Gospel Living

The Importance of the Resurrection | Various Texts Shaun Marksbury | Morning Service | 16 April, 2017 Only the resurrection gives us gospel hope, so much so that denying the resurrection means apostasy from the Christian faith.  With that in mind, we’re going to look at the implications the resurrection has for our lives in an attempt to see why it is so important.  I’m not presenting an exhaustive list, but hopefully it proves helpful. Video: https://youtu.be/ObyGQbr-0yY Audio: http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=418171340341 Notes  PDF:  http://playpdf.sa-media.com/media/418171340341/418171340341.pdf SERMON NOTES The Importance of the Resurrection | Various Texts Shaun Marksbury | Morning Service | 16 April, 2017 I.                Introduction Let’s open to and read 1 Cor 15:14–19, “And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain...

3       But you, O LORD, are a shield about me,       my glory, and the lifter of my head. 4       I cried aloud to the LORD,       and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah Despite what others believe about David, he knows God had not abandoned him.  Emphatically shifting his pronouns, David turns His attention to the Lord.  In fact, he invokes the covenant Name, Yahweh .  Now facing unprecedented trouble, but knowing God keeps His Word, David turns to his comfort, that trustworthy protector, the only One deserving of praise. The covenant-keeping God revealed Himself to Abraham as a shield (Gn 15:1).  When Moses gave his final blessing over Israel, he turned them to “the LORD, the shield of your help” (Dt 33:29).  David will continue to use it of the Lord (Pss 7:10; 18:2; 28:7), knowing that the protection of the Lord encompasses him a...