1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:02,840 I don't know if this blows your mind or not, but thinking about 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:06,520 those words that we just sang for endless days, we will sing 3 00:00:06,520 --> 00:00:08,840 your praise. It's been a couple thousand 4 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:10,920 years since Jesus died and rose from the dead. 5 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:13,680 And for a couple thousand years people have gathered and 6 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:16,120 worshipped and praised the name of Jesus. 7 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:18,880 And we get the opportunity to join them today. 8 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:23,200 And here's the good news, it's going to go on for endless days. 9 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:26,760 We get to continue to praise him because he's alive and he is 10 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:29,040 risen. So happy Easter, He is risen. 11 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:32,240 Praise the Lord. Hey, we're talking about the 12 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:33,680 king we need. And today we're talking about 13 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:36,560 the triumphant, the victorious king. 14 00:00:37,480 --> 00:00:39,320 But I got to tell you, I had a moment this week. 15 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:43,400 I had a moment. It's spring break for our kids 16 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:45,680 and, and, and 1st and sunrise service. 17 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,880 Dale talked about basketball, which gets me excited. 18 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:50,960 I love basketball. And he talked about who the 19 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:53,760 greatest of all time is. And of course, if you know me, 20 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:55,720 you know my favorite player, Shaquille O'Neal. 21 00:00:56,360 --> 00:01:01,480 He played back in the 90s and early 2000s, maybe played a 22 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,200 little bit in the, you know, late 2000s. 23 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:07,440 But but he, I watched almost every game that Shaq played. 24 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:11,120 He was dominant, one of the most dominant players in NBA history. 25 00:01:11,320 --> 00:01:13,840 I mean, he dunked on people. He was fast, he had good 26 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:15,880 footwork. He was awesome. 27 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:18,080 How many of you ever watched Shaq play? 28 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:21,080 All right, I love Shaq. I used to watch almost every one 29 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:22,840 of his games. In fact, I went to see him in 30 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:24,720 Lai, went to see him in Cleveland. 31 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:27,160 I went to see him in Miami. I went to see him in Atlanta. 32 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:29,800 I went to see him in Charlotte. I loved watching him play. 33 00:01:29,960 --> 00:01:33,200 But one of the things I watched from Shaq, one of the most 34 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:37,440 dominant players in history, is it was sometime around his time 35 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:40,320 with the Miami Heat, maybe the Phoenix Suns. 36 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:44,440 He dropped off a little bit. All of a sudden, he wasn't quite 37 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:47,200 as fast. He wasn't quite as strong. 38 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:50,720 He wasn't quite as dominant. Well, I got to tell you, it's 39 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:52,360 been spring break for our kids this week. 40 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:54,800 And so one of the things we we can't go, I'm a pastor. 41 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:57,280 I can't leave on Holy Week and go on a trip. 42 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:00,320 And so one of the things we've done to make it special as I've 43 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:04,000 come up here in the evenings and played pickleball with my boys. 44 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:08,120 Now, let me tell you, Shaq was a dominant basketball player. 45 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:13,600 You, I have been dominant over my children at pickleball. 46 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:19,920 I mean, Shaquille O'Neal level dominance, left hand, right 47 00:02:19,920 --> 00:02:22,320 hand, doesn't matter. Dominant. 48 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:25,800 On Monday night we came up to church. 49 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:29,440 I had a moment. We came up to the church. 50 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:33,080 It was Sam and Charlie and I and, and my first game playing, 51 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:37,200 I played against Sam, who turned 15 this week. 52 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:43,480 He wasn't 15 yet, but we played our first game and I wasn't so 53 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,360 dominant. It didn't go my way. 54 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:50,240 I lost the game. I came back the second game I I 55 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:52,560 fought and I clawed. Listen, I'm not in peak physical 56 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,480 condition right now. I'm not in my athletic shape. 57 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:58,000 I'm not in dominant Shaquille O'Neal form. 58 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,440 The second game I clawed back and I was able to get the win. 59 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:04,680 The third game, it was a tough game. 60 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:06,720 I'm sweating, I'm hurting, I can't breathe. 61 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,520 He wins a point. This is the worst part of all of 62 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:11,840 it. He wins a point. 63 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:13,600 I go jogging over to get the ball. 64 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:17,000 I'm running and this crazy thing happens. 65 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:21,360 I fell, guys. I don't fall. 66 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:24,160 Nobody pushed me, nobody tripped me. 67 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:28,520 I just fell. I just fell over my own feet and 68 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:32,040 it hurt. I don't think I broke a hip, but 69 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:34,360 it hurt. And he went on. 70 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:36,760 Sam Mahaffey. Go ahead, give him some love, 71 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:40,360 everyone. Sam Mahaffey went on to win two 72 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:42,560 of three against me on Monday night. 73 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:47,240 And pickleball and the once Shaquille O'Neal dominant 74 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:52,560 pickleball player that I was, I didn't feel so good anymore. 75 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:56,560 There's a saying in sports that Father Time is undefeated. 76 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:59,920 No matter how good you are, no matter how dominant you are, 77 00:03:59,920 --> 00:04:01,640 eventually time will catch up to you. 78 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:04,400 You will get older, you will slow down, and you will not be 79 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:07,120 dominant anymore. There's another saying that says 80 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:09,160 there's two things you can count on. 81 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:12,720 What are they? Death and taxes. 82 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:17,279 All right, all joking aside, can I, can I be really serious with 83 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:22,280 you for a minute? Sometimes I have anxiety over 84 00:04:22,280 --> 00:04:27,920 aging and thinking about getting older and life changing. 85 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:32,360 I love sports playing, I mean, playing pickleball is fun. 86 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,160 I love that I get to play with the boys and, and, and I'm I'm 87 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:38,880 glad Sam got his day in the sun. And trust me, I'm not, I'm not 88 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:42,040 done yet. There will be dominance again. 89 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,160 But I got to be real honest with you and say that, that sometimes 90 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:50,960 I think about the fact that I'm getting older and I think about 91 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:54,040 the fact I, I, I took Eli on a college visit and I, I went to 92 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,920 my old college and I thought, man, it's been longer since I 93 00:04:56,920 --> 00:05:01,400 was in college than it was before and during college. 94 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:04,320 I'm getting older. How many of you have ever had a 95 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:07,240 little anxiety over aging or death? 96 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:12,600 It's a real thing. Two things you can count on, 97 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:15,160 death and taxes. Well, I got good news today. 98 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:19,200 Today we come together to serve the risen Savior, the victorious 99 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:23,920 king, the triumphant King. And because of that, we have 100 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:27,320 victory, we have life. Not just life, we have 101 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:28,920 everlasting life. We're going to be in First 102 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:32,000 Corinthians 15 today, but last week we talked about John 103 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:36,440 chapter 13 and in John chapter 13 we saw this that the evening 104 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:39,320 meal was in progress and the devil had already prompted 105 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:42,520 Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot to betrayed Jesus. 106 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:47,600 Jesus knew all things had been put under his feet or under his 107 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:51,280 power, that he had come from God and was returning to God. 108 00:05:51,280 --> 00:05:54,440 In verse one it says he knew that his hour had come. 109 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:56,560 So, so two things we said last week. 110 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:59,480 We said Jesus knew when he gathered with his disciples in 111 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:02,040 the Last Supper that Jesus knew two things. 112 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:04,920 Number 1, he knew that his time had come. 113 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:08,200 He knew that he would be going to the cross and dying on a 114 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:12,120 cross. He was about a day or less from 115 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:14,560 dying on a cross when he gathered with his disciples. 116 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:18,240 The second thing he knew is this, that God had put all 117 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,800 things under him. He was all powerful. 118 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:24,040 There was nothing that is over Jesus. 119 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:27,840 And last week we talked about the servant King, that even in 120 00:06:27,840 --> 00:06:31,240 the midst of all of that, He bowed down and he washed the 121 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:36,800 feet of his disciples. But moving forward, ultimately 122 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:42,040 he chose to go to the cross. He knew he was going to be 123 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:44,760 crucified on a cross. He knew that there was going to 124 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:48,520 be excruciating pain and and then it would be torturous. 125 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:52,520 And Jesus chose to go to the cross. 126 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:56,880 He knew that all things were under his power, but he also 127 00:06:56,880 --> 00:07:01,880 knew that he must defeat sin and death for our sake. 128 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:05,400 Praise the Lord, He has risen today. 129 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:09,440 Say he has risen today. We're going to look at First 130 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:12,000 Corinthians 15. Stand with me if you don't mind, 131 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:15,880 and honor God's word. And there's two parts of this. 132 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:18,200 The first part is the good news of the gospel. 133 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:23,440 We're going to start in verse 3. And so Paul says in First 134 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:26,680 Corinthians 15, he says for what I received I passed on to you as 135 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:32,000 of first importance, that Christ died for our sins according to 136 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:36,440 the scriptures, that he was buried and that he raised on the 137 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:39,080 third day according to the scriptures, and that he appeared 138 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:42,960 to Cephas and then to the 12. This is the good news of the 139 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:45,040 gospel guys right here in 2 verses. 140 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:49,000 Jesus died on the cross for your sins. 141 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:52,200 Praise the Lord. You should be excited about 142 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:54,680 that. We celebrate this on Good 143 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:57,160 Friday. Celebrates a tough word, but we 144 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:59,640 do. We worship and celebrate that 145 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:03,080 Jesus gave everything on the cross to pay for our sins. 146 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:06,400 The reality is this, every single one of us descend and 147 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:09,600 fallen short of the glory of God and every single one of us 148 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:11,680 deserves the punishment for that. 149 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:15,680 But praise the Lord Jesus Christ, because of His great 150 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:18,440 love for us, gave His life on a cross. 151 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:23,760 He died for our sins, according to the Scriptures. 152 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:27,320 He was buried just like any dead person is buried. 153 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:29,400 He was buried. He was sealed in a tomb. 154 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:35,559 But on the third day he rose again, triumphant, victorious. 155 00:08:35,919 --> 00:08:41,480 Praise God, that's the gospel. He didn't stay dead, He rose 156 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:44,920 from the dead and gives us victory over sin and death. 157 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:47,480 To continue on. In verse 20 it says, But Christ 158 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:51,280 has indeed been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those 159 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:53,720 who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a 160 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:57,040 man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 161 00:08:57,520 --> 00:09:03,320 For as an Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive, 162 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:06,880 but each in turn Christ the Firstfruits. 163 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:10,920 Then when he comes those who belong to him, Then the end will 164 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:15,240 come, when he hands over the Kingdom of God the Father to God 165 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:17,720 the Father, after he has destroyed all dominion, 166 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:22,120 authority and power. For He must reign until he has 167 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:24,120 put all his enemies under his feet. 168 00:09:24,560 --> 00:09:28,760 The last enemy to be destroyed is death, for he has put 169 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:32,160 everything under his feet. Now when it says everything has 170 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:34,760 been put under his feet, it's clear that this does not include 171 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:37,840 God himself who put everything under Christ. 172 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:41,560 When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject 173 00:09:41,560 --> 00:09:46,560 to him who put everything under him, so that God may be All in 174 00:09:46,560 --> 00:09:48,560 all. Praise the Lord, the good news 175 00:09:48,560 --> 00:09:50,400 of the gospel. Have a seat. 176 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:56,040 Paul is writing this in a culture that struggled with 177 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:58,040 resurrection. Do you ever struggle with the 178 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:01,720 idea of resurrection? We say we believe it, but let's 179 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:06,720 be honest, if we struggle with aging and death, maybe we 180 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:09,720 struggle a little bit with the concept of resurrection. 181 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:12,760 This this culture that he's writing into struggled with it. 182 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:15,560 The they had the influence of their culture, which believed 183 00:10:15,560 --> 00:10:18,680 that their bodies were traps. They were, they were tombs and 184 00:10:18,680 --> 00:10:21,640 they didn't believe their bodies were good, But also they had the 185 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:25,400 influence of the Sadducees who were religious people who denied 186 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:28,400 the resurrection. And so Paul is writing this into 187 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:32,240 a culture and and I didn't read verse 12 through 19, but but he 188 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:36,880 makes this logical argument. This is from a commentary that I 189 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:39,280 read. It says if there is no principle 190 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:43,160 of resurrection, then Jesus did not rise from the dead. 191 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:47,080 See, the people that he's writing to did not believe and 192 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:48,880 resurrect. They did believe that Jesus rose 193 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:52,160 from the dead, but they didn't believe that we would be raised 194 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:54,600 from the dead. And so he's writing, he says if 195 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:57,400 there's no principle of resurrection, then Jesus did not 196 00:10:57,680 --> 00:11:00,800 rise from the dead. And if Jesus did not rise from 197 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:05,560 the dead, then death has power over him and has defeated him. 198 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:10,320 And if death has power over Jesus, then he is not God. 199 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:14,080 And if he's not God, then he cannot offer a complete 200 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:17,280 sacrifice for sins. And if Jesus cannot offer a 201 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:20,800 complete sacrifice for sins, then our sins are not completely 202 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:23,600 paid for before God. And if my sins aren't completely 203 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:27,120 paid for before God, then I am still in my sins. 204 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:33,360 Therefore, if Christ has not risen, he is unable to save. 205 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:37,120 Guys, Paul is writing this because this is a big deal. 206 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:40,120 The resurrection of Jesus. The reason we gather on Easter, 207 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:43,160 the reason people around the world gather, is because this is 208 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:47,360 a big deal. Jesus is exactly who he says he 209 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:51,640 is. He's the Son of God and he died 210 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:55,400 and three days later rose from the grave. 211 00:11:55,400 --> 00:12:00,240 Today is huge. He is risen, praise the Lord. 212 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:05,000 Verse 20 to 28, he moves on and he says, but Christ has indeed 213 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:08,960 been raised from the dead. Three things that we see we're 214 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:11,880 going to work through three things we see verses 20 to 28 215 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:15,840 that are good news of the gospel for this Easter for you and I 216 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:20,000 Three things. Number one, Christ's 217 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:22,720 resurrection is the first fruits. 218 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:27,160 His resurrection paves the way for our resurrection. 219 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:29,880 It says here, but Christ has indeed been raised from the 220 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:33,280 dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 221 00:12:33,560 --> 00:12:37,440 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the 222 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:41,400 dead comes also through a man. For as an Adam all die, so in 223 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:45,360 Christ all will be made alive. The idea of firstfruits is that 224 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:48,280 it's the beginning, it's the first part of the crop. 225 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:52,920 And so Jesus, his resurrection was the firstfruits, and there 226 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:55,520 was a lot more to come. And guess what? 227 00:12:56,840 --> 00:13:02,640 That's our resurrection, that we, even though we will die, 228 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:06,640 will be raised again and have eternal life with Christ if we 229 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:11,280 believe in Him. Praise the Lord, He's our 230 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:14,880 resurrection. He's the first fruits. 231 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:19,160 There's no reason to have anxiety over fear and death if 232 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:22,560 you understand what's coming after. 233 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:25,520 If you're a believer in Christ and you know that there's 234 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:28,480 something better coming, you don't need to worry about not 235 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:29,920 being good at pickleball anymore. 236 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:31,840 You don't need to worry about getting older. 237 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:34,520 You don't need to worry about the things you're going to miss 238 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:37,120 because there's something so much better. 239 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:41,120 I remember in high school, I got to go on a date. 240 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:45,800 It was the best looking girl at our school and I went to the 241 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:50,440 Aerosmith concert with her. Now this was right when that 242 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:51,800 movie, I don't even remember the movie. 243 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:56,280 It was the Armageddon, Thank you. 244 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:58,440 And that song, I don't want to miss a thing. 245 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:02,080 Huge song. And I went to the concert 246 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:04,080 Aerosmith with the best looking girl in school. 247 00:14:04,080 --> 00:14:07,160 And I remember laying there on the grass there in Nashville 248 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:10,600 thinking, I don't know if it gets any better than this. 249 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:16,080 This is pretty good. Some of my favorite music, the 250 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:20,480 best looking girl in the school. I don't know if I want to leave 251 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:21,840 this. Have you ever had a moment where 252 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:24,360 you were just like, I don't know if it's going to get any better. 253 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:27,520 The guys can I tell you, praise the Lord, it get it got a lot 254 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:30,800 better. I didn't end up with that girl. 255 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:32,960 I ended up with the best girl in the world, one of the most 256 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:35,440 beautiful girls in the world, my wife Megan. 257 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:39,720 And praise the Lord that I didn't stay in that moment. 258 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:42,720 It was a fun moment, but praise the Lord that there was 259 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:45,480 something so much better. See, if you know there's 260 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:48,120 something better, you don't have to worry about losing what you 261 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:50,840 have. Megan and I joke about this all 262 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:52,600 the time, but we'll have a meal that's really good. 263 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:56,440 And we think, oh, if we could just rewind and have that meal 264 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:59,000 again and again and again. Have you ever thought that about 265 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:00,880 a meal? Is it just me? 266 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:02,800 That's why I'm losing pickleball, isn't it? 267 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:09,600 But you know, when you go to The Cheesecake Factory, you don't 268 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:13,480 worry about the meal ending because there's something else 269 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:16,840 coming, right? There's dessert, there's 270 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:19,440 something better. And here's the deal. 271 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:23,120 If we have anxiety over over death, over aging, and listen, I 272 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:26,600 know it's it's a human thing, but I want you to know that that 273 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:31,240 aging and dying here on Earth are, are just a passing through 274 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:35,320 to a better thing. Yeah, this life is good. 275 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:37,040 It's a blessing. It's a gift from God. 276 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:39,960 Praise God for every day that I get with my family and friends. 277 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:43,560 Praise God for every day that I get to get up here and preach 278 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:45,520 the gospel. God is good. 279 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:53,960 But you know what? As I age and I'm no longer fast 280 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:57,160 and I'm no longer athletic and I'm no longer beating my kids at 281 00:15:57,160 --> 00:16:01,800 pickleball. And as I move towards the later 282 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:07,600 part of this life, I don't have to have anxiety or fear because 283 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:11,200 Christ's resurrection is the first fruits and has paved the 284 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:14,520 way for me to have eternal life with Christ Jesus. 285 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:16,160 There's something so much better. 286 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:19,680 Praise the Lord, we can come here and we could celebrate 287 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:23,520 today because death for the believer is not the end. 288 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:28,760 Aging is not losing. It's a step towards what God has 289 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:32,640 for us, eternal life to #1 Christ. 290 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:36,000 Resurrection is the first fruits #2 I want to give you the good 291 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:41,760 news that Christ reigns over everything, says in verse 25. 292 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:45,600 For he must reign until he has put all things under his feet. 293 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:48,600 The last enemy to be destroyed is death, for he has put 294 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:51,720 everything under his feet. I I want to give you the good 295 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:57,040 news that Jesus reigns today. This doesn't say that he will 296 00:16:57,040 --> 00:17:00,440 one day reign. It doesn't say that he did. 297 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:05,079 And at some point, well, again, it says he must rain today. 298 00:17:05,079 --> 00:17:09,000 This is an active raining. This is Jesus is over 299 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:11,200 everything. Everything has been put under 300 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:14,920 his feet. Praise the Lord, he reigns. 301 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:20,200 You know, sometimes it seems like like bad is winning, 302 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:23,839 doesn't it? Sometimes it feels like things 303 00:17:23,839 --> 00:17:26,520 aren't going our way. And sometimes it feels like 304 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:29,280 there's someone else that's in control. 305 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:32,000 There's someone else that's raining. 306 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:37,000 Maybe it's the the stuff that's happened around us. 307 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:41,240 Maybe it's war. Maybe it's that terrible word 308 00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:44,440 cancer. Maybe it's the hatred that we 309 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:46,200 see around us. Maybe it's chaos. 310 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:52,120 But sometimes it looks like Jesus isn't in charge, that all 311 00:17:52,120 --> 00:17:57,040 things aren't under his feet. All right, can I? 312 00:17:57,040 --> 00:17:58,760 I'm going to. I may offend some people real 313 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:05,440 quick. OK, Jesus is over everything. 314 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:07,480 That shouldn't offend you. Hopefully you're not offended by 315 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:10,040 that. Jesus is over everything. 316 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:15,280 If you're ever tempted to wonder why there's still difficulty in 317 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:21,600 pain, it's because we still have a part to play in this and there 318 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:25,600 is still people who choose to go against Jesus. 319 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:28,680 And here's the deal, guys. I think sometimes we get our 320 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:32,560 priorities out of whack and we think that Jesus that that he 321 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:36,320 reigns over everything, but that what he should do is he should. 322 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:39,960 All right, here we go. That he should make America 323 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:43,640 great again or that he should build back better? 324 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:46,200 And listen, this isn't a political thing on one side or 325 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:49,640 the other, but sometimes we get into the feeling that Jesus is 326 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:54,280 in the business of making this country or our relationships or 327 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:57,640 peace between countries. Can I tell you what Jesus is all 328 00:18:57,640 --> 00:19:00,400 about? He's about salvation and life 329 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:04,640 for the people of this world. He's about life and hope. 330 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:08,440 And that's not to say listen, that's not to say there's one 331 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:11,320 side that's better this side. It's to say Jesus is most 332 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:14,760 concerned with your heart and your eternity and your 333 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:21,040 salvation, not what your pocketbook looks like or not 334 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:23,280 that we all are getting along perfectly. 335 00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:27,440 Don't, don't miss it. Just because there's war, just 336 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:31,920 because there's pain, doesn't mean that Jesus doesn't rain. 337 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:40,280 He is over everything and His plan, His goal, His heart is 338 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:43,240 that as many of us as possible. His heart is that all of us 339 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:46,720 would come to know Him and walk with Him as as our Savior and 340 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:50,600 our Lord and have eternal life. That's what He's all about. 341 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:53,480 Maybe some of you come in with a heavy heart. 342 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:56,320 Maybe there's relational issues. I talked to someone before first 343 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:59,720 Service and we were just talking about how it's hard sometimes 344 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:02,520 because you can do everything right, you can treat people 345 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:05,400 right. And sometimes there's still 346 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:09,640 problems. People still look at you as the 347 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:16,400 enemy and we can't control that. Maybe for some of you, health 348 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:23,480 concerns are the big thing. My mom passed of cancer and and 349 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:26,080 she was the one that was most careful of all of us and and 350 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:31,040 listen. Jesus reigns over everything and 351 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:32,760 I hate that. That's something that people 352 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:35,440 have to deal with on this earth. But it doesn't mean that he's 353 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:40,440 not in control because can I tell you that my mom is OK? 354 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:48,560 Can I tell you that even in your your biggest hurts, Jesus reigns 355 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:53,080 and he wants to draw you to him. He wants you to have salvation 356 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:57,840 in life through Him. The things we can't control, 357 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:00,720 wars around us, the chaos all around us. 358 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:02,800 It doesn't mean that he's not in control. 359 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:04,240 It doesn't mean that he doesn't rain. 360 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:08,080 He is working, He is over everything, and he is trying to 361 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:12,480 draw us to Him so that we can have salvation in life. 362 00:21:14,360 --> 00:21:17,080 Being a follower of Jesus is not a guarantee that everything's 363 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:21,360 going to work out easy. It's not a guarantee that you 364 00:21:21,360 --> 00:21:25,480 won't ever get sick. Some of the best people I know 365 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:30,880 are walking through difficulty, but praise the Lord, Jesus 366 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:35,600 reigns and all things are under Him, and He is working in all 367 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:42,120 things to bring us to Him and to help us walk in eternal life 368 00:21:42,120 --> 00:21:46,200 with Him. He reigns over everything, but 369 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:50,520 today He needs to reign over your heart so you can be at 370 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:53,760 peace even in the midst of the worst situations. 371 00:21:54,640 --> 00:21:59,600 You can have peace even in the midst of cancer and pain. 372 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:03,200 You can have peace even if people call you the enemy. 373 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:06,640 You can have peace even in a world that's at war because you 374 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:12,240 understand that our God reigns that he's conquered sin and 375 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:15,240 death. He needs to reign in your heart. 376 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:19,000 The third thing we see, and I'm going to call this the already 377 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:21,240 in the not yet Kingdom. That's not something I came up 378 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:24,160 with. A Christ victory gives us 379 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:29,160 victory over sin and death. But then there's the one day 380 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:33,320 where he will destroy sin and death once and for all. 381 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:35,760 There's the already and the not yet. 382 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:39,000 I want to talk about what the resurrection means for us 383 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:44,200 already and the not yet. Verse 24 says then the end will 384 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:47,280 come when he hands over the Kingdom to God the Father after 385 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:50,960 he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power, for he must 386 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:53,080 reign until he has put all things under his feet. 387 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:55,680 The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 388 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:59,360 First off, I want to talk about the already the good news of 389 00:22:59,360 --> 00:23:01,200 resurrection Sunday is number one. 390 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:04,760 We don't have to fear death and aging because we have 391 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:07,240 resurrection life. We have eternal life in Christ 392 00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:08,880 and there's something better to come. 393 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:11,360 But here's what I want you to understand. 394 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:17,680 Christ's victory and the cross and the empty tomb gives us 395 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:22,240 victory over sin and death. See, He lived a perfect life, 396 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:24,480 sinless life. He gave His life for us. 397 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:27,840 He died on the cross for us. He raised from the dead. 398 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:31,640 He defeated death. And now the very Spirit of God 399 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:35,040 lives in you. If you're a believer, if He's 400 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:37,880 your Savior, He fills you with his Spirit, the Spirit of the 401 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:41,160 living God that's defeated sin and death. 402 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:49,480 He lives in you and He's working to give you life and peace 403 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:53,920 today. His sacrifice on the cross gives 404 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:56,120 us forgiveness. His resurrection from the dead 405 00:23:56,120 --> 00:23:59,320 gives us deliverance and transformation. 406 00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:04,440 We are filled with the very presence of the living God, and 407 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:06,080 He's at work. I love the song we sing. 408 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:09,560 Death was never going to hold you, so it's never going to hold 409 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:12,680 me. Guys, God's plan for you is not 410 00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:17,200 to just live in death until one day He delivers you. 411 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:21,200 The already of the Kingdom is that Christ died for sins. 412 00:24:21,360 --> 00:24:25,200 He rose from the dead and in raising from the dead He not 413 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:28,120 only had victory over sin and death, but he gives us victory 414 00:24:28,120 --> 00:24:30,800 over sin and death. And now he's given us his very 415 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:34,800 spirit. And we don't have to be the same 416 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:39,480 old. We don't have to be living in 417 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:44,880 death and sin. 2nd Corinthians 3 verse 18 says and we all who 418 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:48,200 with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory are being 419 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:52,280 transformed into his image with ever increasing glory which 420 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:54,520 comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. 421 00:24:54,520 --> 00:24:57,520 The old you doesn't have to stick around. 422 00:24:57,960 --> 00:24:59,400 How many of you know there's an old you? 423 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:03,120 The old you maybe wasn't so kind. 424 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:08,960 The old you may be flipped out on the kids, the Co workers, the 425 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:12,800 people driving around you. The old you maybe was overcome 426 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:16,640 with guilt and anxiety. The old you maybe was overcome 427 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:19,000 with bitterness. The old you may have struggled 428 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:21,880 with addiction and pain. But praise the Lord. 429 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:25,800 His resurrection from the dead gives us victory over sin and 430 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:28,120 death. And His Spirit is living in US 431 00:25:28,120 --> 00:25:31,880 and transforming us. So the old you doesn't have to 432 00:25:31,880 --> 00:25:38,120 be who you are now. You have victory over sin and 433 00:25:38,120 --> 00:25:43,040 death through the resurrection of Jesus Christ today. 434 00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:48,720 You can have victory today. Death has no power on us who are 435 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:53,920 in Christ. We can live victoriously through 436 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:58,520 Jesus, but we also understand so that's the already the already 437 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:00,160 and the not yet. That's the already is that 438 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:02,520 today. And listen, we believe that 439 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:06,320 today you can be delivered from sin and death, that you don't 440 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:09,640 have to be the same old person. You don't have to continue to 441 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:12,160 struggle with all of those things, but that God will 442 00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:15,360 transform you and redeem you and make you holy. 443 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:21,720 That's the already we have victory, but we also understand 444 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:24,760 there is still death in this world. 445 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:29,160 There is still pain, there are still tears, there is still 446 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:33,200 cancer, there are still brokenness and fights. 447 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:36,680 But I've got good news. The already number one, we don't 448 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:40,840 have to live in that. We've been delivered, but #2 the 449 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:45,080 not yet. One day he's coming again and 450 00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:48,440 he's going to destroy all of sin and death. 451 00:26:49,360 --> 00:26:54,120 Death will no longer be a thing, Revelation 21 says. 452 00:26:54,120 --> 00:26:56,640 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, Look, God's 453 00:26:56,640 --> 00:26:59,960 dwelling place is now among his people, and he will dwell with 454 00:26:59,960 --> 00:27:02,560 them. They will be his people, and God 455 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:04,800 himself will be with them and be their God. 456 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:09,960 He will wipe every tear from their eyes and there will be no 457 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:17,680 more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of 458 00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:20,920 things has passed away. So let me help you understand 459 00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:22,760 this. Jesus reigns now. 460 00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:24,600 We have victory over sin and death. 461 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:28,400 Now you don't have to let the things around you or health take 462 00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:31,520 away the the joy you have in Christ, the life you have in 463 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:34,440 Christ. We have life today in Christ. 464 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:38,440 But praise the Lord, one day, one day it's all going to be 465 00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:42,080 over and it's just going to be His goodness. 466 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:47,560 He's going to destroy sin and death and pain. 467 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:50,800 That's the not yet. That's what we look forward to. 468 00:27:51,560 --> 00:27:53,840 He's already defeated death through the cross in the empty 469 00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:57,960 tomb, but one day He will completely destroy all of it. 470 00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:03,640 His desire in the meantime is that each and every one of us 471 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:07,800 and the people around us will come to know Him once again as 472 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:11,720 our Lord and Savior and that we will have life and eternal life. 473 00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:15,560 God's heart. It's not just for us in this 474 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:17,800 room, but for the people around us, the people that came to 475 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:20,400 extravaganza yesterday, the people that work with you, your 476 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:25,800 neighbors that all will come to know him and have salvation in 477 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:29,640 life in him. And so we've got the all ready. 478 00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:36,280 We look forward to the not yet. He reigns, He's victorious. 479 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:40,480 All of this good news today. The good news that you don't 480 00:28:40,480 --> 00:28:42,760 have to worry about death, you don't have to worry about aging 481 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:44,480 because you have eternal life in Christ. 482 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:48,160 The good news that Jesus reigns over anything that's going on in 483 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:50,600 your life, He's over it. And the good news that you can 484 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:53,720 have victory today and there's victory to come. 485 00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:58,560 The good news of all of that hinges on one thing, and that's 486 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:02,320 you accepting Jesus as your Lord and Savior. 487 00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:07,960 If you're here today and you've never accepted His free gift of 488 00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:12,960 grace, it's here. He's already died on the cross 489 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:16,320 for all of your sins. His Spirit is here. 490 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:19,000 And all you have to do is surrender your heart, say 491 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:22,600 forgive me of my sins, and the price has already been paid. 492 00:29:22,800 --> 00:29:27,080 And He will save you, and He will give you His Spirit and His 493 00:29:27,080 --> 00:29:29,400 life. And you don't have to worry 494 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:31,840 about the things around you. You don't have to worry about 495 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:35,480 death. There's victory and resurrection 496 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:38,240 in Christ. Christ resurrection means #1 we 497 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:40,320 can live in victory today, say Amen. 498 00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:44,960 We can live in victory today #2 We can live eternally with 499 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:49,120 Christ, say Amen. And #3 it means that Jesus 500 00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:52,840 reigns, our God reigns, say Amen. 501 00:29:53,760 --> 00:29:55,800 The chapter ends with this verse 54. 502 00:29:55,800 --> 00:29:57,240 Stand with me worship team, come on up. 503 00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:02,680 It ends by saying this. When the perishable has been 504 00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:05,480 clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, 505 00:30:05,480 --> 00:30:07,800 then the saying that is written will come true. 506 00:30:08,560 --> 00:30:10,800 Death has been swallowed up in victory. 507 00:30:11,280 --> 00:30:14,360 Where O death is your victory? Where O death is your sting? 508 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:17,320 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 509 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:21,880 But thanks be to God, he gives us victory through the our Lord 510 00:30:21,920 --> 00:30:24,120 Jesus Christ. Therefore, my brothers and 511 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:30,400 sisters, stand firm, Let nothing move you. 512 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:34,400 Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because 513 00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:38,200 you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. 514 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:41,200 How do we respond to God's Word today #1 If you've never 515 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:43,800 accepted Him as your Lord and Savior, He loves you. 516 00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:48,200 He paid a price on the cross for your sins, and His grace is 517 00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:51,360 available today. All you have to do is surrender 518 00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:54,800 your heart and allow Him to be your Lord and savior #2 Maybe 519 00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:58,080 you've already done that. Today you need to stand firm in 520 00:30:58,080 --> 00:31:01,280 your faith. Let nothing move you. 521 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:04,720 Not aging, not losing pickleball matches, not the world around 522 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:09,400 us, not political stuff. Let nothing move you, for your 523 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:12,080 labor in the Lord is not in vain. 524 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:15,080 I got good news. First Corinthians talks all 525 00:31:15,080 --> 00:31:18,680 about how, hey, if Jesus isn't raised from the dead, then we're 526 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:21,920 just wasting our time. If Jesus isn't raised from the 527 00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:23,360 dead, then what are we doing here? 528 00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:24,960 Why do we care about any of this? 529 00:31:25,160 --> 00:31:28,160 The good news is this. Christ indeed is risen and 530 00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:32,320 nothing you do is in vain. When you show up on a Sunday 531 00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:33,880 morning and worship, it's not in vain. 532 00:31:33,880 --> 00:31:36,480 When you read your Bible, when you pray, it's not in vain. 533 00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:43,160 When you forgive your neighbor, it's not in vain because Jesus 534 00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:47,040 is risen, He's victorious. We're going to respond today 535 00:31:47,040 --> 00:31:49,400 and, and maybe your response is you need to give your heart to 536 00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:51,000 Jesus. Maybe you need to accept his 537 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:53,640 grace. Maybe today you're struggling, 538 00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:56,680 maybe you got some anxiety or some struggle with something 539 00:31:56,680 --> 00:31:59,040 that's going on and you just need to lay it down at his feet. 540 00:31:59,040 --> 00:32:01,160 Maybe today you just need to stand there and you need to 541 00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:04,640 praise God and say you are King, you are victorious. 542 00:32:05,400 --> 00:32:11,080 All of us today need to give our hearts fully to Him to have his 543 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:17,600 salvation, His love, his life. We can be victorious today and 544 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:20,600 for endless days. We can sing his praise. 545 00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:22,880 We can spend eternity with Jesus. 546 00:32:23,440 --> 00:32:25,440 Let's respond to God's word. The altars are open. 547 00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:27,880 If you want to come pray, if you want to pray where you are, if 548 00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:30,160 you need someone to talk to, find someone to talk to. 549 00:32:30,960 --> 00:32:34,640 But let's respond to God's word. Let's worship the risen King. 550 00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:37,440 He is our victorious, triumphant King. 551 00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:39,920 Father, speak to us. Help us to respond to your word. 552 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:44,200 Thank you Jesus for the blood, Thank you Jesus for what you did 553 00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:46,120 on the cross. But thank you Jesus, that you 554 00:32:46,120 --> 00:32:48,760 rose from the dead and that today we can have life and 555 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:52,160 salvation and not just that, but transformation. 556 00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:54,560 You give us life today. We respond to your word now. 557 00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:58,160 We worship you with everything we have in Jesus name, Amen.