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Jim RickardJim Rickard

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Resurrection Sunday, Resurrection Sunday, March 31, 2013March 31, 2013

Jesus was Raised on the Jesus was Raised on the Third Day for our Third Day for our

Justification.Justification.

Psalm 22:1, 6-8, 11-18, Psalm 22:1, 6-8, 11-18, Prophecies of our Lord Jesus Prophecies of our Lord Jesus

Christ’s crucifixion. Christ’s crucifixion.

4th Saying,4th Saying, “My God, My God why have “My God, My God why have

you forsaken me.”you forsaken me.” Jesus crying out as He received Jesus crying out as He received

the judgment and penalty for the judgment and penalty for our sins; separation from the our sins; separation from the

Father, spiritual death.Father, spiritual death.

6th Saying,6th Saying, “It is finished.”“It is finished.”

God the Father’s Plan for the God the Father’s Plan for the forgiveness of sins for the forgiveness of sins for the

entire world was now entire world was now complete.complete.

7th Saying,7th Saying,“Father into your hands I “Father into your hands I

commit My spirit.”commit My spirit.”Jesus was entrusting His Jesus was entrusting His

eternal human spirit to the eternal human spirit to the Father, telling of our eternal Father, telling of our eternal

life too.life too.

The account of Jesus’ burial:The account of Jesus’ burial:Mat 27:57-61Mat 27:57-61

Mark 15:42-47 Mark 15:42-47 Luke 23:50-56Luke 23:50-56John 19:38-41John 19:38-41

His body would then remain His body would then remain in the tomb for three days and in the tomb for three days and three nights, also according to three nights, also according to prophecy, as Jesus prophesied prophecy, as Jesus prophesied

Himself.Himself.

Mat 12:40,Mat 12:40,“For just as Jonah was three “For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so belly of the sea monster, so will the Son of Man be three will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the days and three nights in the

heart of the earth.”heart of the earth.”

Mark 8:31,Mark 8:31,“And He began to teach them that “And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many the Son of Man must suffer many

things and be rejected by the things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.”after three days rise again.”

Mark 9:31,Mark 9:31,“For He was teaching His disciples “For He was teaching His disciples and telling them, “The Son of Man and telling them, “The Son of Man is to be delivered into the hands of is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him; and men, and they will kill Him; and when He has been killed, He will when He has been killed, He will

rise three days later”.”rise three days later”.”

Mark 10:34,Mark 10:34,“They will mock Him and “They will mock Him and

spit on Him, and scourge Him spit on Him, and scourge Him and kill and kill Him,Him, and three days and three days

later He will rise again.”later He will rise again.”

Mark 14:58,Mark 14:58,“We heard Him say, ‘I will “We heard Him say, ‘I will

destroy this temple made with destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will hands, and in three days I will

build another made without build another made without hands’.” hands’.”

Mark 15:29-30,Mark 15:29-30,“Those passing by were hurling “Those passing by were hurling

abuse at Him, wagging their abuse at Him, wagging their heads, and saying, “Ha! You who heads, and saying, “Ha! You who areare going togoing to destroy the temple destroy the temple

and rebuild it in three days, and rebuild it in three days, 3030save save Yourself, and come down from Yourself, and come down from

the cross!””the cross!””

Mat 27:63,Mat 27:63,“Sir, we remember that when “Sir, we remember that when

He was still alive that He was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three deceiver said, ‘After three days I days I am toam to rise again’.” rise again’.”

Our Lord’s resurrection Our Lord’s resurrection should give you spiritual should give you spiritual confidence, John 2:18-22.confidence, John 2:18-22.

The Cross was the first half in The Cross was the first half in His overall work for our His overall work for our salvation, whereas the salvation, whereas the

Resurrection is the second Resurrection is the second half.half.

Through His spiritual death Through His spiritual death on the Cross, those who on the Cross, those who

believe in Him have believe in Him have forgiveness of their sins.forgiveness of their sins.

Retroactive Positional Truth!Retroactive Positional Truth!

Through His resurrection Through His resurrection from the grave, those who from the grave, those who

believe in Him have eternal believe in Him have eternal life being freed from their sin life being freed from their sin

nature.nature.Current Positional Truth!Current Positional Truth!

1 Cor 15:51-591 Cor 15:51-59

Our Lord was raised so that Our Lord was raised so that whosoever would believe in whosoever would believe in

Him would be justified before Him would be justified before the Father forever. the Father forever.

Having been satisfied with the Having been satisfied with the work of His Son, the Father work of His Son, the Father

justifies all those who believe justifies all those who believe on His Son, and they too will on His Son, and they too will receive resurrection to eternal receive resurrection to eternal life, Rom 3:21-26; 4:23-24.life, Rom 3:21-26; 4:23-24.

Just as Jesus was resurrected Just as Jesus was resurrected after His work for the Father after His work for the Father was completed, so to will the was completed, so to will the Church, (body of Christ), be Church, (body of Christ), be resurrected at the end of our resurrected at the end of our

Age.Age. 1 Cor 15:20-23, 40-44. 1 Cor 15:20-23, 40-44.

Dan 12:3,Dan 12:3,“Those who have insight will “Those who have insight will

shine brightly like the shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of brightness of the expanse of

heaven, and those who lead the heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the many to righteousness, like the

stars forever and ever.”stars forever and ever.”

Positionally we stand justified Positionally we stand justified before God as members of before God as members of

His Royal Family, and should His Royal Family, and should live each day unto Him, live each day unto Him,

experiencing our justification experiencing our justification and sanctification, Col 3:1.and sanctification, Col 3:1.

Col 3:1,Col 3:1,“Therefore if you have been “Therefore if you have been

raised up with Christ, (raised up with Christ, (and you and you havehave), keep seeking the things ), keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated above, where Christ is, seated

at the right hand of God.” at the right hand of God.”

Communion Communion CelebrationCelebration

Isa 52:1-53:14Isa 52:1-53:14

Grace OfferingGrace Offering

2 Cor 9:6-15, 2 Cor 9:6-15, “Each one must do just as he “Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not has purposed in his heart, not

grudgingly or under grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a compulsion, for God loves a

cheerful giver.”cheerful giver.”

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Jesus was Raised for our JustificationJesus was Raised for our Justification

Psa 22, Isa 52:13-52:12; Rom 4 and 5; 1 Cor 15Psa 22, Isa 52:13-52:12; Rom 4 and 5; 1 Cor 15

James James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2013H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2013