“From Death to Life: Living in Resurrection Reality” (John 20:1-18)

John 20:11-18 Mary was standing outside the tomb crying, and as she wept, she stooped and looked in. 12 She saw two white-robed angels, one sitting at the head and the other at the foot of the place where the body of Jesus had been lying. 13 “Dear woman, why are you crying?” the angels asked her.
“Because they have taken away my Lord,” she replied, “and I don’t know where they have put him.”
14 She turned to leave and saw someone standing there. It was Jesus, but she didn’t recognize him.

15 “Dear woman, why are you crying?” Jesus asked her. “Who are you looking for?”
She thought he was the gardener. “Sir,” she said, “if you have taken him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will go and get him.”  16 “Mary!” Jesus said.  She turned to him and cried out, “Rabboni!” (which is Hebrew for “Teacher”).  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, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”
18 Mary Magdalene found the disciples and told them, “I have seen the Lord!” Then she gave them his message.

1 . The hope of eternal life.(MULTILINE REVEAL SMALL)

Romans 8:10–11 (NLT) 
10 And Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with God. 11 The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.

1. Create a sacred space to have communion with God(MULTILINE REVEAL SMALL)

2. Practice Daily Disciplines to access the Spirit’s power in your life(MULTILINE REVEAL SMALL)

3 . Seek spiritual victory in everyday choices(MULTILINE REVEAL SMALL)

Romans 8:12-14
12 Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do. 13 For if you live by its dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature, you will live. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.

4. What can you expect to happen?(MULTILINE REVEAL SMALL)

5 . Your greatest witness to your neighbors is not the amount of Biblical knowledge you’ve accumulated but how its changed your values, attitudes and behaviors.(MULTILINE REVEAL SMALL)