Out Of The Grave
Pastor Erickson preaches from Matthew 27, where the graves of the saints opened when Jesus died and they came out after his resurrection, declaring that the same power still raises people out of graves of sin, addiction and false religion. He calls people to declare that sin is finished, to bury the old man in baptism in Jesus name, and to be filled with the Holy Ghost.
The message in 6 points
The saints came out of the grave
He reads Matthew 27, where at Jesus' death the veil tore, the earth quaked and the graves of the saints opened, yet they did not come out until after his resurrection. The same power that raised Jesus still raises people out of graves of sinful living.
1:05:06Friday, Saturday, then Sunday
Friday was loud with thunder and earthquake, but Saturday was loud with silence as the disciples hid and waited. He recalls a Carmen song about the devil checking with the grave, and urges people not to give up on Friday or Saturday because Sunday is on the way.
1:10:29Your grave is already cracked open
The power that emptied the tombs was released the moment Jesus said it is finished. In Christ we are new creatures, free from the law of sin and death, and we overcome by the blood of the Lamb and our testimony. He shares his own testimony of being kept from addictions he never touched.
1:16:19Graves of addiction and religion
Many in the Bible were trapped in graves of lust, greed or deception. He warns of an addiction to religion and the traditions of men, like the Pharisees who looked clean outside but were full of dead men's bones, and urges each person to read the Word for themselves.
1:21:01Judas gave up, Peter held on
Judas regretted betraying Jesus but did not wait to hear it is finished. Peter denied Jesus three times yet held on and preached on the day of Pentecost. By one offering Christ has perfected the sanctified, and the Spirit that raised him gives power to come out.
1:27:51Bury the old man and rise
Being finished with sin is not enough, the old man must be buried in baptism so we can walk in newness of life, as Peter preached in Acts 2:38. The grave is already open, and all it takes is a decision to walk out and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
1:34:44
In his words
“Your grave, whatever has held you, was already cracked open on Friday when Jesus finished the work. The stone may look sealed. The situation may seem locked down, but the grave lost its final grip on Friday.”
“I didn't even realize that I've got one of the greatest testimonies to have never experienced any of these things right here. To never ever go down these roads. God has kept me from so many things.”
“I want you to know that the grave is already open. And if you could just understand, all it's going to take is a decision for you to walk up out of the grave.”
Taken word for word from the video, with punctuation added.
Scripture
He reads
Matthew 27:50-53
50Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 51And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; 52And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
King James Version.
Matthew 27:54
54Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
King James Version.
2 Corinthians 5:17
17Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
King James Version.
Romans 8:2
2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
King James Version.
Revelation 12:10-11
10And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. 11And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
King James Version.
Matthew 23:27-28
27Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness. 28Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
King James Version.
Colossians 2:8
8Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
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1 Timothy 6:3-5
3If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; 4He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, 5Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
King James Version.
Hebrews 9:26
26For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
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Hebrews 10:14
14For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
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Romans 8:11
11But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
King James Version.
Romans 6:4-10
4Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 5For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: 6Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. 7For he that is dead is freed from sin. 8Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: 9Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. 10For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
King James Version.
Acts 2:38
38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
King James Version.
1 Corinthians 15:14-22
14And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. 15Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. 16For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: 17And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. 18Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. 19If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. 20But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. 21For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. 22For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
King James Version.
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