The resurrection calls us not only to a hope for the future, but also to a radical new way of living.
It is not until we look at our lives through the light of Jesus' story that it will begin to make sense and that real transformation can take place.
Jesus didn't live in order to offer us a new way, or even a better way. Jesus came in order to show us he IS the way.
God continually reveals himself and his truth to those who earnestly seek him and the truth.
The more firmly you are rooted in your relationship with God and the more your life is being lived out of trust in him, the more you will be enabled to live a life marked by self-control.
God's generous goodness can be seen in his interaction with his creation and in the outflow of this goodness from those who live by the Spirit. (This sermon was given in four separate parts.)