Resurrection Sunday 2002
John 20:3-10, 19-22
Luke 24:36-49 He
arose, and a promise is coming. Then proclaim it.
John
John 3:16,17
Jesus was God’s plan for redeeming mankind, for saving mankind.
His death and resurrection are part of the plan. He did it because He
loved. God loved us enough to save us. Mankind was worth keeping.
Specifically what do
we need to believe regarding Jesus Christ.
Romans 10:9-11 Saved, made whole. Anyone who adheres
to, relies on, and trusts in him, shall be disappointed in their
expectations. I John 3:1,2 Now we are His
children because of the love of the Father.
II Corinthians 5:18,19
Col. 1:27 God in Christ in you. God is with us at all times. I Peter
1:23
Romans
He never leaves us
or forsakes us. Hebrews 13:5 That’s
comforting.
Hebrews 12:1-3
We can look back and enjoy the benefits of
his accomplishments to get strength.
Psalm 139:8 Great
FOS. It marks the highs and lows to life. God is with us wherever we go
and in any situation we are in.
[BAD]
BUT what about us? Do we remember He’s always
with us? Include him in our plans. When we are “in heaven” do we
remember to thank Him for His blessings. Are
we trying to find out what He wants us to do? Do we know what His will
is for our lives?
OR do we only
remember Him in times of trouble? Is God your caring loving heavenly
Father or is He just an emergency God? Someone to turn to only as a last
resort, when all you have is a prayer left? What kind of relationship do
you have with Him?
Psalm 118:5,6
David, the Psalmist, called upon the name of the Lord and He heard him.
Massoretic
text reads: “I called upon Yah [God] in distress, He answered me with
deliverance.”
God is always with
us so then we don’t need to have any fear. Where you have fear you can’t
believe the promises of God. The 1st place in the Bible fear
or afraid comes up is in Genesis 3.
Genesis 2:15-17,
3:4-10a Original sin. This action brought the need for a
saviour. The first time that man was afraid
he hid himself from God. Fear was a result of the guilt and condemnation
of breaking God’s commandment.
Adam had fear toward
God. He ran away and hid from God. Broken fellowship with God produced
fear. Fellowship with God eliminates fear. All other fears stem from a
lack of confidence in God.
NOWING GOD’S
PRESENCE DISPELS FEAR
Gen. 26:24 God told
Isaac that He did not need to fear because he was with him.
Num.
14:8,9 Deut. 20:1
Joshua 1:9, Psalm 23:4 David
God is with us
today! It’s God in Christ in you in the new birth.
Psalm 46:1,2,11
Anything we are afraid of we hold in greater awe than God.
Psalm 34:4
If you find yourself afraid, ask God to set
you free from that fear.
[GOOD]
But what about when things are going good, when we
are “in heaven?” Man has a tendency to forget about God and His
goodness. Do we allow the will of God into our lives, or since we are
doing such a good job ourselves why bring God into the picture?
God had Moses warn
the Israelites about complacency in prosperity. Deut. 8:10-19.
Matthew 22:36-40
This is our honest response for what God has
done for us. Love and obey Him. Then we can live without fear.
Let’s keep
priorities and understanding who God is and what He does straight.
Eph. 5:15-20
Enjoy his accomplishments.