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What living Jesus means to us

- -By Vumile Mavimbela

H Ehas risen! As Jesus revealed His true identity to His disciples, He taught them a very important truth. His gospel presentati­on explains how their lives will change

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i’sraolcivla­ei.uint gnothwa, theewiseerisaefnte, rth atsteer ’wehrahtan’os wthǫeIaf ’w’ero’nroiawtea“nudebsteil­oienvies dtheatd, whrhiastǯs­hansešbteǫen raised fro the sai’dǣeDzaihnegntwo e raesttuorr­n to hongwe we he restursnwt­ohaogaarte­haerbionug­totfothse deiascnid’lheesaorf

Luke 24

forollowheris o.n tsheeesvue­snian’g’oef athrasttro­esuirsǦ rgeivcetis­ontheundinas›truecteioa­cnhsecsotn­hceernaindg ttohhfaeti­risceraelh­lsiaunsrga­raecncotdiocno’laisnhdeitsdhs.ieosnailnv­altigiohnt ’ashseiorne­nsuarraetc­ivtieoin caulllfouinratoe­s’tehles tbieocnaiu­tselfit. isauatl sthtaetecd­entthraeto­af’raerdtefro’Ǧ athre irnesvuari­nrection our faith and 15:12-19Ȍ. essage

hining about how ’ointless an› soǦ called Ǯ hristianǯ life would be without

(1 Corinthian­s

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HE

cthaellebd­odto› boef ah’rairstt., all believers are ouresn’eireidtuoa’l’goifrttsun­ities to discover wavnetsr›toounseeot­fouhsehl’asotahesrsill nowd caills tahnedsefo­slliollws s’irit.uahl egiftisble

and we discov(e1r oduisrcso’vierritaun­a›l goiftthset­rheisnadoef ws’ae›cwiael

Corinthian­s 12),

talent.

LTbecause of that truth. Repentance and forgivenes­s should be proclaimed in His name to all nations. Repentance does not just mean to turn away from sin. That is only part of the truth, it the resurrecti­on should be reason for us to ’onder on it all the ore.

he resurrecti­on aounts to odǯs signal that esus is the ’owerful on

heunrecvhe­r’setoo’leneaerdei ngogtr’aceer.fect ’eo’le. e are forgiven, but we are still sinners. o atter how long weǯve been following esus, we are going to screw u’, fall short, an’dlascine.wnhderwe hween cwaendco,we tnoebede healed, restored, and renewed. hat ’lace is the church.

cri’ture can soeties be coǦ h’thelialc’na.tefudhl,le›onrtahhtea­tercndhdut­ironcguhnc­ihdsuetrrh­csehtrae›notduo, are sure to hear a ’astor s’ea, and

TEACHING

means turning to Jesus. Forgivenes­s means that God will not hold His judgment against us for our sin because Jesus has been judged in our place. Our section today brings you all things of od who has con“uered death and reigns as ord 1:4). he resurrecti­on deonstrates that esusǯ Ǯblood of the new covenantǯ saves is

(Romans spiritual.

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- By Vumile Mavimbela obfenneowr­weainseoni­nttoheanat­itchie’raǯste tinhgedcou’

(Maittthhoe­uwt t2h6e:2re8s)u. rrection, none of esusǯ ’roises would be trustworth›. dI’frooessouis idnidg noatnr›isteifroes 12:40), tthhaet deeawd e would aofuteldr abneedno’biet›iesdor scorned, not believed

(Matthew has.cout e tisrueo, stoahoawœicnagn’wroenisoet

(1 Corinthian­s 15:1619) deis’’ernodoinseasnǫd live b› all the rest of andheglroe­rsiouurrse­vcitcitoon­r›isfothreet­vreiru›b’ehliaenvtǦ reor.sestuhse thririsdt daie›da, wccaosrbdu­inrgietdo, atnhde

cnrdi’tuereis coing againǨ he dead. iwnhoharir­set walilvleba­etraiissec­dou’i,nagndwtihl­lobse

(1 Corinthian­s 15:3–4) changed and receive new, glorified bohd›ieis the resurrecti­on of esus hrist. ide’orntsatnra­tǫteIstt’hraotveosd­wachcoe’etesudseis­u. Istǯ

(1 Thessaloni­ans 4:13–18) saocdrihfi­acsethoen’oouwrebret­hoarlaf.isIet suhsofrwosththaet dead. It guarantees that the bodies of those who believe in hrist will not urentoaientedr­enaadl bliufet.will be resurrecte­d throughout our lives. e want to be aw’be’leslh›tooituutld­ondsoteurr­risvlteiav­tneodsu. sncdsreir’hsttruairs­netdiatnhs­de, frioble,tahnodsethisosrtaertsnwowithl­eldegaerna­binlge lie ›our ’astor.

It is aaœing to be able to coe to the house of the ord to worshi’

i, and with so an› others who ahbavoeuts­eoeunr hiesagroto­dfnthesasn.fuolrnsehs­is’tios

od, although it can be an aaœing ethša’tewrienacr­e, cwoesihnoguwld­ithreheeartsbeorf tohawnorfsuhlni’essowd.ith other believers

’eo’le fro their sins. ’art fro the resurrecti­on, there would be no reason for the cu’ of eorial at the

ordǯs able, because there would wWheasthto­huel›dsbae›ipsrtaoise­inngcoGuor­dagaellawn­deek,tibaunts,pwraeisain­reg cwalitlehd­ottohleirv­eboeuliet hel’ ›ou gain wisdo. s hrisǦ ’resent the good news of the gos’el

WORSHIP

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(Courtesy pic) When Jesus appeared, the disciples thought He might be a spirit or ghost. But Jesus offered proof that it wasn’t a dream, vision or a spiritual appearance; that it was Him in the flesh.
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(Courtesy pic) makes the time even more beautiful. vaenrds

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