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“What are the benefits of the Resurrection?”
by Pastor Chris Chadwick

“Day One – They ‘found’ Him guilty; they sentenced Him to die.

Day Two – The disciples hid; the followers of Christ feared for their lives!

…then came Day Three, and the world would never be the same for it.”

“What are the benefits of the Resurrection?

Benefit Number One: Comfort. After the crucifixion, all hope had been taken from the followers of Christ. Some hid, others fled. ALL had lost the comfort that Christ had brought them. The resurrection changed all of that! Jesus was alive – His presence could be known and felt anew! And today, Jesus is here – right now. Do not be afraid to call upon His Wonderful Name. He knows what you are going through – He knows what you need. Call upon Him!

Benefit Number Two: Confrontation. Jesus Christ came not only to comfort, but to confront man with their lost condition. The only way that you can have a relationship with Almighty God is to put your faith in what Christ accomplished for you on the Cross of Calvary – You must put your faith in Jesus! He didn’t go to all of the trouble of being crucified and rising up from the dead so you can say, ‘You know, Jesus was a good person’. No, He died and rose again so you would be confronted with the fact that He is God’s Son, and He is your only hope!

Benefit number Three: Change. Jesus Christ rose from the grave so that once you have placed your faith in Him, you could become a different person – a new creature in Christ! He had the power to rise from the dead; He has the power to change your life completely! God has amazing things in store for each of our lives. Phil. 2:10 says, ‘That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection,’. There is power in the Resurrection of Christ, and that same power is available to us each and every day.”

Tonight we begin our revival services with Pastor Dunlop. Here are two of the songs that I pray God will use to prepare hearts…

Wonderful mericiful Savior
Precious redeemer and friend
Who would have thought that a lamb could
Rescue the souls of men, Oh You rescue the souls of men

Counselor, comforter, keeper
Spirit we long to embrace
You offer hope when our hearts have
Hopelessly lost the way, Oh we hopelessly lost the way

You are the One that we praise
You are the One we adore
You give the healing and grace our
Hearts always hunger for, Oh our hearts always hunger for

Almighty infinite father
Faithfully loving Your own
Herein our weakness You find us
Falling before Your throne, Oh we’re falling before Your throne

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You don’t have to worry
And don’t you be afraid
Joy comes in the morning
Troubles they don’t last always
For there’s a friend named Jesus
Who will wipe your tears away
And if your heart is broken
Just lift your hands and say

With Jesus I can make it
With Him I know I can stand
No matter what may come my way
My life is in His hands

So when your tests and trials
They seem to get you down
And all your friends and loved ones
Are nowhere to be found
Remember there’s a friend named Jesus
Who will wipe your tears away
And if your heart is broken
Just lift your hands and say

With Jesus I can make it
With Him I know I can stand
No matter what may come my way
My life is in His hands

Jesus, Jesus, How I trust Him

How I’ve Proved Him O’re and O’re – -

With Jesus I can take it
With Him, I know I can stand
No matter what may come my way
My life is in His hands

With Jesus You can make it
With Him, I know you can stand
No matter what may come your way
Your Life is in His hands

No Matter What May come my way -
My life is in His hands

It was one of the most amazing things I have ever witnessed -

I watched this morning as an elderly gentlemen stood behind the chamber podium and reprimanded the council for not opening the meeting with prayer and for not saluting the American Flag. He then led the chamber in the Lord’s prayer, followed by the Pledge of Allegience. I wish I could have been there to shake his hand.

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This Thursday evening Pastor Chadwick preached a passionate message about the key to revival – Love.

“God is love; there can be no revival without a revival of Love.” I Cor. 13:13 says “And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. Faith is looking back and believing what God has done; Hope is looking forward in belief of what God will do; Charity IS what God can do through us today! We need to love. There is no excuse for a believer who is rude or a Christian who avoids others problems at all costs. Jesus loved – He loved so much that He gave everything he had to us, even His very life-breath. He loved even those who nailed Him onto the cross.” Luke 23:34: “Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.”

“The truth is, if I love God and I want revival, than I MUST love – I must love others. You see, we all want revival, but we sometimes neglect the key: love.”

1 John 4:7-11
7: Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
8: He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
9: In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
10: Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
11: Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

As we seek God’s working in our lives, may we remember that Love is key – Pray that God would shine His love through us to those around us today!