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Intro
The Lord is risen.
He is risen indeed.
What is the most important day or moment in your life to this date?
We all have dates in our history that mean something to us.
Our birthday.
Our wedding day.
The birth of our children.
But we all know that those are not as important as the day in which your surrendered your life to Jesus.
That was your most important day in your life.
Just like your salvation day is the most important day to you, today is the most historically pivotal day in the the world’s history.
Some might say that three days ago was the most pivotal day in history because he died on the cross.
While that day is important, if Jesus never rose from the grave, the faith he taught would have been made obsolete.
Everything that Jesus taught about and modelled for us is hinged on his resurrection from the grave.
In fact, your faith is based on his resurrection from the grave.
We are told that part of surrendering to Christ is believing that he raised from the dead.
If that event doesn’t happen, there is no faith to have.
So today we not only celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, we are celebrating the most important day in the history of the world because Christianity isn’t around with Jesus.
Jesus Rises
If you have your Bibles turn to .
Over the last three days, emotions have gone all over the place.
Loss.
Disappointment.
Sadness.
Fear.
Resignation.
Their leader is gone.
The world they had been hoping for is no longer there.
Let’s read .
This passage starts off with Mary and Mary going to the tomb.
When you read the accounts in Mark, Luke and John you get some additional details about this visit.
It was customary to go and put spices and perfume on the body.
In fact, on the way the ladies are wondering who is going to move the stone for them.
As they approach a miraculous thing happens.
The tomb is open and the body of Jesus is not there.
The angel proceeds to tell them that Jesus has risen!
Have you ever been in a situation where fear might be the overwhelming feeling until you hear the news you were hoping for?
All their fear and sadness is gone in a moment.
Joy.
Hope.
Peace.
A future.
A simple message about the resurrection of Jesus changes the outlook and lives of a handful of people.
Because of their impact by Jesus, 2,000 years later we experience the impact of hope restored and a future secured.
What I find interesting about the story of the resurrection of Jesus is how little people paid attention to Jesus as he shared about his ending.
Two weeks ago we talked about the courage of Jesus.
He knew he would be beaten and.
On three different he told his disciples that this would happen.
Listen again to these verses:
Matthew 16
Matthew 17:
Matthew 20:17:19
Three different occasions.
Three different times Jesus told his disciples that his end would be brutal.
If you remember reading these a couple of weeks ago, you might have noticed that I left out a phrase in each of these verses.
All three times Jesus explains what will happen leading up to his death but he gives the disciples hope by a little phrase found in each of these three instances.
All three times he includes this phrase: “On the third day he will be raised to life.”
We’ve been studying character traits of Jesus as he journeys to the cross.
We talked about courage which I’ve already mentioned.
Last week we talked about humility.
Today we talk about confidence.
I haven’t yet mentioned the character trait yet
What is confidence?
It means “the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something.”
All three times Jesus talked about his death he also talked about his resurrection.
Just as the talked about his death is certainty, he talked about his resurrection with certainty.
In other words, because he knew the outcome, he could face the momentary pain and suffering with courage.
So what does confidence look like?
Here are some words to describe it.
Assurance
Certainty
Poise
Courage
Fearlessness
Reliance
Firmness
Does it make going through the crucifixion easy?
Of course not.
Does it make it worth it?
You bet.
You see, when you read the Bible, we get pictures into the hope and joy we receive because of Christ’s confidence that should give us the same confidence.
Listen to these words from .
“We are more than conquerors through him.”
Who is it that loves us?
God.
How did he display it?
Through Christ.
You can overcome.
You have overcome.
You will overcome.
When looking at the life of Christ, we get a picture of how we are to live.
He shows us courage, humility and confidence.
But it’s more than that.
Listen to .
It’s not just the confidence of conquering what this world will throw at us, it’s also the confidence knowing that one day we will be made perfect without sin or blemish.
Death is no longer the end.
Words like “conquer” and “victory” give assurance and confidence that Jesus’ journey to the cross was not in vain.
It was in confidence because he conquered and he came about victorious.
Why is all this important?
Before Jesus even came here to this earth, he agreed to and submitted to his Father’s will for all of humanity.
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