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John 3:13-16(NKJV) 13 No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven. 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

The Importance Of Easter Plan for redemption

The Importance Of Easter Plan for redemption Infirmity of sin in our lives Isaiah 64:6(KJV) 6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. Romans 3:23(KJV) 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

The Importance Of Easter Plan for redemption Inescapableness of sin’s penalty Romans 6:23(KJV) 23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The Importance Of Easter Plan for redemption Inability to save self

The Importance Of Easter Plan for redemption Insufficiency of our works and goodness to save us Ephesians 2:8-10(KJV) 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

The Importance Of Easter Plan for redemption Impartiality Isaiah 53:6(NKJV) 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

The Importance Of Easter Plan for redemption Illustration of God’s great love for each of us – vs 16

The Importance Of Easter Promise of Resurrection

The Importance Of Easter Promise of Resurrection Initiates hope

The Importance Of Easter Promise of Resurrection Important at most

The Importance Of Easter Promise of Resurrection Impossible with man John 2:19-21(NKJV) 19 Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” 20 Then the Jews said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?” 21 But He was speaking of the temple of His body.

The Importance Of Easter Promise of Resurrection Indisputable – seen by over 500 people 1 Corinthians 15:1-11(NKJV) 1 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

The Importance Of Easter Promise of Resurrection 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. 6 After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep. 7 After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles. 8 Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.

The Importance Of Easter Promise of Resurrection 9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 11 Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

The Importance Of Easter Promise of Resurrection Inescapable 1 Corinthians 15:12-22(NKJV) 12 Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. 14 And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty.

The Importance Of Easter Promise of Resurrection 15 Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up—if in fact the dead do not rise. 16 For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. 17 And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! 18 Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.

The Importance Of Easter 20 But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.

The Importance Of Easter Path to Righteousness

The Importance Of Easter Path to Righteousness John 3:17-21(NKJV) 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. 18 “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

The Importance Of Easter Path to Righteousness 20 For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. 21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.”

The Importance Of Easter Path to Righteousness In Christ (alone) – 17, 18

The Importance Of Easter Path to Righteousness Interested in the Light –

The Importance Of Easter Path to Righteousness Inquire of Him Luke 11:10(KJV) 10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

The Importance Of Easter Path to Righteousness Incorporate the Lord and His ways - 21 Isaiah 55:7(KJV) 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. Hebrews 12:1(KJV) 1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

The Importance Of Easter Path to Righteousness Influenced by His love – 21a

The Importance Of Easter Path to Righteousness Indentured to the Lord

The Importance Of Easter Path of Rejection

The Importance Of Easter Path of Rejection Inhospitable to God and His ways

The Importance Of Easter Path of Rejection Inhospitable to God and His ways Iniquity and evil ways

The Importance Of Easter Path of Rejection Inhospitable to God and His ways Iniquity and evil ways Indentured to sin and Satan and in their minds without hope Romans 6:23(KJV) 23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The Importance Of Easter Path of Rejection Inhospitable to God and His ways Iniquity and evil ways Indentured to sin and Satan and in their minds without hope Inherent nature (Adamic nature)

The Importance Of Easter Path of Rejection Inherent nature (Adamic nature) Romans 5:12(NKJV) 12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned—

The Importance Of Easter Positive revelation or result of Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection

The Importance Of Easter Positive revelation or result of Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection Individual salvation can be yours

The Importance Of Easter Positive revelation or result of Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection Individual salvation can be yours Interim can be a great time as well

The Importance Of Easter He (Jesus) is risen!

The Importance Of Easter He (Jesus) is risen! He is risen indeed!