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2. Three Dimensions Of Jesus’ Resurrection 1. The Proof: _____________________________ JESUS PROVED HE WAS GOD

3. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Matthew 12:40

4. Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.” 20 The Jews replied, “It has taken forty- six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?” 21 But the temple he had spoken of was his body. John 2:19-21

5. When they came together in Galilee, he said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. 23 They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised to life.” And the disciples were filled with grief. Matthew 17:22-23

6. “We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death 19 and will turn him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day he will be raised to life!” Matthew 20:18-19

7. The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. 63 “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ 64 So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first.” 65 “Take a guard,” Pilate answered. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.” 66 So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard. Matthew 27:62-66

8. After his suffering, he showed himself to these men and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. Acts 1:3

9. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. 6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, 8 and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born. 1 Corinthians 15:3-8

10. Three Dimensions Of Jesus’ Resurrection 2. The Promise: ___________________________ JESUS WILL RESURRECT ME

11. Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies John 11:25

12. His power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also 1 Corinthians 6:14

13. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade—kept in heaven for you, 5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you greatly rejoice... 1 Peter 1:3-6

14. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. Romans 5:5

15. Three Dimensions Of Jesus’ Resurrection 3. The Power: __________________________ __________________ JESUS OFFERS HIS POWER TO ME EVERY DAY

16. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 1 Corinthians 5:17

17. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection Philippians 3:10

18. To know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. 20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us Ephesians 3:19-20

19. How Do I Get The Full Benefit Of Jesus’ Resurrection? 1. Accept: ____________ HIS PROOF

20. How Do I Get The Full Benefit Of Jesus’ Resurrection? 2. Believe: _____________ HIS PROMISE

21. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16

22. How Do I Get The Full Benefit Of Jesus’ Resurrection? 3. Receive: ___________________ HIS POWER IN LIFE

23. We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about the hardships we suffered in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. 9 Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. 10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us 2 Corinthians 1:8-10

24. Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord Acts 3:19

25. That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. Romans 10:9-10

26. Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit Acts 2:38

27. Your Baptism Is The Symbol Of All Three Dimensions In baptism you identify with Christ (Luke 9:26)In baptism you identify with Christ (Luke 9:26) In baptism your sins are forgiven (1 Peter 3:21)In baptism your sins are forgiven (1 Peter 3:21) In baptism new life begins (Romans 6:4)In baptism new life begins (Romans 6:4)