Sermon Theme
“…for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to His good purpose...”
Resurrection: “Power to Transform and Make Things Right.””
Cont'd
Decisions Just as with the women, pain and fear as well as uncertainties and abandonment may also dominate our lives. We may be experiencing hardship and we may be walking in darkness…life is difficult. BUT, glory to God for His Son! There is resurrection power! Power to give us strength. Power to give us direction. Power to lift us up. Power to give us Life! Nothing can keep us from the love of God in Jesus Christ. Listen to the Word of God:
“What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who is against us?
He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, will he not also give us all things with him? Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies;
who is to condemn? Is it Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us? Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, "For thy sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered." No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8:31-39)
Jesus resurrected with power…for you, and for me. Resurrection power is ours to claim, to proclaim, and to live! Amen.
Decisions Just as with the women, pain and fear as well as uncertainties and abandonment may also dominate our lives. We may be experiencing hardship and we may be walking in darkness…life is difficult. BUT, glory to God for His Son! There is resurrection power! Power to give us strength. Power to give us direction. Power to lift us up. Power to give us Life! Nothing can keep us from the love of God in Jesus Christ. Listen to the Word of God:
“What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who is against us?
He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, will he not also give us all things with him? Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies;
who is to condemn? Is it Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us? Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, "For thy sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered." No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8:31-39)
Jesus resurrected with power…for you, and for me. Resurrection power is ours to claim, to proclaim, and to live! Amen.