Easter Series: The Succor of Our
Savior
The Reason for the Season
Memory Verse: John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave
His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have
everlasting life.
Text: Luke 24:1–12; 1 John 3:10-23
1. It Is an Evidential Portrayal of how Jesus Disabled
Death and its Power
Matthew 28:5–6; Luke 24:5; Isaiah 25:8; Romans 6:9; 2 Timothy
1:10; 1 Corinthians 15:54–55
Savior, He can move the mountains,
My God is Mighty to save,
He is Mighty to save.
Forever, Author of salvation,
He rose and conquered the grave,
Jesus conquered the grave. --The Hill song “Mighty to Save”
My God is Mighty to save,
He is Mighty to save.
Forever, Author of salvation,
He rose and conquered the grave,
Jesus conquered the grave. --The Hill song “Mighty to Save”
2. It is a Representation of how Jesus Changed our lives
1 John 3:14–18
Cf. John 5:24; 2 Corinthians 5:17; 1 John 3:8; John 15:13; Romans 5:8; Matthew 5:46; James
2:15–16
"A
person who is nice to you but rude to the waiter or to others is not a nice
person."--Bill Swanson, the CEO of
Raytheon, coined the rule:
“Love is not the basis of human relationship
with God, but the result. Love is not the basis of salvation, but another
evidence of it.”-- Dr. Robert James Utley
3. It Validates the Assurance that believers have before
God
Cf. 1 John 3:19–22; James 4:3
4. It is Indicative of the way Jesus wants us to live
1 John 3:23
Cf. John 15:14; John 14:1–3
