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final installment in the E12 sermon series at Tabernacle Baptist, Easter Sunday 2012
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Easter Eggs
Score!
when the last pieces come into play
Easter EggsPassion Puzzle
Last SupperGethsemane
Betrayal
Denial
Trials
CrucifixionMatthew
Mark
Luke John
Surrender
Prayer
PatienceLordship
SOVEREIGNTYCHOICE
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Easter EggsIntroduction
• Sovereignty is the truth that God is in charge of the universe and its inhabitants
• We often attempt to usurp that position– Our feeble attempts at sovereignty always fall
short. We are not omni-anything.– We must rely on God to supply the final pieces if
we are to have success.
Easter EggsA Bitter End
The Burial of Christ, Carl Heinrich BlochThe Crucifixion, Carl Heinrich Bloch
Easter EggsThe Missing Piece
Miracles are the pieces that only God holds.
Easter EggsThe Missing Piece
The resurrection was a “miracle”.
Easter EggsA Victorious End
“For He must reign until He has put all
his enemies under His feet. The last enemy
to be destroyed is death.” 1 Cor 15:25-26
The Resurrection, Carl Heinrich Bloch
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Easter EggsThe Missing Piece
• A miracle is a demonstration of God’s sovereignty over “normal” conditions– When things happen that you couldn’t possibly
control– When you see connections, understand things
that you never understood before– When your faith is established or strengthened
• A miracle is a “God thing” and must be credited to Him
Easter EggsThe Missing Piece
The gospel is a “miracle”.
Easter EggsThe Missing Piece
“Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which
what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is made clean again.”
Dag Hammarskjold
Easter EggsA Victorious End
“But thanks be to God, who gives us the
victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
1 Cor 15:57
The Resurrection, Carl Heinrich Bloch
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Easter EggsThe Missing Piece
Do you need a miracle?
Easter EggsEaster Pieces
• Trace God’s miracles in the past• Believe that God is still actively performing
miracles• Having done all that you can, pray for a
miracle and wait• Celebrate God’s miraculous work in your life • Watch for ways that this miracle feeds the
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