We all carry various burdens and struggles that sometimes prevent us from living the life God intended. Christ's sacrifice reminds us that he defeated every last thing that might get in the way of His people. The charge to us all is to come awake and be one with Christ again.
· Where are you today?
· Are you ashamed of your past?
· Are you scared of what God wants from you?
· Are you drowning in your poor choices?
· Are you alone in your journey? Etc…..
Come awake come awake... wake up people!
I’m not sure where you are today? But I know where he was that day! But I know what he was doing for you that day! He was standing in your place…
Christ is risen from the dead… Our God is not dead… He’s ALIVE.!
"Let no one caught in sin remain Inside the lie of inward shame But fix our eyes upon the cross And run to Him who showed great love
And bled for us Freely You’ve bled for us
Christ is risen from the dead Trampling over death by death Come awake, come awake Come and rise up from the grave Christ is risen from the dead
We are one with Him again Come awake, come awake Come and rise up from the grave
Beneath the weight of all our sin You bowed to none but heaven’s will No scheme of hell, no scoffer's crown No burden great can hold You down In strength You reign Forever let Your church proclaim
O death, where is your sting? O hell, where is your victory? O church, come stand in the light The glory of God has defeated the night
Our God is not dead He's alive! He's alive!"
Behind the Song:
God really is a genius (duh!). He used death to destroy death. He did not even have to lift a finger. He literally tricked death into destroying itself. Jesus used the process of death to completely destroy it. So now it just becomes a process of transformation, now it is a window or a doorway. Every Easter in the Ukraine, congregations chant the phrase, “Christ has risen from the dead trampling over death by death, and redeeming us from the grave”. I thought, “that is an amazing thought to sing. We should sing it in the west.”' - Matt Maher
And bled for us Freely You’ve bled for us
Christ is risen from the dead Trampling over death by death Come awake, come awake Come and rise up from the grave Christ is risen from the dead
We are one with Him again Come awake, come awake Come and rise up from the grave
Beneath the weight of all our sin You bowed to none but heaven’s will No scheme of hell, no scoffer's crown No burden great can hold You down In strength You reign Forever let Your church proclaim
O death, where is your sting? O hell, where is your victory? O church, come stand in the light The glory of God has defeated the night
Our God is not dead He's alive! He's alive!"
Behind the Song:
God really is a genius (duh!). He used death to destroy death. He did not even have to lift a finger. He literally tricked death into destroying itself. Jesus used the process of death to completely destroy it. So now it just becomes a process of transformation, now it is a window or a doorway. Every Easter in the Ukraine, congregations chant the phrase, “Christ has risen from the dead trampling over death by death, and redeeming us from the grave”. I thought, “that is an amazing thought to sing. We should sing it in the west.”' - Matt Maher
I’m not sure where you are today? But I know where you could be…
You could be a new creation! You could be one with him again! You could come awake with Christ today! Is today your day?
Closing: (I want to do something different today guys, everybody bow your heads and close your eyes, im going to ask you a question: anyone here that wants to come awake and be one with Christ again or for the first time? Raise your head… no body look up, close your eyes… continue to pray on your own guys… anybody just raise your hand up, anybody that surrenders there life bc your done and tired of running fighting hiding from the life your living that’s not Gods way… your always more than welcome to come talk to me or ken about your decision. Love you guys, lets pray……)
Philippians 3: 7-10 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in[a] Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. 10 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death.
