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<div class="head">Day By Day By Grace</div>
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<div class="subhead">Bob Hoekstra</div>
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<div class="desc-center"><div class="pad2020">March 14</div></div>
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<h2>Grace-Empowered Proclamation of the Risen Christ</h2>
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<div class="block"><i>This <b>Jesus</b> God has <b>raised up</b>, of which we are all witnesses…the <b>Prince of life</b>, whom God <b>raised from the dead</b>, of which we are witnesses…Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom <b>God raised from the dead</b>…And with great power the apostles gave witness to the <b>resurrection of the Lord Jesus</b>. And <b>great grace</b> was <b>upon</b> them <b>all</b>.</i> (<a onClick="return mV('Act',2,32);">Acts 2:32</a>; <a onClick="return mV('Act',3,15);">3:15</a>; <a onClick="return mV('Act',4,10,33);">4:10, 33</a>)</div>
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<p>At the Lord's Supper, the <b>resurrection</b> was <b>implied</b>. <i>"I will not drink of the fruit of the vine <b>until</b> the kingdom of God comes"</i> (<a onClick="return mV('Luk',22,18);">Luke 22:18</a>). At the tomb, the <b>resurrection</b> was <b>documented</b>. <i>"<b>He</b> is <b>not</b> here, but <b>is risen</b>!"</i> (<a onClick="return mV('Luk',24,6);">Luke 24:6</a>). With the outpouring of the Spirit at Pentecost, the <b>resurrection</b> was <b>proclaimed</b>. <i>"<b>Him</b>, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, and put to death; <b>whom God raised up</b>"</i> (<a onClick="return mV('Act',2,23,24');">Acts 2:23-24</a>).</p>
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<p>The <b>risen Christ</b> was the constant message of the early church. In Peter's Spirit-empowered message at Pentecost, he repeatedly proclaimed the resurrected Lord Jesus. <i>"Him…you have crucified, and put to death; <b>w</b><b>hom God raised up</b></i></p>
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<p><i>…You will not leave my soul in Hades, <b>nor</b> will You allow Your <b>Holy One to see corruption</b>…he, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the <b>resurrection of the Christ</b>…this <b>Jesus God raised up</b>, of which we are all witnesses"</i> (<a onClick="return mV('Act',2,23,24,27,31,32);">Acts 2:23-24, 27, 31-32</a>).</p>
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<p>Not long after this glorious beginning, another proclamation of the risen Christ occurred as the lame man was healed at the Beautiful Gate. When the crowds gathered to see what had happened, Peter's message was again centered around the resurrection of Jesus Christ. <i>"You denied <b>the Holy One</b> and <b>the Just</b>, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, and <b>killed the Prince of life</b>, whom God <b>raised from the dead</b>, of which we are witnesses"</i> (<a onClick="return mV('Act',3,14,15);">Acts 3:14-15</a>).</p>
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<p>Soon after this, the religious leaders arrested the apostles, <i>"being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and <b>preached in Jesus</b> the <b>resurrection</b> from the dead"</i> (<a onClick="return mV('Act',4,2);">Acts 4:2</a>). Here, Peter again proclaimed the resurrection. <i>"By the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom <b>God raised from the dead</b>, by Him this man stands here before you whole"</i> (<a onClick="return mV('Act',4,10);">Acts 4:10</a>).</p>
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<p>It was the <b>grace</b> of God that empowered the church to witness boldly about the risen Christ. <i>"And with great power the apostles gave witness to the <b>resurrection of the Lord Jesus</b>. And <b>great grace</b> was <b>upon</b> them <b>all</b>"</i> (<a onClick="return mV('Act',4,33);">Acts 4:33</a>).</p>
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<div class="dbdbg_prayer">Dear Lord Jesus, I worship You as the risen One. I desire to proclaim Your resurrection to all who need to trust in You. Lord, in a world of doubt and skepticism, strengthen my faith in Your mighty resurrection. Empower me, I pray, by pouring out upon my life great measures of Your grace, in Your name, Amen.</div></div></div>
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