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The Mission of God: The Mission of God! Resurrection and Life! Matthew 27:45-55 Luke 24:5 and as the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living One among the dead? 6 "He is not here, but He has risen. Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee , 7 saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again." Stories of Resurrection! • Elijah and the Widow's Son. 1 Kings 17:17 -24 Romans 4:17 In the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist. How was this Mission Accomplished? Matthew 27:45 What does this Look Like In Our Lives? 1. To Be Born Again to a Living Hope! 1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, John 3:1 – You Must Be Born Again! John 5:24-30 2. To Walk As He Walked! Romans 6:1-8 Romans 6:4 Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. 3. To No Longer Be Slaves to Sin! Romans 6:6 knowing this, that our old self was crucified with {Him,} that our body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin; An Old Testament Illustration! Ezekiel 37:1-14 4. To Live With Him! Romans 6:8 Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, |
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