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Wednesday,
April 7,
2021
View from the
Mount Zion fire hall in Lebanon, PA
"The
Glorious Trifecta"
Message
summary: Trifecta is defined as "a run of
three wins or grand events". Today let us examine
a text in 1 Corinthians that teaches Christ's
glorious trifecta, His death, His burial, and His
resurrection.
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to this message on your audio player.
"For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures" (1 Corinthians 15:3,4).
"For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures" (1 Corinthians 15:3,4).
Yesterday we were at Mount Zion, not in Israel but the Mount Zion Fire Hall on Mount Zion Road in Lebanon County where we donated blood. It sits up on a beautiful ridge overlooking Lebanon Valley farmland with the Blue Mountain where the Appalachian Trail runs in the distance. An old chorus based on Psalm 48 comes to mind.
Great
is the Lord, and greatly to be praised
in
the city of our God, in the mountain of His
holiness.
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth,
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth,
is
Mount Zion, on the sides of the north,
the
city of the great King.
Brooksyne
and I donated blood at the same time with her on a
cot across from me. I laid comfortably on my cot,
extended my left arm to receive the typical
"pinch" (as the phlebotomist describes the needle
puncture), to allow for a pint of whole blood to
be collected.During
the process I considered Christ who gave His blood
for us on Mount Zion. I endured what I would
describe as a sharp pain when they inserted the
needle but we were soon up and about our regular
duties of the day. I got an email thanking me for
my donation in response to two traumas in Central
Pennsylvania that required over 75 Type O+ blood
units in one day leaving a low supply of O
Positive blood. So I felt in a very small but
important way that I might have helped save a
person's life.
But
in Christ's blood donation He "endured the
cross" (Hebrews 12:2) and "the agony of
death" (Acts 2:24) to save the souls of all
who choose to believe in Him. While Brooksyne and
I are hopeful that our blood donation helps people
in need of blood due to trauma or illness Christ
gave His blood for all of us to save us
from the eternal trauma and damnation of sin. (If
you are reading this be assured that you are
included in the "all"!)
Today's
text is "Christ's Glorious Trifecta". A trifecta
is defined as "a run of three wins or grand
events".*
This
is the only verse in the Bible where the phrase "as
of first importance" is found. In these
verses the apostle Paul provides a wonderful
summation of the Gospel. What he himself had
"received" he "delivered to you". He received it
when he had his dramatic encounter on the way to
Damascus at his conversion. He passed this on to
the Corinthian believers (the initial "you" in the
letter) and now through sacred Scripture to all of
us. This has been the God-ordained manner for the
transmission of truth for nearly 2,000 years.
1. Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures
2. He was buried
3. He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures
The apostle emphasizes the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. These three together comprise the truth that is of "first importance". But there is one phrase that deeply touches me and I pray it will do so for you as well. Paul makes it very personal. "Christ died for our sins". Yes, we believe that. Praise God! His death was not meaningless or an accidental slip-up in the plan of redemption. No, Jesus Christ was born to die for our sins.
Earnest believers continue to receive and pass on this sacred message in our present day. Have you received and believed this message? Are you passing it on? At the heart of apostolic preaching is the proclamation of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This glorious trifecta is of first importance all through the church age and indeed through eternity. This is based on the authority of Scripture, "according to the Scriptures".
Whatever you're facing today, hold on to this glorious truth that is of first importance; Christ died, Christ was buried, and Christ Jesus was raised to life forevermore! The risen Christ states in Revelation 1:18, "I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades."
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
1. Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures
2. He was buried
3. He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures
The apostle emphasizes the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. These three together comprise the truth that is of "first importance". But there is one phrase that deeply touches me and I pray it will do so for you as well. Paul makes it very personal. "Christ died for our sins". Yes, we believe that. Praise God! His death was not meaningless or an accidental slip-up in the plan of redemption. No, Jesus Christ was born to die for our sins.
Earnest believers continue to receive and pass on this sacred message in our present day. Have you received and believed this message? Are you passing it on? At the heart of apostolic preaching is the proclamation of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This glorious trifecta is of first importance all through the church age and indeed through eternity. This is based on the authority of Scripture, "according to the Scriptures".
Whatever you're facing today, hold on to this glorious truth that is of first importance; Christ died, Christ was buried, and Christ Jesus was raised to life forevermore! The risen Christ states in Revelation 1:18, "I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades."
Rising
up so vast and strong,
Lifting up salvation’s song
The redeemed will sing forever,
Jesus saves, Jesus saves.
Lifting up salvation’s song
The redeemed will sing forever,
Jesus saves, Jesus saves.
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer: Father,
it is of first importance to the Apostle Paul to
declare that Jesus is risen from the dead and is
alive forevermore. So it is also of first
importance some 2000 years later for those of us
who hold dear the sacred Scriptures. We joyfully
declare to our own generation the miraculous news
that Christ died for our sins according to the
Scriptures, that He was buried, and that He was
raised on the third day according to the
Scriptures. Jesus is the living One; He was dead
but is alive forevermore! This factual knowledge
and spiritual blessing helps to still my doubts
and fears reminding me that I serve a living,
risen Christ who says to His followers, “Do not
be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the
Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive
forever and ever.” Because Jesus lives we
live also! Blessed be the name of the Lord
forevermore! Jesus saves! Amen. All
this week our messages will be on the resurrection
of Jesus Christ as taught in each of the major
sections of the New Testament.
- Monday's message was from the Gospel accounts.
- Tuesday's message we examined how the resurrection was a core element in apostolic preaching in Acts.
- Today and tomorrow we consider
the resurrection teaching in the epistles.
- Friday we will look at the Book of Revelation.
Today's
Suggested Music and Supplemental
Resources
"Jesus
Saves" Video Travis
Cottrell
*
Trifecta is a recent addition to the English
language. It first appeared in the early
1970s as a term for a horse-racing bet in
which the first, second, and third place
finishers are chosen in the correct order.
The word has since broadened in meaning: it can now also refer to a group of three (usually desirable) things (such as “the trifecta of curing cancer, ending hunger, and putting an end to war"). MERRIAM-WEBSTER
The word has since broadened in meaning: it can now also refer to a group of three (usually desirable) things (such as “the trifecta of curing cancer, ending hunger, and putting an end to war"). MERRIAM-WEBSTER
Of
course this is the sense I use in this
message!
Finally
today:
Mark,
a hospice chaplain friend of ours, shared an
experience he had yesterday! Commenting on
our message, "Death could not hold Him", he
was locked inside a cemetery yesterday for
about 10 minutes! He had to call the manager
to be let out!
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