Big Thought: Because of the hope and the through the Gospel, the Resurrection life is one of ongoing .
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1. The Resurrection life is one of .
a. defined.
: A free and fearless confidence, cheerful courage; unreservedness in speech.
Acts 4:13 (ESV) – Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.
b. A whole new kind of .
Exodus 34:29-35 (ESV) – When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God. Aaron and all the people of Israel saw Moses, and behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him. But Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation returned to him, and Moses talked with them. Afterward all the people of Israel came near, and he commanded them, all that the LORD had spoken with him on Mount Sinai. And when Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face. Whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with Him, he would remove the veil, until he came out. And when he came out and told the people of Israel what he was commended, the people of Israel would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face was shining. And Moses would put the veil over his face again, until he went in to speak with him.
i. Our is rooted in a that never ends.
ii. Our is rooted in a that transcends our life.
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2. The Resurrection life is one of .
a. comes through the .
Matthew 27:50-51a (ESV) – And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up His spirit. And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.
2 Corinthians 4:6 (ESV) – For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
b. comes from understanding the Gospel.
Acts 4:18-20 (ESV) – So they called them and charged them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. But Pater and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than God, you must judge, for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard.”
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3. The Resurrection life is one of .
a. We are to reflect .
1 John 4:12 (ESV) – No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and His love is perfected in us.
b. Because we have the .
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4. The Resurrection life has as its goal like Christ.
a. God is transforming each of us towards an .
Romans 8:28-29 (ESV) – And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose. For those whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, in order that Hi might be the firstborn among many brothers.
b. God transforms us one at a time.
Romans 12:1-2 (ESV) – I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
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