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3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 1 Pet 1:3–5

Easter Service Pastor Kobe Orr

Because Jesus lives, we can have hope! Such a powerful piece of God’s Word! Hope- a confident expectation of future good. Jesus is hope and an anchor for our souls! Because Jesus lives!! Our hope begins with the resurrection.

We are sinners! Sin- any violation of God’s law. Rom 3:23 All have sinned. We are corrupt at every level. It’s in the world surrounding us at all times. Be honest enough to see it in yourself. Even our own bodies break down and betray us. But God is kind and He has compassion. Like a good father He has always loved us. Our sin breaks His heart for us. Jesus came! On a rescue mission for us. He gives us His perfection as credit to God. Rom 6:23 Sin leads to eternal death. Without Jesus we are hopeless! Jesus died. In our place so we could live and have a relationship with God. Finite sin has a infinite consequence! God is a God of righteousness and justice. We wouldn’t want Him any other way. Every sin requires payment. Heb 9:22 Jesus absorbed the penalty of sin for us. Thank God!! Jesus rose again! Conquered death. He removed deaths authority over us. 1 Cor 15:17 Without Christ being raised from the dead all of our hope is meaningless. This isn’t just a rumor. History with real actual witnesses proves that Jesus lived and died and then rose from the dead.

All of His disciples and followers followed Christ right up to their own horrible deaths. No one dies for a lie! And most of them suffered horrific torture and deaths because they chose not to deny Him. Scripture claims and history supports Christ is real. Because Christ lives, we can have hope! 1 Pet 1:3-4 Just bask in that scripture. It should alter everything you think say, and do! If God kept His promises to Jesus then, then He will surely keep His promises to us now. All our hope comes from Him. His Word, His truths, His character! Hope that one day all sin will finally be gone forever. Jesus inheritance now belongs to us. Jesus gives us eternal hope and also gives us the hope we need to get through today. It might seem hard but trust Him and trust it will all be worth it. Rom 8:18

Nothing compares to the glory of heaven! This life is not all there is. It is just a sliver on the front end of eternity. Have hope because if you have Christ your eternity is already secured! Even in suffering death no longer has the final word. Our identity is no longer in sin but in Christ. Because Jesus lives, we can have hope! What will you do with this living hope? Respond now! Have gratitude and thankfulness! Allow this hope to affect you and change everything you find important. Allow the resurrection to change you from the inside out. Model your life around Jesus’s living hope. Don’t put your hope in a dying world but anchor yourself to a living savior!

APPLICATION:

Trust Him! Anchor myself to Christ. Remember what my sin costs! Read my Bible. Don’t stop pushing into God. Trust Him! Let the hope of what He has done change everything I think, say and do! Don’t just talk about action but DO IT! Be humble and thankful at all times! Pray, Pray, Pray! Thank You Jesus!

IN HIS NAME!