Fresh Start: Experiencing New Life in Christ
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you…
I Peter 1:3-4
16 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. 2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb 3 and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?” 4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. 5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. 6 “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’” 8 Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid…
Mark 16:1-8
18 Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.
John 20:18
27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.” 28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
John 20:27-28
…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
Romans 3:23-24
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ…
2 Corinthians 5:17-18a
In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead…
Redemption: You can be fully forgiven.
Reconciliation: You can have a true relationship with God.
Restoration: You can have a present and future real hope in Christ.
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Romans 10:9
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you for sending your Son, Jesus, to die on the cross for the entire world but also for me. Thank you that Jesus did not stay in the tomb but was resurrected, conquering sin and death. Because of the resurrection, I acknowledge that I can have a fresh start in you today. I confess my sins, and by faith, I receive your merciful and gracious forgiveness. Jesus, I recognize you as my Lord and my Savior. Thank you for your great love for me and the eternal hope which I have in you. Today, I am a new creation in you. In Jesus name, Amen.