The Best Life
April 6, 2024

He (Jesus) included everyone in his death so that everyone could also be included in his life, a resurrection life, a far better life than people ever lived on their own.
2 Corinthians 5:15 Message Bible

Life
The Good Life
The Far Better Life

Living Life Based on the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

What Is The Greatest Hindrance To That Life…

But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
Matthew 28:5-6

And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” So they
came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell My brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see Me.”
Matthew 28:9-10

He replied, “I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked.”
Genesis 3:10

Fear On Display
Anxious, Worry, Hopeless, Troubled Heart, Caution, Tense, Nervous, Anger,
Loneliness, Manipulated, Losing A Job, Sickness, Dying

Unconscious & Conscious Fears

The Only Way Out of Fear Is The “God Life”

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity or cowardice or fear, but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of sound judgment and personal discipline [abilities that result in a calm, well-balanced mind and self-control].
2 Timothy 1:7 AMP

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Hosea 4:6

Fear Is Always Rooted In Lies and Ignorance

1. You Must Know
Jesus Is The Way, The Truth and The Life

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
John 14:6

Everything we know about heaven we know from Jesus and he was shown to be the Son of God when he was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 1:4 NLT

2. You Must Know
Death Is Not A Finish Line, But The Starting Line

What Is The Number One Fear In The World?

Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had the power of death. Only in this way could he set free all who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear of dying.
Hebrews 2:14-15

We know that God, who raised the Lord Jesus, will also raise us with Jesus and present us to himself together with you.
2 Corinthians 4:14 NLT

That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!
2 Corinthians 4:16-17 NLT

3. You Must Know
God’s Love For You

God is love. When we take up permanent residence in a life of love, we live in God and God lives in us. This way, love has the run of the house, becomes at home and mature in us, so that we’re free of worry on Judgment Day—our standing in the world is identical with Christ’s.
1 John 17-18 MSG

There is no room in love for fear. Well-formed love banishes fear. Since fear is crippling, a fearful life—fear of death, fear of judgment—is one not yet fully formed in love.
1 John 17-18 MSG

4. You Must Know
God Will Take Care Of Your Needs

Let us, then, have no fear in approaching the throne of grace to receive mercy and to find grace when we are in need of help.
Hebrews 4:16 NJB

“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?
Matthew 6:25 NLT

“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Matthew 6:28-34 NLT

*Know Jesus
Know Death Is Defeated
Know God’s Love
Know God Will Take Care of You *