Religion, Resurrection, and Commission

 

Religion: a personal set or an institutional system of attitudes, beliefs, or practices

 

Religion is man trying to reach God & be acceptable to Him

 

Jesus calls us to a relationship not a religion

 

The Resurrection: Matthew 28:1-10 (ESV)

 

Verses 1-3: They Find the Stone Gone

 

Verses 4-6: They Find Jesus Gone

 

Verses 7-8: Command and Obedience

 

Verses 9-10: Encounter with Jesus

 

The False Report: Matthew 28:11-15 (ESV)

 

Verse 16: Obedience

 

Verse 17: Worship

 

Verses 18-20: Jesus Commands His Church

 

Jesus died on the cross for your sins

 

Jesus rose from the dead on the third day

 

Jesus commissioned His church

 

Are we obeying Him?