1. Death & Resurrection

2. Last Week… We looked at how Jesus lived his life. Everywhere he went crowds flocked to him and he performed many miracles, healing everyone who came to him. We saw that Jesus has the authority to forgive sin, and has power over the creation, and has authority over the demons, and can raise the dead back to life.

3. Last Week… We also learned the Kingdom of God is a kingdom of the heart. And we saw that the only way to the Father is through Jesus.

4. Last Week… We also saw a powerful picture of God as a loving Father who is waiting for his sinful children to come home so he can shower them with forgiveness and blessings.

5. Last Week… What really stuck with you from our last time together?

6. Death & Resurrection

7. Is the story primarily about you or about God?

8. Which story do you currently live by?

10. Jesus is Lord over… Angels & Demons Jesus is Lord over… Angels & Demons

11. What does his Lordship over the demons mean for our lives?

12. Jesus is Lord over… All of Humanity Jesus is Lord over… All of Humanity

13. What does his Lordship over humanity mean for our lives?

14. Jesus is Lord over… Righteousness Jesus is Lord over… Righteousness

15. What does his Lordship over righteousness and judgment mean for our lives?

16. 2 Corinthians 5:20-21 We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

17. “The essence of sin is we human beings substituting ourselves for God, while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for us. We put ourselves where only God deserves to be; God puts himself where we deserve to be.” ~John Stott

18. John 12:46-48 I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. If anyone hears my words and does not keep them I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.

19. Jesus is Lord over… Salvation

20. John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

21. What does his Lordship over salvation mean for our lives?

22. Jesus is Lord over… Sin and Death Jesus is Lord over… Sin and Death

23. What does his Lordship over sin and death mean for our lives?

24. Jesus is Lord of ALL!

25. Which area of Jesus’ Lordship that we just discussed is hardest for you to submit to?

26. Is Jesus Lord over your life?

27. Is Jesus Lord over your life? Do you submit to his reign and accept his righteousness in exchange for your unrighteousness?

29. WALKING IT OUT… Engage the Story more deeply with each other this week.