The Life, Death, and Ressurection of Christ

INTRO

Genesis 3:15 “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.””

Incarnation — God became Man

Fully Man

Philippians 2:5-8 — Christ emptied Himself of His heavenly being, so that He can better identify Himself with us.

Luke 2:52 — As a human being, Christ experienced growth in every facet of life.

Hebrews 4:15 — Christ’s incarnation shows us that He was tempted as we are.

YET WITHOUT SIN. How? Because He was not only fully human, He was also Fully God

Fully God

John 1:1-3 — Christ became man.

John 3:16 — In Christ, God sought to liberate the world. He was only able to do this because He lived a perfect live.

John 14:30, 31 — Christ new that He was on a mission. To dethrone the ruler of this world, and take His rightful place on the throne.

As we learned in Genesis 3:15, Christ came not only to be

Crucifixion — God became Man’s Substitute

The death forced separation between the Son and the Father

Psalm 88:3-4

The death of Christ deemed Him as our substitute

Romans 3:23-25.

The death of Christ was foreshadowed by the prophets in the Old Testament

Isaiah 53:4-6.

BUT DEATH WASNT THE END OF THE STORY!

Resurrection — God became Man’s Glorified King

Luke 24:1-12 — Jesus’ Resurrection

Romans 8:11 — The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead is the same Spirit that now lives in us!

1 Corinthians 15:13-15 — Without the resurrection of Christ, our preaching is useless

THE LIFE, DEATH, AND RESURRECTION OF CHRIST IS