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1. Elijah ascends and Elisha inherits 2. The LORD’s covenant continues

1. The danger: Confidence in the flesh (vv.2-3) 2. Paul's story: Confidence in an impeccable ethnic and religious CV (vv.4-6) 3. The Christian: Confidence in the surpassing worth of Christ (vv.7-11)

Intro: What are our lives for? Instructions for those who have been rescued…. (20:2) 1. “Holy” – Be distinctive in stopping work for one day each week (20:8-10) 2. “To the Lord” – Be distinctive in focusing on the Lord together (20:10-11)

1. Don't try to bypass the Lord's Word like Ahaziah 2. Don't try to silence the Lord's Word like Ahaziah

Have confidence that Christ rose because… 1. The Scriptures Predicted It (v13-27, 44-46) - Isaiah 53:10 the suffering servant crushed - Psalm 22:7-8 mocked by onlookers - Exodus 12: 5-6 the innocent sacrificed 2. The Disciples Saw Him (v28-43) 3. The Witnesses Proclaimed Him With Joy (v47-53) …and now it's your turn

1. Did Jesus really die, be buried and rise again? 2. Why did Jesus die, be buried and rise again? 3. What difference does Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection make? 4. So where does that leave you and I?

The people - watching The rulers - scoffing The soldiers - mocking The first criminal – raging The second criminal - confessing and asking Jesus - forgiving, comforting and dying - for him, for me and for you