(Colossians 3:1-11)…..If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. ² Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. ³ For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. ⁴ When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. ⁵ Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. ⁶ …

(Colossians 3:1-11)…..If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. ² Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. ³ For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. ⁴ When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. ⁵ Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. ⁶ …

Believing and understanding the relationship between God the Creator, and man, the one created in God’s image, is essential to understanding biblical truth. Read: (Genesis 1:26-31; 2:7) (Job 12:10) (Psalm 95:6) (Psalm 100:1-3) (Psalm 139) (Isaiah 45:5-12) (Acts 17:24-28). We have seen that God spoke into being the heavens and the earth.

• He created light
• He created the waters above the earth – the expanse in between – the dry land and the oceans
• He created the plants – the trees – and the flowers
• He created the sun

So we have celebrated the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ this past weekend, and I hope it was a blessed time for you all. But I want you to know that Jesus was not raised just to conquer death, or to justify us before the Holy God, but that He was resurrected because He is our High Priest. (Hebrews 4:14)…..Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

In the Bible, what …

It is recorded in Matthew’s gospel, (Matthew 27:51-53)….. “And, behold, the veil of the sanctuary was torn in two from from top to the bottom; and the earth shook, and the rocks were split. And the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and came out of the tombs after His resurrection, they entered the holy city, and appeared unto many.”Think about that for a moment! There was an earthquake, rocks split open, tombs opened, and believers who had died walked …

It is that time of year where we have the privilege of celebrating the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Of course not everyone in the world will be celebrating the resurrection, not everybody has saving faith in Jesus Christ. There were many doubters at the time of the early church, and there are many doubters today who would deny it ever happened happened at all. So what evidence do we have that a resurrection actually happened?

• Jesus was seen by those who came up with Him from