HE DID IT! (Everything He said)

He Did It- ALL OF IT - Time to Celebrate!

Remember what He said - ALL OF IT

Suffer, Die, Buried, and....RESURRECT! - over and over and over

Paul repeats what Jesus taught, and did - ALL OF IT

1 Corinthians 15:3-4, and vv 5f - Paul repeats the simple truth - ALL OF IT

Jesus resurrected, and appeared to more than 500

He rose, they saw and believed

He rose, we trust by faith!

To Paul, there was NO reason not to believe or trust all that did happen, and all that will

To us, there is NO reason - NONE - to not believe all that did happen, is happening, and will still happen

So...

Trust/Faith - All of it

1 Cor 2:2 - Paul preached Christ’s crucifixion - straightforward truth

1 Corinthians 15: 50-58 - CHRIST VICTORIOUS - straightforward truth

ALL OF IT

Therefore: abound in His work - until He returns

(abound = do this in large numbers, in order for people to take notice and know)

TODAY - CELEBRATE

Best way to celebrate is to invite and involve others - Show them!

If today, Resurrection Sunday, doesn’t excite you - seriously, question your relationship with Christ!

BUT....it’s not just Resurrection Sunday

Not just a day - it’s a life!

Not just this Sunday, not just this week

What about tomorrow, the next day?

What about next week? Will church and worship be important to you then?

THIS IS THE BELIEVER’S LIFE - We live to worship the Risen Savior!

Christ’s work was finished, accomplished with the Resurrection - His work will resume when He returns

(Actually, His work here continues, in the lives of believers)

See, the believer’s work begins at the Resurrection

Build the church, make disciples

And it starts with each individual - salvation - Accept God’s Word - Give your life to Christ

Trust/Faith - All of it

HE’S COMING BACK

He returns for believers - and we trust in the resurrection

Jesus’ resurrection guarantees our own resurrection to eternal life with Him

The resurrection of Jesus is CENTRAL point of Christianity

Without the resurrection, our faith is in vain, meaningless, nonsense

The NT epistles stress this urgency- Paul, Peter, John

HE’S COMING BACK - Do you believe that?

When He does, will He be taking you to eternity with Him?

How do you know? What Bible answer can you give?

This is important - actually, nothing MORE important than this

Trust Christ - now, today - Why wait?

The challenge is clear:

Take the notes section of the bulletin - write down, now, the circumstances when you placed your trust in Christ

If you can’t do that, you need to settle that, now, today.

There is no shame in admitting you need a Savior. 100% of people do.

Every single believer has done this.

May 5, 2020 - in Bethlehem, PA, around 8:30 pm - I gave my life to Christ

When did you?

THE RESURRECTION - THE REASON WE CELEBRATE! JESUS DID THIS, ALL OF THIS, FOR YOU! HIS WORK IS DONE, NOW YOU MUST RESPOND!

(Prayer)

Today, we celebrate the Resurrection, and believers remembering what He did. One way we do that is through Communion

Communion is NOT:

Forgiveness

A good work and a means of you obtaining grace

Habit - something we just do on the first Sunday

BUT

A beautiful ceremony, for BELIEVERS, who know Jesus and remember trusting Him

A great time of examination of the life you, BELIEVER, are living for Christ

COMMUNION

Before you take communion today - discuss your relationship with God, with Him

When did you trust Him, personally? Have you surrendered your life to Him? This is serious.

INVITATION

Jesus’ work, His finished work of the crucifixion and resurrection, is done

Now, He commands you to repent and obey the Gospel

Mark 1:15 NASB95

and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

John 3:7 NASB95

“Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’

We’ll sing a hymn, and the clear TRUTH, is that we will, each one of us, meet Jesus

He’ll allow you entrance into glory with Him, one ONE, and only ONE condition - your personal confession, saying what He has said (you are a sinner), and then calling upon the name of the Lord - anyone who does this, SHALL BE SAVED.

This is Romans 9:10-13

Is that you? If you are not 100% sure, come forward, settle it.