeated the grave
I want to help prepare you for death, but more importantly I want to prepare you for life. Knowing Jesus is not about escaping hell, Knowing Jesus is about enjoying life to the fullest.
IT IS APPOINTED TO MAN ONCE TO DIE THAN AFTER THAT COMES THE JUDGEMENT
I tell this story often because it is a great illustration but back in the early 20th century there was an escape artists known as Harry Houdinin. hE IS PERHAPS THE greatest escape artists of all time sand was certainly a sensation in his day.
They would take Houdini and put handcuffs and he would get out of them, they buried him alive- he escaped. They chained him up in a coffin and duped him in a river, he escaped, they sowed him up in a thick canvas bag, still Houdini escaped.
One man said that the He could escape anything except for the memories in our hearts
Houdini dabbled in the occult. He would go to psychics and sooth sayers and often call them out as frauds, but he got involved with mediums, and necromancy, trying to make contact with the dead. And before Houdini died in his early 50’s He told his wife, that if there was a way to escape death he would find it and make contact with her. And after his death, every year Houdini’s wife would light a candle on His birthday, and He told her that if it was him he would blow out the candle. And she did this year 1 no answer, year 2 , year 3, year 4, and on the 10 year. And on the 10 year she blew out the candle and never lit it again. Harry Houdini the greatest escape artists the world had ever seen, never found a way out of the grave
But today I want to to tell you that there is one that did, for the pangs of death and the prison of death could not keep a hold on the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords
Why death? Why a resurrection?
Because the Word of God had to be Fullfilled and The Penalty of sin had to be paid
1 Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures,
Did you know that God from the very beginning had a plan? An Almighty Sovereign God gave man whom he created a free will. He knew that Adam and Eve were going to plunge the world into death and darkness, and the Bible says that from the foundation of the World he knew that one day Her would have to send his only son
Now I want you to know that the Bible really is a fascinating book.
a. it was written over a period of fifteen hundred years. Had over 40 different authors from every different background imaginable. From Kings to prisoners. Government officials to ordinary tradesmen
b. But the Bible tells the Story of humanity, what went wrong and what God has done to fix it. Now some people say well why doesn’t God just demolish evil. Why doesn’t he just wipe it out. Well because we all fall short of the glory of God. If he were to simply take out evil and corruption he would have just had to wipe out humanity.
c. God therefore had another plan, that didn’t require wiping out humanity, His plan was to overcome evil. And He did that with His son. He overcame evil by allowing his son to become our substitute. Do you see verse 3
ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES
First importance that Christ died for our sins- because what is our problem Sin, Sorrow and Death. So there was a substitute, Christ
Christ is not Jesus last name- Christ is a title from the Old Testament. It means anointed one.
And you see this symbolism played out all through the Old Testament- You see first the institution of a blood sacrifice, the wages of sin is death
Abraham and Isaac- Abraham offers up his only son to death- it pictured a day when God would send His only son
Jesus died on Passover- that event in Exodus when the Death Angel took the firstborn males of the land of Egypt. Only those that had the blood of a lamb over their door posts were scared. It showed that a life had already been taken
Then in Isaiah- you have a whole chapter about the Christ, even Jews who do not believe in Jesus agree
4 Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
Let me ask you a question this morning? Do you need healing? Do you need restoration? are you carrying around a sorrow that is so deep that you can’t even express or articulate where it is coming from?
He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. Why don’t you take those things off this morning and mentally place them on Jesus. You don’t need to beat yourself up, he took the beating for you. You don’t need a solution, you need a saviour
Have you been beating yourself up with shame and guilt. Overcome with depression and hopelessness? I have good news Jesus was crushed for our iniqquities- that is those commercial grade sins that really stick with you, when he was pierced for out transgressions- that is sinning with eyes wide open. Are you lacking peace
TETELISTAI - it is finished
28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” 29 A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. 30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
jesus didn’t say I am finished… in fact baby he was just getting started
Jesus said it is finished
Greek Word Tetelistai.
a. happy term. It had to do with the finalization of something
b. the bringing to a closure of a deal
c. It had dealt with the paying off of a debt
The debt was the amount of debt that the sin of humanity collectively and individually cost
a. In the Old Testament a system was set up that only paid of the interest in the animal sacrificial system. But it was like just paying the minimum balance to avoid bankrupsty
You and I and us together owe a debt that we cannot pay, and the reason we cannot pay off this debt is because God is perfect and holy. So God had to send His uniquely one and only son to pay the debt as the scritptures flesh out
Some other scriptures
Adrian Rogers Sermon Archive 1. He Would Be Forsaken by His Followers
1. He Would Be Forsaken by His Followers
For example, in the Old Testament, the Bible says that He would be forsaken by His followers. Zechariah 13, verse 7: “[Strike] the shepherd, and the sheep [will] be scattered” (Zechariah 13:7). Was that fulfilled? Mark 14, verse 50: “Everyone deserted him and fled” (Mark 14:50).
6. He Would Be Crucified
The Bible prophesied that He would be crucified 800 years before He was born—before crucifixion was even known as a form of capital punishment, never carried out by the Jews. And yet, the Bible says in Psalm 22, verse 16: “the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet” (Psalm 22:16). Was that fulfilled? Luke chapter 23, verse 33: “And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him” (Luke 23:33).
Resurrection according to the scriptures
4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,
21 For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.
You see Death came because of a man, Adam- But God has made it that too Ressurection from the dead also ame by a man. Not Houdini, not mohammed, not Krishna, Not Buddha- those guys are still in the grave… But through Jesus Christ, the Son of God and the Son of man
But was the Ressurection really foretold? Yes
Abraham when He offered up Isaac his only son was trusting God for a ressurection. Because He knew the promise
jesus told Martha and Mary when their brother Lazerus died… that i am the Resurrection and the Life.... When the payment for our sin was paid in the body of Christ he became the Ark of Salvation… the Ark in Noahs day when God judged the entire world… Yeah Jesus is now that life saving device..... And its not just about the sweet by and by He is for the nasty now and now....
When Lazarus died Mary and Martha thought that was it. That that was the end. But when you insert Jesus into dead situation and dead end equations He brings new revelation and new life.
I wonder who here needs a ressurection. There are some things that have been dead in you for a long time. Jesus will touch the deadness and you and give to you his resurrection power. We often
Nothing is over until God says its over and you take your last breath… your best days are behind you. Your best days of marriage is over. And you believe that the good days are behind you and you have settled for jsut getting through
Nothing is over Jesus can do anything
Who needs a Resurrection? Maybe it has to do with someone you love, a dream that has died. Maybe it has to do with a pattern that needs to be broken
God proved these things when the Son of God came back to life. It is the reciept for everything he claimed. If he were still dead we wouldnt be here. No one worships a dead saviour. All the cowards that followed Him and forsook him when He was betrayed, Yeah something would hapen to them and 40 days later they would become the flaming ministers of Pentecost that stood on the authority of the Word of God and commanded the people to repent, so much powe that they were cut to the heart and said sirs what must we do to be saved!!?
Believe on the Lord Jesus and be saved… for there is no other name given among men by which we must be saved. Every one of them except John gave their lives to a martrys death because they refused to deny Jesus
They joined those in the Hall of Faith in chapter 11 that joinedf the club of those that tehe World was not worthy of, and they were just pilgrims passing through a land they did not call their home. they by faith were looking for another home country whose foundation is built by God. Heaven
Now I must warn you that the Ressurection is a double edged sword. For the one it means saftey security, eternal life but for the other it means doom and destruction
30 The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, 31 because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”
He has fixed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by a mna that he has appointed, and he has given assurance by raising this man from the dead. Some people the only time they participate in church is on Easter but they never have any real intentions on getting their lives right with God. They will keep playing games. Let me say this Easter is not the time to come because that was the day He became King, He became judge. And one day closer to his return for the one that never intends on doing business with God is just coming to celebrate their judgemnt.
Contrary to poplualr opinion not everything always works together for good for everybody. That scripture is for those that love God. But for those who do not love God all things work together for bad, even the good times are working out for the bad
55 “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”
The Bad News
31 because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”
God has assured everyone that the things Christ claimed are true and
There is a way that things work
You know there is something about death that causes you to reevaluate life. Death will cause you to look at things differently. It has a way at sobering us up and
30 The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, 31 because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”
I want speak to those that have just come this morning because it is just the thing to do. You come to church every year but you have no real intension to getting saved. I want to tell you all you’ve done is come to celebrate your doom. For those who love Godeverything
THE GREAT REUNION- There is giong to be a ressurection of our bodies, these bodies will be raised in power, and there will be a great reunion. for those that have lost ones in the Lord. I will see my mamma one day, for families that have lost children, there will be a reunion that will last forever. No longer will there be any more death, no longer will there be any sickness. No longer will there be those things that divide, because this current world order, with all its sickness, sin and death is coming to an end