John 19:30 Jesus said, It is finished.

John 19:30 Jesus said, It is finished.

St. Petersburg, Russia April 3, 2017

WHAT AREYOU DOING WITH JESUS?

Acts 9:4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?

I Timothy1:12-14 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that He considered me faithful, appointing me to His service. 13 Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief. 14 The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

I Timothy1:15-16 Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners of whom I am the worst. 16 But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on Him and receive eternal life.

I Corinthians 15:19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.

IF THE RESSURRECTION IS NOT TRUE NONE OF THE GOSPEL IS TRUE! [I Corinthians 15:13-19] CHRIST IS DEAD. not even Christ has been raised. [vs. 13] OUR PREACHING IS USELESS. [vs. 14a]

IF THE RESSURRECTION IS NOT TRUE NONE OF THE GOSPEL IS TRUE! [I Corinthians 15:13-19] WE ARE LIARS. found to be false witnesses. [vs. 15] OUR FAITH IS FUTILE. [vs. 17] WE ARE STILL IN OUR SINS. [vs. 17]

IF THE RESSURRECTION IS NOT TRUE NONE OF THE GOSPEL IS TRUE! [I Corinthians 15:13-19] THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP ARE LOST. [vs. 18]

It takes more faith not to believe that Jesus rose from the dead than it takes faith to believe that He DID raise!

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If the resurrection is true, then ALL of the Christian faith is true. If the resurrection is NOT true, then none of Christianity is true.

I Corinthians 15:19 If all we get out of Christ is a little inspiration for a few short years, we re a pretty sorry lot. I Corinthians 15:19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.

Philippians 3:8b - 10 I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith. 10 I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection

Matthew11:28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

John 16:33 I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.

Philippians 4:15-16 Moreover, as you Philippians ippians know, in the early days of your acquaintance with the gospel, when I set out from Macedonia, not one church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you only; 16 for even when I was in Thessalonica, you sent me aid again and again when I was in need.

Philippians 4:18 I have received full payment and even more; I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.

Philippians 4:19 And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

Here s my need:

Philippians 4:15-16 Moreover, as you Philippians know, in the early days of your acquaintance with the gospel, when I set out from Macedonia, not one church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you only; 16 for even when I was in Thessalonica, you sent me aid again and again when I was in need.

The church Jesus left behind was an organism with no organization.

Romans 8:1 2 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.

2 Corinthians 5:1 Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

Acts 17:28 For in him we live and move and have our being.

Colossians 1:20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

Acts 20:7-11 Paul kept on talking until midnight 9 a young man named Eutychus, fell dead. 10 Paul went down, threw himself on the young man and put his arms around him. Don t be alarmed, he said. He s alive! 11 Then he went upstairs again and broke bread and ate.

Acts 14:19-20 Then some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowd over. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, thinking he was dead. 20 But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city.

2Corinthians 11:25 Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, I spent a night and a day in the open sea,

Acts 28:3-5 Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand. 4 When the islanders saw they said to each other, This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live. 5 But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.

Philippians 4:17 Not that I am looking for a gift, but I am looking for what may be credited to your account.

Philippians 4:12-13 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13 I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

God allows certain necessities to come into your life either to create a backdrop so that you can experience another dimension of His glory OR so that people around you will have an opportunity to fill your need through another dimension of His grace.

Is the embryo of my success the supply or is it the need?

Proverbs 6:16-18 Here are six things God hates, and one more that he loathes with a passion: 17 eyes that are arrogant, a tongue that lies, hands that murder the innocent, 18 a heart that hatches evil plots, feet that race down a wicked track,

If God responds to need, but you don t need anything you won t GET anything!

VOID IS CAPACITY

Ezekiel 37:1-2 1 God grabbed me. God s Spirit took me up and sat me down in the middle of an open plain strewn with bones. 2 He led me around and among them a lot of bones! There were bones all over the plain dry bones, bleached by the sun.

Ezekiel 37:3-4 He said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? I said, Master God, only you know that. 4 He said to me, Prophesy over these bones: Dry bones, listen to the Message of God!

Ezekiel 37:7-8 I prophesied just as I d been commanded. As I prophesied, there was a sound and, oh, rustling! The bones moved and came together, bone to bone. 8 I kept watching. Sinews formed, then muscles on the bones, then skin stretched over them. But they had no breath in them.

Ezekiel 37:9 He said to me, Prophesy to the breath. Prophesy, son of man. Tell the breath, God, the Master, says, Come from the four winds. Come, breath. Breathe on these slain bodies. Breathe life!

If you don t want anything, you won t get anything. If you don t need anything, you won t receive anything!

Everything you ve been through, as bad as it was, was set-up for God to show-up!

Psalm 119:71 It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees.

The same Jesus Who was affixed to that cross on Friday, broke through the tomb on Sunday, now sits on Heaven s throne both now and forevermore! So bring Him your impossibility! Because in the hands of Risen Jesus IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING!