REALLIFE STUDY GROUP
"The
Truth About The Resurrection!"
(How To Make A Comeback!)
ICEBREAKER: What's your favorite movie or sports team
that has a comeback story? (Rocky, Superman, Spider-Man, War Horse, Braveheart, The Karate Kid, Miami Heat, The Cleveland
Browns….NOT!....)
INTRODUCTION:
The story of Jesus Christ is the greatest comeback story of all times! You just
can't come back from any further than eternity!
·
Pilot couldn't overthrow him
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The Romans couldn't overtake
him
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The darkness couldn't overshadow
him
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The beating couldn't kill him
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The nails couldn't hold him
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The cross couldn't finish him
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The stone couldn't keep him
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The grave couldn't hold him
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The spirit of death couldn't
defeat him
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The devil couldn't outsmart him
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The demons couldn't apprehend him
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The Sepulcher couldn't contain
him
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The cemetery couldn't restrain
him
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The enemy couldn't conquer him
Jesus taught us how to comeback from a
setback!
CONFESSION:
·
I Proclaim that the
resurrection changed everything!
·
I Decree that Jesus' victory
has now become my victory!
·
I Declare that the finished
work of Jesus' cross, his death, burial & resurrection has given me new
life!
·
I Confess that the shed blood
of Jesus has given me total healing, abundant prosperity, perfect peace and
complete salvation.
·
I will never, never, never be
the same again!
DEFINITION:
Comeback: a return to a former
position of glory, success, WHOLENESS and authority.
OUTLINE:
How
To Make A Comeback!
1.
You cannot have a comeback
without a setback
2.
You cannot get up unless you
get down
3.
You cannot be lifted up if you
are not willing to lay down
4.
You cannot set aside until you
are willing to come aside; Watch & pray
5.
You cannot shape up until you
are able to cry out
6.
You can never give up if you
want to come back
7.
You cannot depend on the crowd
to energize you
8.
You cannot blame others if you
want to win (Father forgive them for they know not what they do)
9.
You will need a team if you
want to win (Even golfers have a caddy)
10. You can
win if you believe
TEXT: John 20
STUDY
GROUP QUESTIONS:
1. Name
one thing that would be different if Jesus had not rose from the dead.
2. Why
do people like a good comeback story?
3. Which
of the ten comeback principles listed in the outline speaks to you? Explain.
4. Because
Jesus has sacrificed so much for us, identify one thing you could do for him.
5. If
you had been with Mary Magdalene or the disciples, how do you think you would
have felt if you found the empty tomb?
6. Considering
the fact that hardly anyone seems to be trying to disprove the Karan, the
Torah, the writings of Buddha, why do you think that society seems so Hell bent
on disproving the Bible and the resurrection?
7. It
was not until after the resurrection and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit that
the disciples really got it. What does it mean to truly be a Christian?
PRAISE
REPORTS & PRAYER REQUESTS:
ACTION
POINT: This week I am going to celebrate
every little victory and the first one will be ____________________.