Saved From God's Wrath Through His Life — Alan Martin

Let's pray together. We acknowledge father that apart from your Holy Spirit. Drawing men to yourself. They do not come Apart from you. Giving the spirit of wisdom and revelation. It's just men's words giving a carnal weak and pathetic explanation of Something that only you can make real and living but I ask according to your will.

That you grant us an atmosphere to hear What your spirit is saying? To your church. You give us spiritual wisdom and understanding that will result in lives transformed into another degree of glory. Into your image you said we are renewed in knowledge in the image of you.

From glory to glory as you grant us a glimpse of Your purpose that you have fully explained in the Lord Jesus Christ our Lord. So would you Powerfully control the atmosphere here. Would you open ears?

Open the eyes of our hearts and grant us a deep and profound Life-changing revelation of your word and our Lord Jesus Christ this morning. We ask in Jesus name. Amen. Open your Bibles to Romans chapter 5 and by God's grace and mercy.

I would like to explain why? Belief in the old rugged cross is not enough to save anyone. If that shocks you blame English teachers. They say to open up something with something attention-grabbing. Don't don't panic.

I'll explain this will be explained very shortly. But I'm not afraid to say that again. You're going to see it here in the scripture just itself that it's not sufficient to only believe in Jesus death to be saved.

Romans chapter 10 tells us that if you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised it from the dead. You shall be saved. It's it's not just about believing he died.

Why why is it important that both his death and his resurrection be necessary for us to be saved? That's what I want to talk about this morning. Well in Romans chapter 5. If you'll find I think it's verse 9 with me.

Romans chapter 5 verse 9 since we have now been justified by his blood. How much more shall we be saved from God's wrath? Through him. Now he's writing to Roman Christians who had been justified by his blood through their faith.

So why is Paul saying how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him if they've already been justified? And he says it again. In another way I'll read verse 9 again and then and go on and add verse 10 to that since we have now been justified by his blood.

How much more shall we be saved? From God's wrath through him for if when we were God's enemies We were reconciled to him through the death of his son. How much more having been reconciled shall we be saved through his life?

What is he talking about? Already having been justified already having been reconciled. We will be saved. Hmm, what does he mean? And why is it why is it we shall be saved from God's wrath through him and we will be saved through his life.

Well, I'd like to explain that by God's with God's help and by his mercy and grace. What does it mean to be justified? It means that it is just as if I'd never sinned you see you and I before we came to Christ had already committed sins.

We had already missed the mark for all of sin and come short of the glory of God and those sins Needed to be forgiven. Those sins needed to be blotted out. The Bible says that apart from the shedding of blood there's no forgiveness of sins and The sins that you and I had committed Needed to be atoned covered over the word atonement is the very same idea.

The word is a covering over so that God does not see those those sins. But it's more than that. You see God had to also fulfill his own Declaration. The Bible says in Romans that God is both just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Christ.

You see God had made a declaration that the soul that sins shall die and God must fulfill his own just Sentence. So how is God going to work this out? That you that a death sentence is going to be executed upon the sinner while at the same time saving Sinners.

Well, he did it by this way. We see Jesus Made a little lower of the angels crowned with glory and honor because by the grace of God he tasted death for everyone. Thus God fulfilling his own just requirement Christ became our Substitutionary death for these sins we had committed.

It says matter of fact if you're still there in Romans the fifth chapter read read with me verse 6. Romans 5th chapter verse 6 you see at just the right time when we were still powerless Christ died for thee Ungodly.

Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man though for a good one man. Someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his love towards us in that while we were still practicing sinners. Christ died for us and That takes care of the first part of Romans chapter 5 verse 9.

That is how God has justified us through the death of his Son. He's justified us through the blood of his Son and the blood of Jesus Christ Covers the sins we've have committed. But we still need to be saved and his blood doesn't take care of that his life takes care of that and How do we need to be.

What do we need to be saved from in verse 9 Romans 5 9? What is it? We need to be saved from God's wrath. How does the life of Christ? Therefore save us from God's wrath. Having been justified. Okay, first of all, why is God?

Angry. Why why is God's wrath revealed? Turn with me back to Romans chapter 1 and you'll see why the wrath of God is revealed. We first must understand why his wrath is revealed if we will understand how the life of Christ Alone can save us from that wrath.

Romans chapter 1 find verse 18 with me. Romans 1 18 Says that the wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and Un and wickedness the word there is being unrighteousness. The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and Unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in their unrighteousness.

So what is God's wrath revealed against? All unrighteousness and an ungodliness. The word godly is. Of course the foundation of the word ungodly. The word godly comes from the Greek word to fall back.

It's it's what men did when a king Strove down the center of the road when they to show that they recognize his authority. They fell back. They bowed low. They they didn't stand saying I'm as equal they they acknowledged their inferiority and His authority in their falling back.

God's wrath is revealed against men who will not acknowledge his authority and act in an Unrighteousness and all the unrighteousness in the earth. God's wrath is against whether it's in the church or the world.

Turn with me to Ephesians chapter 5. Look Book of Ephesians Paul's letter to the church of Ephesus chapter 5 very first of the chapter. Ephesians 5 beginning with verse 1. Be imitators of God therefore as dearly loved children and Live a life of love just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and Sacrifice to God that takes care of our sins.

But among you there must not even be a hint of sexual immorality or any kind of impurity or of greed. Because these are improper for God's holy people. Nor should there be obscenity foolish talk or coarse Joking which are out of place, but rather Thanksgiving for of this you can be sure.

No immoral person impure or greedy person such a man is an idolatry has any Inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of such things what happens?

God's wrath is revealed. Any of us who live this way are going to experience the wrath of God whether you believe in the old rugged cross or not. The old rugged cross won't save you from impurity and sexual immorality and uncleanness.

God's wrath is revealed from heaven against these things and don't let anybody deceive you with empty words. He said the same thing very similar in Colossians two books over in his letter to the church of Colossus Chapter 3 Colossians the third chapter find verse 5 Colossians 3 5.

Actually I'll start with verse 1 Colossians 3 very first of the chapter. Since then you've been raised with Christ. Set your hearts on things above where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above and not on earthly things.

For you died and your life is now hidden with Christ in God when Christ who is your life appears. Then you will also appear with him in glory put to death. Therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature.

Sexual immorality impurity lust evil desires and greed which is idolatry. Because of these things the wrath of God is coming and you used to walk in these ways in the life. You once lived but now you must rid yourselves of all such Things as these and brothers and sisters look at this list carefully.

He's just said you must rid yourselves of all such things. What's what's number one of the list? Why anger. Because because Bible says the man's anger does not work the righteousness of God and you know what?

You know what? You're you're and my anger is going to do it's going to produce Unrighteousness in us and what is unrighteousness going to produce in us? God's wrath. God's wrath is revealed against unrighteousness.

And if your human carnal anger leads you to do unrighteousness, you can you can expect a just recompense from God. His wrath is revealed against these things. You must rid yourselves of all such things as these.

Anger rage malice slander and filthy language from your lips. Do not lie to each other since you've taken off your old self with this practices and then put on the new self. Which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its creator.

Here, there's no Greek or Jew circumcised or uncircumcised Bavarian Scythian slave nor free but Christ is all and is in all therefore. Okay, therefore. As God's chosen people holy and dearly loved clothe yourself with compassion kindness humility gentleness and patience.

Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have had against one another and over all these things all these virtues put on Love which binds it all together in perfect unity. Okay, this is clearly God's Word.

What does it say back in verse 6 just review it one more time for me. Colossians 3 verse 6. Because of these things what happens? The wrath of God comes, okay now Let's go back in our in your mind. You can turn back there in your Bible if you want to but back to Romans chapter 5.

How then is it that the life of Christ saves us from the wrath of God? The blood of Christ Covers your sins, but you know the Bible says that if we sin willfully After having received the knowledge of the truth there remaineth no more sacrifice.

Now if you go on willfully sinning living is in these ways impurity and unrighteousness and Fornication and anger and malice and slander and covetousness think you'll go to heaven. Think again if we sin willfully after having received the knowledge of the truth there remaineth no Sacrifice but a fearful expectation of judgment and a raging fire that shall consume the enemies of God.

So how does the life of Christ save us from this kind of wrath? It's revealed from heaven against all the unrighteousness and ungodlessness of men who suppress the truth in their unrighteousness. Here's how the Bible says that if a law had been given That could have imparted life.

Righteousness would have come from the law. But the law couldn't make anyone alive, you know, the law could not stop men from sinning. The law only have made them aware of what they were doing. The law brought a knowledge of sin.

The Bible says what why was the law added? The Bible was the law was added only because of transgression to help you and I see. What a wretched man we were. That's why the law was given. But since a law was given that could not impart life.

It says if a law had been given that could impart right righteousness would have come from the law. But can righteousness ever come from any law and it says it's God's wrath is revealed against unrighteousness.

How are you and I going to actually receive righteousness through the life of his son. Christ is the righteousness of God. His life is God's righteousness and You must live in him and when you live in him and you become partakers of his life.

His holiness his righteousness his wisdom his power his purity. Begin to change you and his life saves you from something. He shall call his name Jesus for he shall save his people out of their sins. Because no one who lives in him keeps on sinning.

Read it accept it believe it or go to hell in unbelief. No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. Turn there. Let's read it. 1st John chapter 3. Why do we not go on sinning? Let's we'll read it explain this.

This is good to know Benjamin. This is good to know Brother as a young believer if more of us had been told these things as young believers. We'd have we'd be way ahead of where we are in our Christian life right now.

We had pastors leave us in Romans 7 and never take us to Roman 8. We'll get there in a minute. We'll go on and show you that we're not we're not we're not condemned to live in Romans chapter 7 the rest of our life.

Okay, first John chapter 3. Okay, let's start with verse 4. Let's start with verse. We'll start the first of the chapter. I've got plenty of time don't I? Don't y 'all think that on especially on on a on a on a great the the day of days for the church.

We're not wanting to get out church early. Are we? Oh, I didn't think so I don't make sure but you know if you planned a dinner and you need to go you're free. We're not no one who's going to condemn you for that.

Okay? But I mean the Super Bowl last three hours and we call our friends to watch the party. Okay, so it's we can spend a little time here. And enjoy it. Okay, first John chapter 3 start from the beginning.

How great is the love the Father has lavished on us that we should be called children of God and that's what we are. The reason the world does not know us as it did not know him dear friends. Now we are the children of God and now what we what we will be has not yet been made known.

But we know this that when he appears we shall be like him. For we shall see him as he is and everyone who has this hope of being as he is does what now? Purifies himself. He is he is busy seeking to purify himself.

Is it even as he is pure and of course because God's wrath is revealed against impurity. You'd better be busy about purifying yourself. None of these things should be even be mentioned among the Saints.

Anger malice slander evil communication fornication adultery greed. None of those things are proper for God's holy people. We're busy purifying ourselves. Verse 4 everyone who sins breaks the law. In fact sin is lawlessness.

But you know that he appeared that he might do what? And now it says take away their brothers. Does it say forgive or take away here? Take away. It's not just about forgiveness that was necessary and his blood takes care of that.

But he came to take away our sins. And so it goes on to say and in him I'll read it again, but you know that he appeared to take away our sins and in him is no sin. Now listen. Read it struggle with it.

Do whatever what you want, but I didn't put it there. Okay? Read into what my application of it, whatever you want. I didn't put it there. No one who lives in him keeps on sending because his life is in you and He doesn't produce sin.

He is not the author of sin. He appeared to destroy sin and when Christ is in you when his life is at work in you. It produces his righteousness. It produces his godliness and in him is no sin. No one who lives in him keeps on sending.

No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him. Dear children do not let anyone do what? Deceive you. You know what? Don't let anyone deceive you that just because you believe Jesus died on the cross if it does not produce a life in him.

Transformed if any man is in Christ Jesus. He is a new creature. Old things are passed away. All things become new and if you haven't had that experience you will take your knowledge of the cross to hell with you.

If you really know Christ Christ in you produces God's righteousness and don't let anyone deceive you otherwise. Little little children dear children do not let anyone lead you astray he who does what is right is righteous Just as he is righteous.

He who does what is sinful is of the devil because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work. No one who is born of God will continue to sin.

Because God's seed remains in him that's the life the life of God is in you and When the life of God in the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit lives in you. What's the result? Righteousness verse 10.

This is how we know who are the children of God and Who the children of the devil are? Anyone who does not do what is right is Not a child of God. Nor is anyone who does not love his brother. Now Let's go back to Romans.

Romans chapter 5 and see how this is clearly stated by the Apostle Paul as well. Romans chapter 5 follow me here. This is this is Paul is writing in a very intense Straightforward logic thought must follow thought pay very careful attention.

So that you can understand this beginning in and verse 12 of chapter 5 Romans 5 12. Therefore just as sin entered the world through one man and death through sin. So how did death get in the world? By sin, how did sin get in the world?

Through one man do Adam. Okay. All right. And so in this way death came to all men. How come death came to all men? Because all sin see what sin got in the world and what sin was passed to every man. We were made sinners.

And because God says the soul that sinneth it shall die. So when sin came to everyone death came to everyone in the same way. Okay. We need to understand that. It says in verse 13 for before the law was given sin was in the world.

But sin is not taken to account when there is no law nevertheless death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses even over those who did not sin by Breaking a command as did Adam who was a pattern of the one to come.

Verse 15, but the gift is not like the trespass for the many died by the trespass of one. Why did many die by the trespass of one what entered the world through that trespass? Sin sin came to all men.

Okay, that caused that and in the sting of death is sin. So this is this is why all men die because all men sin. The Bible doesn't say for Adam sinned and came short of the glory of God. Does it? Says for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.

Okay verse 16. Well, let me read let me finish verse 15. I'll read it again. But the gift is not like the trespass for if the many died by the trespass of the one man. How much more did God's grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man?

Jesus Christ over for the many so it says All right, just gonna be just the opposite through Adam sit through one man. Adam sin into the world and death. Through sin, right? Because all sin, right so Christ with Jesus.

It's just the opposite. Let's see how its opposite verse 16 again the gift is not like the result of one man sin. The judgment followed one sin and Brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses.

Who's doing the many trespasses those trespasses are ours? Okay, and his gift he his gift comes with a multitude of people sinning. Okay, let's see how that how that covers it. Okay. His the gift followed many trespasses and brought Justification there it is his blood his death his grace takes care of yours and I sin.

But he goes on verse 17 for if by the trespass of the one man death reigned to the one man. How much how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of? Righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ now.

Here's what you have been told the gift of righteousness is you have been told that God? Judicially sits on the throne takes his gavel and declares you to be righteous. It's more than that. It's the righteous life of God himself Coming to you as a gift.

He God said I will bring my righteousness near his very character his purity his holiness his power is Brought near through the Lord Jesus Christ, and that's the gift of righteousness. We're given and he goes on to say this here very clearly in this passage continue reading with me.

I'll start with verse 18 again. Consequently just as a result of one trespass was condemnation for all so the result of one act of righteousness was Justification that brings life for all men for just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners.

Okay. Now what is God saying there? Follow me. It's very important. You follow me here if by the trespass of the one man many were made sinners is Paul saying Adam sinned and the moment he sinned God judicially cleared every one of you sinners before you even existed.

That we say Adam sinned you're a sinner that we saying. That what it means to be made a sinner. Adam sinned you're a sinner. No, that's not what he's saying. Because sin entered the world through one man.

Where did it go? All of us it made us Act. Practicing sinners it turned us into sinners. It made us act sinfully. Okay now in this now follow it. Let's read that verse again. Okay verse 19. For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the Obedience of the one man many will be made.

Righteous is he saying I'll just declare you to be righteous though. You're not. No, you are made righteous. John says let no one deceive you. He who does what is righteous is righteous. So Adam's sin turned us into sinners.

Christ righteousness turns us into righteous men and women by his life. By sharing in his life We become Saints. Now how this is actually says this. Now I want to finish with this and I'm almost done.

You're real near Romans 7 just find it real quick. Okay, most Romans 7 is probably very familiar to many of us. So we'll try to cover all of it. For time's sake let's go to verse 21 Romans 7 21 so I find this law at work.

When I want to do good. Evil's right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God's law. But I see another law at work in my members in the members of my body. Waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the life of sin at work within my members.

Who will. Well, there's a skip that one. What does he say? What what kind of condition is it when you know what you're supposed to do, but don't have any power to do it. Wretched. Oh what a wretched man.

I am. Is that what salvation is to you? Do you think God intended that to be salvation just you having the knowledge of right and wrong with no power to really do it. God forbid. God forbid that that's his salvation.

He shall save his people. Ha ha Ha. Murtado, he's gonna save his people out away from their sins. That's it's not a it's not a talking about a person here. It's really fully in Christ yet. What a wretched man that I am who will rescue me from this body of death.

A lot of people just go ahead and close. The book that makes a whole lot of sense. That explains why I can't do anything, right? That explains why I have no power over anger. That explains why I just keep on doing the things I hate doing.

But did Paul stop the chapter there he said who's gonna save me from this body of death. Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord his life will save you from this kind of situation. Let's see how jump with me to Romans chapter 8 right there.

And so you don't think I'm gonna skip it. I won't skip it. I'll read the rest of 28. Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then I myself in my mind am a slave to God's law but in the sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.

Okay, if you read Romans 6, you'll know that sinful nature has been rendered powerless. By those who've been united with Christ in the likeness of his death in the verse chapter 8 verse 1 therefore. There is no condemnation for those who are where in Christ.

If you are living in Christ, there's no condemnation for you for those who walk not according to the sinful nature, but according to the spirit. Because through Christ Jesus himself. Not through some legal declaration through living in Christ.

Through partaking of God's nature in Christ the law of the Spirit of life. Saved by his life. The law of the Spirit of life in Christ. Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and death. In order for the law of gravity to not dominate.

You need a higher law. Is there one. Does the law of gravity keep things on the earth? No, it doesn't. The law of thermodynamics overcomes the law of gravity and the law of the Spirit of life in Christ the life of Christ that's in him.

Overcomes the law of sin and death because it says verse 3 for what the law was powerless to do. Why was the law powerless? Because it was weakened by what the sinful nature. Here the law comes to you, but you've only got the sinful nature you inherited from Adam.

So what can you do with the law break it? That's what you do. Is that's what I do with it on my own and apart from Christ when the law comes up. We just break it break it break it break it. The law was powerless and it was weakened by the sinful nature.

But look it doesn't stop there. God did for what the law was powerless to do. God did. What the law couldn't do the law made nothing perfect. The law couldn't make anyone righteous. But what the law couldn't do God did.

How do you do it? By sending his own son in the likeness of sinful man. Sinful man to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin and sinful man in order that what? The righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us.

Who walked not after the flesh but after the Spirit. Do you realize that the righteous? Requirements of the law by those who are living in the life of Christ. Jesus are fully met. He wants you to be a holy people a godly people a people who do what is righteousness through faith in the life of Christ and in his life.

Peter puts it this way in his second book second letter he says. But through being partakers of the divine nature. We escape the corruption in the world through lust. How can you escape the corruption in the world?

Only by partaking of his divine nature. When the life of Christ is in you You'll be saved from the wrath of God. Because his righteousness has been brought near and you begin to live in his righteousness.

And you begin to do what's right? You stop you stop sinning and begin to do what's right by Christ. Life it work in you to the Holy Spirit makes sense. All right, let's pray forgive us for being slow to understand these things.

Now we can see in a bit perhaps in a new light those who you have able and able to hear this can see that. You have provided everything we need for life and godliness. You have everything we need. You gave in your son and You said through him that he would take from what is yours and make it known to us.

And he said that was all all of your life and godliness. You've given to us in Christ and. And father, would you would you now? Seal this to our heart that our problem is not being like Adam. Our problem is knowing so little about being like you knowing Everything you've already done and provided.

Would you help us as a people? Lay hold of the eternal life that comes through knowing Christ. We like Paul we want we want to know the power of your resurrection. We want to know that. We want to know you're in comparably great power towards us who believe we want to see that in our life.

We want to become living witnesses of this you told Your 12 and Those the other that made up that of that group of 120 Disciples you told them to tarry in Jerusalem till they be endued with power. Then they'd be your witnesses.

Lord a lot of us have not tarried long enough to discover the life in Christ. Because you said in your word that to all who received him to them he gave power to become sons of God. We want to be sons of God.

We want to we want to look like you we want to think like you we want to act like you. We want to look like our father. When we ask you to make bring us into this knowledge in this life Lord. You said that when.

Because you were working in us that men would see evidence of this. And they would glorify you when they saw you working in us. That's what we want. We are tired. We are tired of living in less. Being robbed of the freedom and all the grace that you've given us in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Help us Lord if while we have breath help the believers that are here in this area to walk in the fullness of Christ and Help us be an encouragement to other believers that it is possible that we are being transformed from glory to glory.

Into your image in this life. We pray in Jesus name. Amen. Like my son keeps bugging me to do a song it almost always used to always do I really need a guitar to do it. You have a guitar. Huh? Is there one here?

Make it quick. Is there one anyone have anything to add just very very briefly. Don't be turtle. Joseph is a very laid-back young man. He will not die of stress. That's It it's kind of it's a kind of a tradition in my family for me to sing this and they bugged me to do this.

But Don how many y 'all remember the song by Don? Francisco. It's I usually sing this each Easter. So I will I love to sing it. So yes, sir, but sure. No, that's that's no not at all. What I'm saying is remember we're transformed from glory to glory as.

As we mature in Christ, here's what I'm saying is Christ in you is not producing wrong. When you're really united with Christ in those moments when you have really are Abiding in him when you're really looking into him in those moments is when you are really doing well.

That will not produce sin. We have to be careful, but if we get in our natural self what happens then? Okay, and and that'll probably happen until we get out of this world. But let me tell you this the question is not how much sin can we do and get to heaven?

The question is how close can we be to perfection and get there? Amen? That's right. And remember like I said last week Adam did not have a sinful nature when he sinned Eddie. He was tempted you and I can be tempted and we may sin, but it won't be because some old nature.

All right, Christ did Christ have a sinful nature. Was he tempted? Okay, so you will you and I will be too. All right, or the bars and all the windows fastened down. We spent the night in sleeplessness and rose at every sound.

Half in hopeless sorrow half half in fear the day Would find the soldiers breaking through. Drag us all away. Just before the sunrise we heard something at the wall. Began to call to the window look down into the street swords and torches.

And the sound of the soldiers theme there was no one there but Mary. So we went down the letter in and John stood there beside me as she told us where he'd been. She said they moved him in the night and none of us knows where.

Roman rolled away and his body garden just the way that Mary said. But the winding sheet they wrapped him in was just an empty shell. Where they taken him more than I could tell. Something strange happened there.

Just what a miracle, but I just turned to go. Circumstance and speculation Couldn't lift me very high. I'd seen them crucify him. Then I saw him die. Back inside the house again my guilt and anguish came.

Everything I promised him just added to my shame. Cuz when it lasted came to choices, I denied. I knew his name. Even if he was alive He'd never be the same. Suddenly the air was filled with a strange and sweet perfume.

Light that shone from everywhere drove shadows from the room. Jesus stood before me with his hand held open wide. I Fell down on my knees. I clung to him and cried He's me to my feet and as I looked into his eyes Light was shining out from him like sunlight from the skies.

Guilt and my confusion Disappeared in sweet relief and everything. I'd every fear I ever had Just melt it into. He's alive and the reason he lives is because it takes a living Christ in you. To be righteous.

That's the resurrection right there. Paul prayed for the Ephesians for this reason I kneel before the Father from whom all heaven and earth the rise its name that the eyes of your heart would be enlightened In order that you would know what is the hope of his calling the riches of his glories inherited in the Saints and his incomparably great power.

To those who believe that power to you and I is like the working of his mighty strength. Which he exerted in Christ Jesus when he raised him from the dead. That's what the resurrection is to us brothers and sisters.

It's power to live godly. Amen, let's celebrate it this week by living godly Amen. All right, let's stand and be dismissed brother Jerry. Would you close us in a word of prayer either one both?