Easter Sermon From March 23

Paradise Regained
Easter 2008

Ephesians 2: 1 - 10

1. When we chose sin we lost paradise and became objects of God's wrath. The penalty for that wrath is death. Romans 6:23
2. Jesus' death satisfied God's wrath.
3. When we believe in Jesus and place our trust in him, we receive the same power that raised Jesus from the dead. In other words, we will be resurrected from the dead.
4. Death is separation from God and I will never again be separated from God.
5. This doesn't mean we won't have trials, but it means we live our lives knowing we are alive forever in paradise.
6. God has work for us to do. We are not puppets or pets, we are participants in his Kingdom.