Easter Sunday Message
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Easter Sunday Message
- 1. The Death that Produces Lives
- 2. 2 Isaiah 53 (TLB) 9He was buried like a criminal, but in a rich man’s grave; but he had done no wrong and had never spoken an evil word. 10But it was the Lord’s good plan to bruise him and fill him with grief. However, when his soul has been made an offering for sin, then he shall have a multitude of children, many heirs. He shall live again, and God’s program shall prosper in his hands. 11And when he sees all that is accomplished by the anguish of his soul, he shall be satisfied; and because of what he has experienced, my righteous Servant shall make many to be counted righteous before God, for he shall bear all their sins.
- 3. John 12:23-24 (TLB) Jesus replied that the time had come for him to return to his glory in heaven, and that “I must fall and die like a kernel of wheat that falls into the furrows of the earth. Unless I die I will be alone—a single seed. But my death will produce many new wheat kernels—a plentiful harvest of new lives.
- 4. 4 1. Lord’s plan • It was the Lord’s plan for Jesus to suffer and die on the cross • Jesus felt the pain, but did not seek to be bailed out of it
- 5. 5 2. “I must fall and die”
- 6. 6 3. Dying daily • Those who belong to Jesus have crucified worldly passions • Dying daily to self, so as to live for Jesus
- 7. 4. Resurrection • Jesus died, rose again and lives forever • We live to “prosper His Kingdom” 7
- 8. 8 5. So what ….?? • Identify areas in your life where you are still the boss and not Jesus. • Make a decision to let go/die to self in these areas. Find someone to help pray and journey together on this. • Make it a point to do this daily
Notes de l'éditeur
- Today we sing songs like “Thank you for the Cross Lord” and “Celebrate Jesus”. Take a moment to think of the words – we are celebrating the death of someone! Those of you who have lost a loved one would understand a glimpse of the pain that Father God experienced in having His Son die – a cruel death on the cross for that matter. As human beings often we are left we questions like “why did so and so have to die” - it seems like we are always unprepared to accept death when it comes? BUT this was a death planned in Heaven - with the clear foretold itinerary that Jesus’ journey would be: birth to a virgin, live a despised life, die on the cross for the forgiveness of man’s sin, and rise from the dead to give life to many. Today I would like us to think about the mystery of the nature of this death which is worth celebrating!
- (1) Isaiah’s book was written more than 700 years before Jesus' death and resurrection.
- Fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy of Isaiah 53:10
- Luke 22:42 - "Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.“ Hebrews 12:2 – “And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Illustration: some of us need to learn to be quieter before the Lord when things aren’t going well in our lives, be slow to complain and learn to ask the Lord what He is doing with our lives. There is joy that follows obedience to the Lord. Ps 16:11 “You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” Illustration: some of us need to learn to be slower to jump on to respond to every call for help, ask the Lord whether we are helping the person in a way that honors Him, and not stepping to bail them out of God’s plan for their growth?
- The mystery of plant seeds. They have to fall into the ground and die before they can geminate and produce fruit. I don’t know whether seeds enjoy dying, however the result of that death is many more seeds – abundance of fruit. NB: I grew up as a farmer’s son. A 25 kg of corn grain used to plant about an acre of the field and we would get about a tone of corn! Isaiah and Jesus both talk of the same mystery: Is. 53:10a “when his soul has been made an offering for sin, then he shall have a multitude of children, many heirs.” and John 12:24 “I must fall and die like a kernel of wheat that falls into the furrows of the earth. Unless I die I will be alone—a single seed. But my death will produce many new wheat kernels—a plentiful harvest of new lives.”
- Galatians 5:24 “24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.” 1 Corinth 15:31 “For it is a fact that I face death daily; that is as true as my pride in your growth in the Lord.” Unless we choose to die to self, the Lord can’t use us effectively. We need to let go of our own thoughts, self image, pride, fears, etc., so that the Lord can take us and use us. As long as we shall want to be in the driving seat of our lives then we can’t be fruitful for His Kingdom. Illustration: example of our marriage – how I had determined not to marry until I returned to Zimbabwe. After letting that area of my life go into the Lord’s Hands, I have seen abundance of blessings through our international marriage.
- Isaiah 53:10c “He shall live again, and God’s program shall prosper in his hands.” Rom 6:5 “Since we have been united with him in his death, we will also be raised to life as he was.” We should live by the power of His resurrection – desiring only to please Him. The things we long for, how we live, how we related to everyone, etc., should testify of the resurrected life in us.
- Kingdom fruit is guaranteed when we choose to die to self.