Luke 24:36-53

Sunday sermon by Pastor Mark Driscoll




Luke 24:36-43
Jesus is alive--This is the heart of the Christian faith!
Sin is not victorious, Death is not victorious, Jesus is!
Neither sin nor death could constrain Jesus!




Luke 24:44-46
The Bible is true
Jesus fulfilled all 39 books of the Old Testament




Luke 24:47-49
We must PROCLAIM the Gospel by the power of the Holy Spirit: repentance and forgiveness.


When we do wrong, we repent. When others do wrong to us, we forgive. Why? Because Jesus did that for us. Who are we to ask for the grace of God if we cannot give it?


4 steps of repentance:
1) Conviction through the Holy Spirit
2) Confession
3) Contrition
4) Change: "By the grace of God, I'm going to change!"


The general idea is we generally just know when we've done something wrong. And we "just know" because the Holy Spirit convicts us. Conviction can come in the form of reading a particular Biblical passage, conversing with a friend, etc.


When we are convicted, we should next confess our fault. We may be tempted to change the subject or redirect the blame, but that doesn't resolve our inherent problem, does it? Be honest about ourselves and face our faults.


Confession isn't enough, because confession alone won't bring about actual change. Saying, "Sorry, this is my fault," time after time for the same mistake shows complete insincerity at best. If we're truly sorry, we seek ways to not do it again. If we don't care enough to change, are we really sorry? Hence, with contrition, change follows. We truly feel bad about the wrong we have done, and we change.




Luke 24:50-53
Worship! In the Greek, the word means to get down on hands and knees to kiss the feet of Jesus. This leads to a posture of great humility and reverence.