Introduction

Hey church! Good morning once again and let me be the first to say, He is Risen! Easter - Take some time to engage with Easter in whatever way you do in your denomination or context. If you’ve been with us the past few weeks, we’ve been talking about the risen Christ and the implications that Easter morning has on our lives as we follow Jesus. And today, we are still talking about what it means for us that Jesus Christ was not only crucified but resurrected from the dead as well!

Today is THE day that we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Today we celebrate that we are conquerors because Jesus conquered death and sin. We can overcome, because He has already overcome. So whatever you came in here with today - whether it be hope, joy, grief, suffering, or anything else… Today is a day of resurrection power in our lives. Let’s get started.

Main Teaching

Do you believe that today? Do you believe you are more than a conqueror? Do you believe you have overwhelming victory in Jesus Christ, because of Jesus Christ? We believe that this can be the truth for you today if it isn’t already!

Now, maybe you can relate to the feeling of winning at something! There is something special about that feeling, as it makes us feel a great level of joy. But this concept of winning and victory is not just one that relates to sports or a game of some kind. Instead, it is magnified in its fullest sense in Christ’s defeat over death, hell and the grave. This is the victory that you and I are coming together to celebrate on Easter and every other Sunday. This victory is meant to inspire us in our day to day life.

And today, I want to give you three, hopefully helpful things, as we consider that we are more than conquerors in Christ Jesus and how that impacts our lives.

The Curse Is Broken

Does your family believe in certain superstitions? Growing up, we had tons of things that we were superstitious about. For instance, maybe you have heard the phrase “knock on wood”. Normally, after this phrase, someone will literally find a piece of wood to knock on. The reason? Superstition. We fall into believing from time to time that if we don’t do something as simple as knocking on wood, we will experience some sort of negative outcome or curse.

In a similar way, the Bible says that there was a curse on all of humanity. It began in Genesis 3.

This was the punishment for the sin that had been committed by Adam & Eve in the garden. They were banished from intimacy with God in this way. As Scripture goes on, writers like Paul tell us about the curse present for all humanity, that we are in essence born into sin, cut off from God. This is the whole reason we needed rescue, sent in the form of Jesus Christ!

There’s a really powerful picture of the curse being broken in the Gospel of Matthew. As the writer is telling his account of Jesus’ crucifixion, look at what he says when Jesus breathed His last breath…

Did you catch that? The veil on the Temple torn in two from top to bottom ... View this full sermon with PRO Premium

You can live, because He is alive.