Preached at the Merritt Island church of Christ http://www.MIchurchOfChrist.org adapted from Raised With Christ by Thaxter Dickey Of First Importance He Was Raised And Appeared Florida College Annual Lectures 2013

2. 1 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, 2 in which you
formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the
prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the
sons of disobedience. 3 Among them we too all formerly lived in the
lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind,
and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest. 4 But God,
being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,
5 even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive
together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us
up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ
Jesus
- Ephesians 2:1-6 NASB
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3. But from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat,
for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die
- Genesis 2:17 NASB
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4. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they
were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves
loin coverings. 8 They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in
the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid
themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of
the garden.
- Genesis 2:7-8 NASB
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5. 22 “But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly bring out the best robe
and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet;
23 and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; 24 for
this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and
has been found.’ And they began to celebrate.
31“And he said to him, ‘Son, you have always been with me, and all
that is mine is yours. 32‘But we had to celebrate and rejoice, for this
brother of yours was dead and has begun to live, and was lost and has
been found.’”
- Luke 15:22-23, 31-32 NASB
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6. 21 Another of the disciples said to Him, “Lord, permit me first to go and
bury my father.” 22 But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and allow the
dead to bury their own dead.”
- Matthew 8:21-22 NASB
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9. 7 And if He rescued righteous Lot, oppressed by the sensual conduct
of unprincipled men 8 (for by what he saw and heard that righteous
man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day
after day by their lawless deeds).
- 2 Peter 2:7-8 NASB
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10. 23 When Jesus came into the official’s house, and saw the flute-
players and the crowd in noisy disorder, 24 He said, “Leave; for the girl
has not died, but is asleep.” And they began laughing at Him. 25 But
when the crowd had been sent out, He entered and took her by the
hand, and the girl got up. 26 This news spread throughout all that land.
- Matthew 9:23-26 NASB
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11. 11 Soon afterwards He went to a city called Nain; and His disciples
were going along with Him, accompanied by a large crowd. 12 Now as
He approached the gate of the city, a dead man was being carried out,
the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a sizeable crowd
from the city was with her. 13 When the Lord saw her, He felt
compassion for her, and said to her, “Do not weep.” 14 And He came
up and touched the coffin; and the bearers came to a halt. And He
said, “Young man, I say to you, arise!” 15 The dead man sat up and
began to speak. And Jesus gave him back to his mother. 16 Fear
gripped them all, and they began glorifying God, saying, “A great
prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited His people!”
- Luke 7:11-16 NASB
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12. 38 So Jesus, again being deeply moved within, came to the tomb. Now it
was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39 Jesus said, “Remove the
stone.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to Him, “Lord, by this time
there will be a stench, for he has been dead four days.” 40 Jesus said to her,
“Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” 41 So
they removed the stone. Then Jesus raised His eyes, and said, “Father, I
thank You that You have heard Me. 42 “I knew that You always hear Me; but
because of the people standing around I said it, so that they may believe that
You sent Me.” 43 When He had said these things, He cried out with a loud
voice, “Lazarus, come forth.” 44 The man who had died came forth, bound
hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth.
Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.” 45 Therefore many of the
Jews who came to Mary, and saw what He had done, believed in Him.
- John 11:38-45 NASB
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13. 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which
He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our transgressions, made
us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and
raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places
in Christ Jesus.
- Ephesians 2:4-6 NASB
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14. 12 Having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also
raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him
from the dead. 13 When you were dead in your transgressions and the
uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him,
having forgiven us all our transgressions,
- Colossians 2:12-13 NASB
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15. 5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of
water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 “That
which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is
spirit. 7 “Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’
8 “The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do
not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone
who is born of the Spirit.”
- John 3:5-8 NASB
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16. While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and
behold, a voice out of the cloud said, "This is My beloved Son, with
whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!"
- Matthew 17:5 NASB
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17. He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we
might become the righteousness of God in Him.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21 NASB
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18. 20 If you have died with Christ to the elementary principles of the
world, why, as if you were living in the world, do you submit yourself to
decrees, such as, 21 “Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!”
22(which all refer to things destined to perish with use)—in accordance
with the commandments and teachings of men? 23 These are matters
which have, to be sure, the appearance of wisdom in self-made
religion and self-abasement and severe treatment of the body, but are
of no value against fleshly indulgence.
- Colossians 2:20-23 NASB
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19. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
- Matthew 5:4 NASB
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20. 22 Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a
sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from the heart,
23 for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but
imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God.
- 1 Peter 1:22-23 NASB
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21. Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of
wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to
save your souls.
- James 1:21 NASB
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22. For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-
edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of
both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions
of the heart.
- Hebrews 4:12 NASB
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23. 1 Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the
things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set
your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.
- Colossians 3:1-2 NASB
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24. 21 Therefore what benefit were you then deriving from the things of
which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is
death. 22 But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God,
you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome,
eternal life.
- Romans 6:21-22 NASB
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25. And He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for
themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.
- 2 Corinthians 5:15 NASB
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26. 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone
who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 The one who does not
love does not know God, for God is love.
- 1 John 4:7 NASB
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27. But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good
conscience and a sincere faith.
- 1 Timothy 1:5 NASB
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28. 34 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another,
even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 “By this
all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one
another.”
- John 13:34-35 NASB
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29. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent
His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved
us, we also ought to love one another.
- 1 John 4:10-11 NASB
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30. 14 As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there
by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of
men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; 15 but speaking the truth in
love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even
Christ.
- Ephesians 4:14-15 NASB
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31. 34 But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the
Sadducees, they gathered themselves together. 35 One of them, a
lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, 36 “Teacher, which is the
great commandment in the Law?” 37 And He said to him, “ ‘YOU
SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND
WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.’ 38 “This is the
great and foremost commandment. 39 “The second is like it, ‘YOU
SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’ 40 “On these two
commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.”
- Matthew 22:34-40 NASB
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32. Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to
be pleasing to Him.
- 2 Corinthians 5:9 NASB
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33. Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying,
yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.
- 2 Corinthians 4:16 NASB
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