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Chapter 1: Living He Loved Me Series
Contributed by Jim Pennington on Feb 9, 2026 (message contributor)
Summary: An Easter sermon series based on the song, "Oh, Glorious Day!" Each chapter deals with a verse from the song: Living He Loved Me, Dying He Saved Me, Buried He Carried My Sins Far Away, Rising He Justified Freely Forever, One Day He's Coming.
Oh, Glorious Day!
Dr. Jim Pennington
Copyright © 2026 Dr. Jim Pennington
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CONTENTS
PREFACE xi
INTRODUCTION xiv
CHAPTER 1 1
Living He loved me
Living Speaks of His Incarnation 1
When Jesus Became Man, did He Give Up being God? 1
Can I Not Believe in the Incarnation of Jesus and Still Go to Heaven? 7
If Jesus Is God, Then How Can He Identify With Us and Provide an Example for Us? 10
He loved me Speaks of His Revelation 12
1. God’s Love Reveals God’s Glory 16
2. God’s Love Reveals God’s Accessibility 18
3. God’s Love Reveals the Means of Salvation 19
4. God’s Love Reveals the Purpose of Life 21
5. God’s Love Reveals the Call to Godly Living 21
6. God’s Love Reveals Our Mediator With the Father 22
CHAPTER 2 27
Dying He saved me
Question #1: Why Did Jesus Christ Die? 32
Question #2: How Did the Death of Jesus Pay the Price for Man’s Sin? 33
Dying Speaks of the Penalty of Sin 33
He Died Physically 33
He Died Spiritually 48
He saved me Speaks of the Purchase from Sin 52
Christ’s Death Was: 56
Payment for the Penalty of Sin 56
Satisfaction of God’s Judgment of Sin 57
Reconciliation of Man in His Relation to God 59
Redemption of Sinners from Their Bondage to Sin 59
CHAPTER 3 63
Buried He carried my sins far away, pt. 1
Buried, He carried my sins Speaks of the Forgiveness of My Sin 64
Question: “If God Has Forgiven Me of My Sin, Why Haven’t I Forgotten My Sin?” 65
1. I Do Not Understand the Real Meaning, Thoroughness, and Completeness of God’s Forgiveness 65
far away Speaks of the Removal of My Sin 65
2. I Do Not Understand Why God Allows Me to Remember My Sin 69
3. I Never Really Confessed and Repented of My Sin 72
4. I Have Not Forgiven Others the Way God Has Forgiven Me 76
CHAPTER 4 80
Buried He carried my sins far away, pt. 2
Question: If God Has Forgiven Me of My Sin, Can I Do Anything That Cannot Be Forgiven? 82
Question: If God Has Forgiven Me of My Sin, Why Don’t People Trust Me? 84
Question: If God Has Forgiven Me of My Sin, are There Still Consequences? 91
Question: If God Has Forgiven Me of My Sin, If I Sin Again, Will God Forgive Me? 94
CHAPTER 5 102
Rising He justified freely forever
Rising Speaks of the Victory Over Sin 102
The Surprise of the Resurrection 102
They Were Unprepared 104
They Were Uncertain 105
They Were Uninformed 105
They Were Unconvinced 106
The Importance of the Resurrection 108
He justified Speaks of the Freedom from Sin 108
The Results of the Resurrection 110
1. I Can Be Assured That Jesus Is Who He Said He Is 111
