Pastor Jeff April 4, 2021

God’s Journey for me/you #58 Is to be your lifeline Luke 24 & & 21

The resurrection makes our Lifeline

1 Corinthians 15:14 (TPT) “And if Christ has not been raised, all of our preaching has been for nothing and your faith is useless.”

The resurrection shows us how: ● Jesus meets us where we are and loves us to where he wants us to be. ● He met the Disciples in their mourning and turned them into Missionaries.

Jesus Question: 1. To , show us how he meets us in our pain

John 24:14 “‘Dear woman, why are you crying?’ Jesus asked her.”

Luke 24:1&10 (TPT) “Very early that Sunday morning, the women made their way to the tomb, carrying the spices they had prepared. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Jesus’ mother Mary.”

● and connects us to the Father.

John 20:17 “‘Don’t cling to me,’ Jesus said, ‘for I haven’t yet ascended to the Father. But go find my brothers and tell them, ‘ ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

2. To the Two disciples on the road, shows us how he meets us in our Confusion.

Luke 24:17 (TPT) “What are you talking about, so sad and gloomy?”

Luke 24:19-25 (MSG) “They said, ‘The things that happened to Jesus...He was a man of God, a prophet, dynamic, blessed by both God and all the people. Then our high priests and leaders betrayed him, got him sentenced to death, and crucified him. And we had our hopes up that he was...the One about to deliver Israel….But now some of our women have completely confused us.”

● and connects us to the scriptures.

Luke 24:27 (TPT) “And beginning with Moses and all the prophets he carefully unveiled to them the revelation of himself throughout the Scriptures.” 3. To the disciples hiding in the upper room, shows us how he meets us in our fear & Doubts.

Luke 24:38 “He said to them, ‘Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds?’” (MSG) “Don’t let all these doubting questions take over.”

● and connects us to the Holy Spirit.

Luke 24:49 (NLT) “‘And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power…”

4. To Simon Peter, show us how he meets us in our Sin & Guilt

John 21:15 “Jesus asked Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?’ ‘Yes, Lord,’ he said, ‘you know that I love you.’ Jesus said, ‘Feed my lambs.’”

● and connects us to the Father, to forgiveness, to the scriptures, to the Spirit,...

Luke 24:45-47 (MSG) “He went on to open their understanding of the Word of God, showing them how to read their this way. He said, ‘You can see now how it is written that the Messiah suffers, rises from the dead on the third day, and then a total life-change through the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed in his name to all nations—starting from here, from !’”

● and to His purpose/mission (See also Matt. 28:19-20).