Basilea Schlink teaches that through Jesus Christ's resurrection, God offers us victorious freedom over sin, fear, and sorrow, inviting us to accept His transformative help today.
In this devotional sermon, Basilea Schlink explores the victorious offer Jesus Christ extends to all believers through His resurrection. She encourages listeners to embrace God's promises of joy, peace, and freedom from sin, emphasizing that these blessings are available today. Schlink's message is a heartfelt invitation to claim the transformative power of Christ's victory amid life's challenges.
Full Transcript
God lives and works today. His promises are true, and they never fail to come to pass. Today, in Christ Jesus, God is making us an offer that will make us happy and free, and victorious over every sin.
In the following meditation written by Basilea Schlink, we can discover all that His victory has accomplished, and how that victory is available to us today. Lift up your voices in joy, and sing songs of joy, and sing of victory, and sing, and sing, in the dwellings of the righteous. The right hand of God has been raised, His hand is the hand of victory.
Alleluia, alleluia. The right hand of God has been raised, His hand is the hand of victory. What a promise the Word of God gives us, right in the midst of the reality of our times.
What an offer our Lord Jesus has for us. But perhaps the question will arise in many hearts. Isn't hell raging today more than ever? Aren't crime, violence, and revolutions on the increase? People are dying in terrible ways.
What has happened to the victory of Jesus Christ? Jesus Christ is making us an offer. Through His resurrection, He was victorious over everything. And in a certain sense, He's now offering us a check for every situation, for every sin and problem, for every battle.
A check which could completely change our situation. However, it won't do us any good if we don't accept His present, that is, His help. What He's offering us cannot be expressed in words.
It surpasses all other offers that our wildest fancy could ever dream of, in the way of wealth, happiness, and help. These are not empty words. Jesus has an abundance of joy to offer, a joy that's so strong that it overcomes and extinguishes all sadness.
Jesus has peace to offer, peace which is so strong that it can destroy all the fears that seek to devour us. Jesus' offer of victory is so far-reaching that it can break and conquer the strongest bondages of our character. It can release us from the greatest power of sin, in which a man was born or into which he's fallen.
For the almighty, risen Lord Jesus Christ can transform things in our life that seem to us to be impossible. Therefore, come to Him. Come to the living Lord and claim His victory.
Then your life will be filled with victory and joy. Jesus, Lord of every suffering, God sent for evermore. Jesus, so high exalted, Your victory we adore.
Hallelujah, hallelujah. You have been listening to a program written by Basilea Schlink of the Little Land of Canaan. To learn more about how God lives and works today, visit us at our website, www.canaan.org. That's K-A-N-A-A-N dot org.
If you contact us, we would be happy to send you a free inspirational booklet. If you do not have access to the web, please contact this radio station for our postal address. God bless you.
Sermon Outline
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I. The Reality of God's Victory
- God lives and works today with unfailing promises
- Jesus Christ's resurrection secured victory over sin and death
- The right hand of God symbolizes His power and triumph
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II. The Present Offer from Jesus
- Jesus offers us a check for every sin and problem
- This offer surpasses all worldly wealth and happiness
- We must accept His help to experience transformation
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III. The Effects of Accepting His Offer
- Joy that overcomes all sadness
- Peace that destroys fear
- Freedom from the strongest bondages of sin
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IV. The Call to Respond
- Come to the living Lord and claim His victory
- Live a life filled with joy and victory
- Adore Jesus as Lord over every suffering
Key Quotes
“God lives and works today. His promises are true, and they never fail to come to pass.” — Basilea Schlink
“Jesus has an abundance of joy to offer, a joy that's so strong that it overcomes and extinguishes all sadness.” — Basilea Schlink
“The right hand of God has been raised, His hand is the hand of victory.” — Basilea Schlink
Application Points
- Accept Jesus' offer of victory daily to experience freedom from sin and fear.
- Trust in God's unfailing promises even when the world seems chaotic.
- Lift your voice in joy and worship to celebrate the victory of Christ.
