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Out of the Grave Part 3

Luke 24:1-9
1 Now on the first [day] of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain [other women] with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared.
2 But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
3 Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
4 And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments.
5 Then, as they were afraid and bowed [their] faces to the earth, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?
6 “He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee,
7 “saying, ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’ ”
8 And they remembered His words.
9 Then they returned from the tomb and told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.

Jesus calls us out of the grave of

. Sin and shame bring ; the wages of sin are always .

Romans 6:23
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Sin and death create

; spiritual, , relational, and financial loss. uses sorrow to trap us in a of sowing and reaping that brings corruption.

Galatians 6:8
8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.

2 Corinthians 7:10
10 For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.

The sorrow of the world brings

, but sorrow brings life because it produces
. Grieving loss is a part of the healing , but it’s not to be a way of life.

Jesus calls us out of the grave of

. Godly sorrow loss and acknowledges sin; it to justify or blame. Godly sorrow produces repentance, a change of that leads to .

Psalms 51:17
17 The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.

Psalms 34:17-19
17 The LORD hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles.
18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.
19 The righteous person faces many troubles, but the LORD comes to the rescue each time.