JESUS
Responding To The Resurrection
Matthew 28:16-20

WHO IS HE?

“He is either liar, lunatic, or Lord.” – C.S. Lewis

NOW WHAT?

Matthew 28:16-20

Pick three people and pray for:

– Their salvation.

– An opportunity to share Christ with them.

– The courage and words when that door opens.

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THE BEST DAY EVER

Matthew 28:1-8

 

 The Stone Was Rolled Away

1 Corinthians 15:20        John 11:26            Matthew 28:1-8

Mark 16:1-14                 Luke 24:1-12        John 20:1-9

• Despair

• Shock

• Change

A New View……

• … of God.

• … of death.

• … of life.

• … of tragedy.

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THE DARKEST DAY EVER

Matthew 27:1-56

  

THE NIGHT BEFORE

Matthew 26:62-68

THE DAY DARKNESS RULED

Matthew 27:26-51

THE DIFFERENCE THIS MAKES

A new attitude toward sin.

•          A new fear.

A new attitude toward God.

•         A new confidence.

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I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE

John 11

 

 STUMBLING IN THE DARK

John 11:1-16         John 12:35            John 13:30

• God’s timing is not always our timing.
• When you walk in the darkness, remember what you learned in the light.

LAZARUS WAS DEAD

John 11:17-37       Ephesians 2:1

LAZARUS WAS ALIVE

John 11:38-44       I Corinthians 15:21-22    1 Peter 5:7

LAZARUS WAS FREE

John 11:44-45

• He wants to free us from our hurts.

Proverbs 18:14     1 Peter 5:7

• He wants to free us from our history.

2 Corinthians 5:17

• He wants to free us from our habits.

John 8:36

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FORGIVENESS: It’s Way More Important Than You Think

Matthew 8:21-35

 

THE STORY

FORGIVING: A Practical and Realistic Look At What God Expects From Us

• Forgiving starts with a look in the mirror.

Matthew 6:9-15 and 7:2

• Forgiving is never easy.

Luke 23:33-34

• Forgiving doesn’t mean…..

Forgetting.

Trusting Again.

Removing all consequences.

• Forgiving simply means ….

Refusing to seek revenge.

Refusing to be consumed by the past.

Giving others what God gave us.

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It Costs to Follow Jesus

Matthew 8:18-22

 

Terms and Conditions

Matthew 11:23-24          Luke 14:27-28 & 33

• Not everyone who heard Jesus followed Him.

• Not everyone who says they want to follow Jesus actually do.

What This Means For Us:

Matthew 8:20-22

• If you are going to follow Jesus you will have to give up your possessions.

• If you are going to follow Jesus you will have to give up your priorities.

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What Every Follower of Jesus Needs to Know

Matthew 4:1-34

 

Parables

The Passage

Mark 4:1-34

Four Principles

1. Why some won’t listen and others won’t last.

Mark 4:1-20          1 Peter 4:12          Proverbs 21:31

2. There are no secrets.

Mark 4:21-25

3. God is at work, even when we can’t see it.

Mark 4:26-29

4. God uses small things to produce great things.

Mark 4:30-34

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“More Than Meets The Eye”

Mark 9:2-10

SOME BACKGROUND

Mark 8:27-9:1

CHANGED BY THE TRANSFIGURATION

Mark 9:2-10

• Is He a part of your life, or all of your life?

2 Peter 1:16-18               1 John 1:1-3          Acts 4:12

• We need to redefine surrender as not just losing our life,
  

but gaining our life.

Mark 8:35        Matthew 16:25      Luke 9:25     John 12:25